AutoActions Codectory

auto auto-hdr autohdr automate change color-depth display game hdr refresh-rate resolution toggle toggle-hdr togglehdr

Use this command to install AutoActions:

winget install --id=Codectory.AutoActions -e

AutoActions is a versatile automation tool designed to streamline system settings and actions based on application events. It enables users to create profiles that execute predefined actions when specific applications are launched, closed, or change focus.

Key Features:

Profile Creation: Define custom profiles combining multiple actions such as toggling HDR, adjusting display settings, managing audio devices, launching scripts, or terminating processes.
Application Events: Trigger actions based on events like application start, close, gain focus, or lose focus.
Display Control: Modify resolution, refresh rate, color depth, and HDR settings across monitors.
Audio Management: Set default playback and recording devices for seamless audio switching.
Process Automation: Run scripts, launch programs, or terminate running processes.
Compatibility Mode: Restart applications to apply changes in games like Cyberpunk 2077 where HDR options are not initially visible.
Monitor Selection: Apply display settings selectively across monitors.

Ideal for gamers and productivity-focused users seeking automation of system configurations. The tool enhances workflow efficiency by adapting system settings dynamically based on active applications. It can be installed via winget, making it easy to integrate into your workflow.

AutoActions

With AutoActions, you can created profiles which included several actions. You can change display settings, set default audio devices or launch any other script or program. Once you have added an application and assigned a profile to it, AutoActions will monitor this application and will run the actions based on the assigned profile.

Features

Auto-Start

AutoActions will start, after the current user has logged on.

Profiles

You can create profiles, which contain actions to be run on application events. The possible events are "Started", "Closed", "Got focus", "Lost focus".

Profile actions

Display action

Toggle HDR, change resolution, refresh rate and color depth

Audio action

Audio actions change default playback or record audio devices.

Run or close program action

Run any program or script as you want or kill running proccesses.

Reference action

Reference action are referencing to an existing profile.

Application assignment

You can assign one profile to different applications.

Action shortcuts

Create action shortcuts and access them in the status view or from the tray menu.

Compatibility mode (Restart)

In some games, e.g. Cyberpunk 2077, you don't see any HDR options in settings, when HDR was not enabled in Windows before the game was launched. Therefore, the application kills the process on the first occurence, activates hdr and restarts the process.