(Windows) If your keyboard doesn’t have media keys (like my MacBook or fav Dell keyboard), then its nice to have simple global hotkeys to play/pause a track, move to the next track, and maybe even increase/decrease volume.
Below is the script that will assign these keys:
- Play/Pause: Win+Alt+Space or Win+Alt+Left
- Next Track: Win+Alt+Right
- Volume Up: Win+Alt+Up
- Volume Down: Win+Alt+Down
AutoHotkey makes this real easy! Just add this to your .ahk AutoHotkey file. Download the script: MediaKeys.ahk
; Media Keys AutoHotkey Script by Noah Coad, started in 2008, http://coad.net
; #=Win ^=Ctrl +=Shift !=Alt
; Volume Up & Down, Win+Alt+Up & Win+Alt+Down
#!Up:: send {Volume_Up}
#!Down:: send {Volume_Down}
; Media Pause/Play, Win+Alt+Space or Win+Alt+Left
#!Space::
#!Left::
Media_Play_Pause::
IfWinExist, iTunes ahk_class ITWindow
{
ControlSend ahk_parent, {shift}
sleep 100
ControlSend ahk_parent, ^{space}
}
else
{
Suspend On
SendPlay {Media_Play_Pause}
Suspend Off
}
return
; Media Next, Win+Alt+Right
#!Right::
Media_Next::
IfWinExist, iTunes ahk_class ITWindow
{
ControlSend ahk_parent, {shift}
sleep 100
ControlSend ahk_parent, ^{right}
}
else
{
Suspend On
SendInput {Media_Next}
Suspend Off
}
return
