

"Folding" - where portions of the file can be hidden from view to allow for easier editing.Source-code highlighting - based on the AU3 syntax.Enhanced Search & Replace functionality.Project files - allowing you to identify a single shortcut when launching your text editor, which will instruct it to open a specific set of source files.Multi-document Interface (MDI) - which allows for editing several soure files simultaneously (useful when you start using AU3's # include, or want to copy between files.However, there are substantial benefits to be had from more sophisticated text editors, including: Even the humble Notepad that comes with Windows! Since Autoit scripts are simple text files, you can use any text editor to author your scripts. I assume this was supposed to be AutoItX.

Duplicate listing of the Aut2Exe directory was removed.Updated to reflect the directory structure of AutoIt v3.1.1.0.If you compile a script into an executable then a user does not require AutoIt to be installed to run that compiled executable.Įxception: Under Windows ® NT 4, the file PSAPI.DLL needs to be in the path or the AutoIt directory for the Process.() related functions to work. It should be stressed that to run AutoIt scripts, the only required file is AutoIt3.exe. Standard include files (pre-written user functions see Library Functions in Help file) Syntax highlighting files for popular code editors (with auto-install scripts) Third-party / Contributed files provided for convenience Include AutoIt in any program as a Dynamic Link Library Include AutoIt in Windows ® Script as an ActiveX ® Component The UPX Compressor (for compressing compiled scripts) Process.() function Helper DLL (required for Windows ® NT 4 Microsoft ® redistributable file)Įxecutable Stub included into compiled scripts The AutoIt Active Window Info tool (was AU3_Spy.exe) The AutoIt v3 Main Program (typically, the only file required to run scripts) «AutoIt v3 Install Directory Structure - As of v3.1.1.0» Files / Directories The installation directory for AutoIt (usually located in \Program Files\AutoIt3\) looks like this:
