Windows · AutoHotkey v2

TextTools

Select text in any app, hit the hotkey, pick what you want done. Proofreading, rewriting, summaries, tables, explaining code — that sort of thing. The result replaces the selection, or opens in its own window.

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Windows 10/11 OpenAI-compatible API MIT
TextTools action menu after the hotkey: grid of actions for the selected text
Ctrl+Alt+Space · action menu

What it is

A normal local AutoHotkey script. Keys and settings stay on your machine; only the text for the action you run goes to the model.

One hotkey, any window

Browser, mail, IDE, Excel — no plugins, no pasting into a chat. Open the menu, pick an action, or type your own instruction.

Your own endpoint

OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic proxies, local Ollama — anything that speaks /v1/chat/completions. Default model plus a per-action override.

Edit without touching code

Buttons, prompts, and “where this text came from” hints (IDE, mail, spreadsheet…) live in the tray. Break something — reset to factory.

What it looks like

Hotkey menu, API settings, prompt editor, result window — all from the tray.

TextTools action grid
Action menuButtons with accelerators and a free-form instruction field
TextTools API settings
APIBase URL, key, default model, model list
TextTools UI settings
UILanguage and hotkeys for the menu and repeat-last
TextTools actions editor
Actions editorGrid buttons, refine chips, app profiles
TextTools prompt editor
Prompt editorTask text, response language, model for that action
TextTools result window
ResultMarkdown, refine chips, paste back into the source window
TextTools taken-key dialog
Key already usedCancel, swap with the other action, or take the key

Built-in actions

Sixteen in the grid. These are the ones I actually use most.

proofreadFix the wording, keep the meaning
rewriteMake it clearer, cut the fluff
summaryCompress to the point
tableTurn it into a Markdown table
specSketch a spec for engineering
codeExplain a code fragment
replyDraft a reply
reqreviewReview requirements

Install

A couple of minutes

You need AutoHotkey v2 and system curl.exe. install.ps1 copies into %LOCALAPPDATA% and registers autostart.

Full install notes
powershell 
winget install -e --id AutoHotkey.AutoHotkey
git clone https://github.com/BelyaevAD/TextTools.git
cd TextTools
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\install.ps1

# Tray → Settings → API key

Key and stability

The API key lives only in local TextTools.ini. App profiling is off by default. On-disk history holds your texts — don’t commit it.

  • Calls go through a separate curl.exe process, not WinHTTP inside AHK. An optional HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy lives on the API settings tab.
  • Default hotkey is Ctrl+Alt+Space — Ctrl+Space is often taken by IMEs and other hooks.
  • Local Ollama works out of the box at http://127.0.0.1:11434/v1.
  • UI language packs live in lang/*.ini; factory UI is English.