AutoHotkey syntax highlighting in Notepad++

Question

I would like to display syntax highlighting for AutoHotkey .ahk script files in Notepad++.

I don't want to manually select a language every time I open an AHK script. I want language-specific syntax to be applied automatically when the file is opened.

Answer 1

Thanks to jNizM for their helpful guide on the AHK forums.

Setup Notepad++ for AutoHotkey

Syntax-Highlighting

1. Download userDefineLang_AHK.xml as raw (Right-click and choosing save as target...)
2. Start Notepad++ and click on Menu Language -> Define your language
3. Click Import... and select the file you downloaded in step 1

4. Restart Notepad++

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