AHK-YouTube

Send keyboard shortcuts at YouTube, even while it's in a background window.
I made this so I can skip back & repeat what was just said I'm while gaming.

1. Set which program to control: Open it to a video, and tap a hotkey once.
2. Continue using other apps in the foreground, but don't minimise YouTube.
3. With multiple YouTube tabs open, it will control the first one it sees.
4. Set a different window/app by long-pressing the hotkey.
5. Usually, you can't long-press MEDIA_* keys. (eg MEDIA_STOP)
   As a work-around, I sometimes rebind my play/pause to F21>F24 in iCue.

• YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts
• My inspiration for this script

REQUIREMENTS:

AutoHotKey Version: 2.0 (Tested on build a122)

SETUP:

1. Use provided examples to add your hotkeys in the Main section (bottom).
2. Install AutoHotKey v2 if you haven't already.
3. Set the .ah2 file to run in AutoHotKey. In windows: right-click > properties > open with .

USAGE:

1. Run the AutoHotKey script, (or set it to run at OS startup).
2. Choose a window with a YouTube video in it. Tap your hotkey to remember it.
3. While in another app, use your hotkeys to control YouTube in the background.
4. If the browser changes: long-press a hotkey to reset the script to the new window.