AutoLangSwitcher for DCC

AutoLangSwitcher automatically switches the keyboard layout to English when specific applications are active — especially useful for digital content creation (DCC) tools like Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, Houdini, RizomUV, Nuke, and more.

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✅ Features

• Automatically switches to English (US) layout for selected DCC apps
• Shows tray icon:
  • ⌨️ Keyboard icon — switching inactive
  • ✅ OK icon — switching active and layout is set
  • ⏸️ Paused — switching temporarily disabled
• Tray menu:
  • ⏸ Pause Switching
  • 🔄 Reload Settings
  • 🛠 Edit Settings
  • ❌ Exit
• Customizable via settings.ini
• Reload config without restart
• Runs in background, lightweight, unobtrusive

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📦 Installation

1. Download or clone the repository

2. Make sure file structure is as follows:

   AutoLangSwitcher.exe
   add_to_startup.bat
   \data\
       keyboard.ico
       ok.ico
       settings.ini
   

3. Launch AutoLangSwitcher.exe

4. (Optional) Run add_to_startup.bat to enable autostart with Windows

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⚙️ Configuration (data/settings.ini)

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[Settings]
apps=maya.exe, blender.exe, cinema4d.exe, rizomuv.exe
layout=0x4090409
interval_ms=500

• apps – Comma-separated list of .exe names for target applications
• layout – HKL (Hex Keyboard Layout) code to switch to
• interval_ms – Interval in milliseconds between checks

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🧩 English Layout HKL Codes

Layout	Locale	HKL
English (US)	🇺🇸	0x4090409
English (UK)	🇬🇧	0x8090809
English (Australia)	🇦🇺	0x0c09c09
English (Canada)	🇨🇦	0x10091009
English (New Zealand)	🇳🇿	0x14091409
English (Ireland)	🇮🇪	0x18091809

To use a different English layout, change the layout value in settings.ini.

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🖥️ Tray Menu

• Toggle Switching – enable/disable automatic switching
• Reload Settings – re-read settings.ini without restart
• Edit Settings – open settings.ini in your default editor
• Exit – quit the app (separated with a line)

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Working from Source (AutoHotkey v2)

If you'd like to use or modify the source script (AutoLangSwitcher.ahk), follow these steps:

1. Install AutoHotkey v2.
2. Clone or download this repo.
3. Make sure the data/ folder is next to the script:

   AutoLangSwitcher.ahk
   └── data/
       ├── keyboard.ico
       ├── ok.ico
       └── settings.ini
   

4. Run AutoLangSwitcher.ahk by double-clicking it or using a code editor.

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📜 License

MIT License

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🙏 Credits

• Made with AutoHotkey v2
• Icons: open source and custom designs