AutoHotkey 2.0 Script for launching favorite programs with hotkeys. Completely Customizable, even down to opening of the config hotkey.

programHotkeys.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
#SingleInstance force

configPath := A_ScriptDir "\programHotkeysConfig.ini"

if (FileExist(configPath)) {
    prg1 := IniRead(configPath, "Programs", "prg1Value")
    prg2 := IniRead(configPath, "Programs", "prg2Value")
    prg3 := IniRead(configPath, "Programs", "prg3Value")
    prg4 := IniRead(configPath, "Programs", "prg4Value")

    Prg1Hotkeyold := IniRead(configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg1Hotkey")
    Prg2Hotkeyold := IniRead(configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg2Hotkey")
    Prg3Hotkeyold := IniRead(configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg3Hotkey")
    Prg4Hotkeyold := IniRead(configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg4Hotkey")

    guiHotkeyOld := IniRead(configPath, "Hotkeys", "guiHotkey")
} else {
    prg1 := ""
    prg2 := ""
    prg3 := ""
    prg4 := ""

    Prg1Hotkeyold := "!a"
    Prg2Hotkeyold := "!b"
    Prg3Hotkeyold := "!c"
    Prg4Hotkeyold := "!d"

    guiHotkeyOld := "!+c"
}

Hotkey Prg1Hotkeyold, runPrg1
Hotkey Prg2Hotkeyold, runPrg2
Hotkey Prg3Hotkeyold, runPrg3
Hotkey Prg4Hotkeyold, runPrg4

Hotkey guiHotkeyOld, OpenGui

MainGui := Gui(, "PH Config")
Tab := MainGui.AddTab3("w240 h235", ["Hotkeys", "Programs"])
Tab.UseTab()
guiHotkey := MainGui.AddHotkey(, guiHotkeyOld)
updateguiHotBtn := MainGui.AddButton("x135 y246", "Update GUI Hotkey")
saveSettingsBtn := MainGui.AddButton("x8", "Save Settings")
Tab.UseTab(1)
MainGui.AddText("x20 y38", "Program-1 Hotkey:")
prg1Hotkey := MainGui.AddHotkey("x120 y35", Prg1Hotkeyold)
MainGui.AddText("x20 y76", "Program-2 Hotkey:")
prg2Hotkey := MainGui.AddHotkey("x120 y76", Prg2Hotkeyold)
MainGui.AddText("x20 y114", "Program-3 Hotkey:")
prg3Hotkey := MainGui.AddHotkey("x120 y114", Prg3Hotkeyold)
MainGui.AddText("x20 y152", "Program-4 Hotkey:")
prg4Hotkey := MainGui.AddHotkey("x120 y152", Prg4Hotkeyold)
updateHotkeysBtn := MainGui.AddButton("x20 y185", "Update Hotkeys")
Tab.UseTab(2)
prg1Edit := MainGui.AddEdit("x20 y38")
prg1Btn := MainGui.AddButton("x140 y37", "Choose Program-1")
prg2Edit := MainGui.AddEdit("x20 y76")
prg2Btn := MainGui.AddButton("x140 y75", "Choose Program-2")
prg3Edit := MainGui.AddEdit("x20 y114")
prg3Btn := MainGui.AddButton("x140 y113", "Choose Program-3")
prg4Edit := MainGui.AddEdit("x20 y152")
prg4Btn := MainGui.AddButton("x140 y151", "Choose Program-4")
updateProgramsBtn := MainGui.AddButton("x20 y185", "Update Programs")
MainGui.AddText("x20 y210", "Use this when you edited only the Text Boxes.")
MainGui.Show("w250 h300")

updateHotkeysBtn.OnEvent("Click", UpdateHotkeys)
updateProgramsBtn.OnEvent("Click", updatePrograms)

prg1Btn.OnEvent("Click", editPrg1)
prg2Btn.OnEvent("Click", editPrg2)
prg3Btn.OnEvent("Click", editPrg3)
prg4Btn.OnEvent("Click", editPrg4)

updateguiHotBtn.OnEvent("Click", updateGuiHotkey)
saveSettingsBtn.OnEvent("Click", SaveSettings)

if (FileExist(configPath)) {
    prg1Edit.Text := prg1
    prg2Edit.Text := prg2
    prg3Edit.Text := prg3
    prg4Edit.Text := prg4
}

;   Open the Gui for config
OpenGui(*) {
    MainGui.Show("w250 h275")
}
;   Update hotkeys
UpdateHotkeys(*) {
    global Prg1Hotkeyold, Prg2Hotkeyold, Prg3Hotkeyold, Prg4Hotkeyold

    Hotkey Prg1Hotkeyold, "Off"
    Prg1Hotkeyold := prg1Hotkey.Value
    Hotkey Prg2Hotkeyold, "Off"
    Prg2Hotkeyold := prg2Hotkey.Value
    Hotkey Prg3Hotkeyold, "Off"
    Prg3Hotkeyold := prg3Hotkey.Value
    Hotkey Prg4Hotkeyold, "Off"
    Prg4Hotkeyold := prg4Hotkey.Value

    Hotkey prg1Hotkey.Value, runPrg1
    Hotkey prg2Hotkey.Value, runPrg2
    Hotkey prg3Hotkey.Value, runPrg3
    Hotkey prg4Hotkey.Value, runPrg4

    Hotkey prg1Hotkey.Value, , "On"
    Hotkey prg2Hotkey.Value, , "On"
    Hotkey prg3Hotkey.Value, , "On"
    Hotkey prg4Hotkey.Value, , "On"

    if (Hotkey(prg1Hotkey.Value)) {

    }
}
;   Update Programs with the EditBoxes
updatePrograms(*) {
    global prg1, prg2, prg3, prg4
    prg1 := prg1Edit.Text
    prg2 := prg2Edit.Text
    prg3 := prg3Edit.Text
    prg4 := prg4Edit.Text
}
;   Edit Program 1 Path
editPrg1(*) {
    global prg1
    f := FileSelect()
    prg1Edit.Text := f
    prg1 := f
}
;   Edit Program 2 Path
editPrg2(*) {
    global prg2
    f := FileSelect()
    prg2Edit.Text := f
    prg2 := f
}
;   Edit Program 3 Path
editPrg3(*) {
    global prg3
    f := FileSelect()
    prg3Edit.Text := f
    prg3 := f
}
;   Edit Program 4 Path
editPrg4(*) {
    global prg4
    f := FileSelect()
    prg4Edit.Text := f
    prg4 := f
}
;   Run Program 1
runPrg1(*) {
    global prg1
    Run Format('"{1}"', prg1)
}
;   Run Program 2
runPrg2(*) {
    global prg2
    Run Format('"{1}"', prg2)
}
;   Run Program 3
runPrg3(*) {
    global prg3
    Run Format('"{1}"', prg3)
}
;   Run Program 4
runPrg4(*) {
    global prg4
    Run Format('"{1}"', prg4)
}
;   Update the Gui Open Hotkey
updateGuiHotkey(*) {
    global guiHotkeyOld

    Hotkey guiHotkeyOld, "Off"
    guiHotkeyOld := guiHotkey.Value

    Hotkey guiHotkey.Value, OpenGui
}

SaveSettings(*) {
    global prg1, prg2, prg3, prg4
    configPath := A_ScriptDir "\programHotkeysConfig.ini"
    if (!FileExist(configPath)) {
        FileAppend "Hotkey Edit Help`n! - Alt, + - Shift, ^ - Ctrl, # - Windows Key`n{Example, #N - Activates on pressing Windows + N}`n`n", configPath
    }

    ;   Save Program Paths
    IniWrite prg1, configPath, "Programs", "prg1Value"
    IniWrite prg2, configPath, "Programs", "prg2Value"
    IniWrite prg3, configPath, "Programs", "prg3Value"
    IniWrite prg4, configPath, "Programs", "prg4Value"

    ;   Save Hotkeys
    IniWrite prg1Hotkey.Value, configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg1Hotkey"
    IniWrite prg2Hotkey.Value, configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg2Hotkey"
    IniWrite prg3Hotkey.Value, configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg3Hotkey"
    IniWrite prg4Hotkey.Value, configPath, "Hotkeys", "prg4Hotkey"
    IniWrite guiHotkey.Value, configPath, "Hotkeys", "guiHotkey"

    If (!InStr(FileExist(configPath), "H")) {
        FileSetAttrib("+H", configPath)
    }
}