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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

📦 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

⚙️ 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

🧩 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.

🖥️ 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)

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.

📜 License

MIT License

🙏 Credits