This is a simple Autohotkey script which allows you to start testing your Roblox Studio game from anywhere. Personally, I use this to test my game without having to leave the Visual Studio Code editor.
This script was created using Autohotkey v2.0.
The pre-defined hotkeys in our script are F5 (Start) and F6 (Stop). By default, Roblox Studio uses F5 to start and Shift + F5 to stop. I was unable to get Shift + F5 to work, so I just went with F6 instead. This means if you're using the executable, you will need to change the Stop hotkey inside of Roblox Studio to F6.
- Open Roblox Studio.
- Go to
File > Advanced > Customize Shortcuts... - Find the
Stopshortcut and addF6to it.
There are two ways of using this script.
The advantage to using the executable is that you don't need to install Autohotkey.
The executable (.exe file) is a compiled version of the script. So you can just run the file and then use the pre-defined hotkeys to start and stop Roblox Studio.
Once you've ran the executable, you can use the pre-defined hotkeys to start and stop Roblox Studio.
The advantage to using the source code is that you can edit the hotkeys to your liking.
- Download Autohotkey v2.0.
- Download the RobloxStudio.ahk file.
- Run the Autohotkey script by double clicking it.
- Once the script is running, you can use the pre-defined hotkeys to start and stop Roblox Studio.