Control Windows at the speed of thought.
Launch apps, search text, arrange windows, and run complex multi-step workflows without taking your hands off the keyboard. Free forever.
Zero Mouse Friction
Execute window controls, text transformations, and system cleanup commands instantly with dedicated double-tap and combo hotkeys.
Privacy by Design
Rook runs locally on your PC. No mandatory accounts, telemetry servers, or cloud dependencies. Your system data stays on your machine.
Multi-Action Stacking
Chain multiple actions into a single keystroke. Launch your development stack, align terminal panes, and initialize environments in one press.
Built for effortless execution.
Eight essential modes engineered to replace repetitive mouse friction.
Instant Window Termination
Dismiss active windows immediately without reaching for Alt+F4 or hunting for tiny close buttons. Native OS hook closes processes in sub-10ms with zero confirmation lag.
Multi-Action Stack Execution
Chain complex terminal and app sequences into a single keystroke. Open your IDE, boot your development servers, and tile your terminal simultaneously in one fluid burst.
Silent Cache & Recycle Purge
Instantly reclaim disk space and wipe transient logs with zero OS confirmation dialogs. Cleans Windows temp files, browser cache dumps, and the Recycle Bin silently in the background.
Highlighted Text Web Search
Highlight any text in any document, PDF, VS Code buffer, or video subtitle, and press Alt+Q. Rook grabs the clipboard string and routes it to your browser instantly without opening manual tabs.
Rapid Binary Index Radar
Instantly query 400+ installed executables, portable tools, and system utilities with lightning-fast fuzzy search. Find apps by acronym, binary name, or custom alias.
Frameless Geometry Resizing
Scale, snap, or reposition the active window on ultrawide or multi-monitor setups with double-tap Ctrl. Eliminates the need for mouse dragging on oversized viewports.
Local Security & Lock Engine
Lock and encrypt your pinned secrets, API keys, and workflow variables using local hardware-accelerated SHA-256 storage. Zero outbound internet requests are ever dispatched.
Persistent Shelf Workspace
A drop-in slideout drawer for frequently accessed files, code snippets, documentation URLs, and temporary scratchpads. Always one hotkey away from whatever app you're inside.
Ready-to-Use Presets
One key. Every workflow.
Enable packaged automation recipes out of the box, or record your own custom hotkeys in seconds.
VS Code & Dev Stack
Opens workspace, fires terminal, and boots a dev server in one shot.
Selected Text Search
Highlight any text anywhere on Windows and instantly search Google or GitHub.
Silent Bin Purge
Empties Recycle Bin and temp folders silently, no dialogs, no confirmation.
Quick Window Shrink
Double-tap Ctrl to scale your active window to 60% viewport width.
Binary App Radar
Query 400+ installed binaries instantly with fuzzy search and alias matching.
Shelf Vault
Persistent drawer for code snippets, URLs, and folders one keystroke from any screen.
Direct Comparison
"Isn't this what AutoHotkey or PowerToys does?"
Rook gives you a visual, high-speed way to create shortcuts without writing scripts or running bloated background services.
AutoHotkey (.ahk)
- ✕ Requires writing custom script code & debugging syntax errors
- ✕ No visual keycap recorder or built-in GUI configuration
- ✕ Zero ready-to-use presets out of the box
Windows PowerToys
- ✕ Heavy background RAM footprint (150MB+ overhead)
- ✕ Cannot chain multi-app actions or terminal sequences
- ✕ No instant selected-text web search trigger
The Rook Advantage WINNER
- ✓ 0 Code: Visual keycap recorder records shortcuts in 1 second
- ✓ 1-Click: Pre-packaged workflows for VS Code & workspaces
- ✓ Instant: Feels native. 100% offline. Zero tracking.
“Why I built Rook”
Built to eliminate repetition.
Every morning started the same way: opening the same apps, arranging the same windows, running the same commands. After repeating those clicks hundreds of times, I built Rook so one shortcut could do it all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers. No ambiguity.
Everything you need to know about compatibility, offline security, and downloads.
Instant Setup Download
Stop Clicking. Start Flying.
One press replaces dozens of clicks. Launch apps, search text, arrange windows, and run routines—without touching your mouse.