AmiKit Help Page

MEET KIT

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KIT utilizes the latest and greatest AmigaGPT 3 by Cameron Armstrong, currently only available in AmiKit. He lives in the Amiga Shell (KIT, not Cameron), from where you can call him anytime with Left Alt ⌥ + A

But he's far more than a chatbot - KIT acts as a hands-on agent inside AmiKit, capable of performing various system operations, searching for files, creating archives, managing backups, etc. If you can describe it, KIT can do it.

We cover his OpenAI bills every month so he can fully dedicate himself to the requests you throw at him.

However, KIT has his own personality and won't just blindly follow orders. He is cautious and puts system safety first, so he will always request your permission before executing any command or program.

Get to know him - you can speak to him in any language, even a programming language if you prefer.


From the technical point of view, AmigaGPT and KIT are powered by GPT-5-mini, foolishly sponsored by Jan from AmiKit.

Each user has a dynamically allocated fair-use allowance of prompts per timeframe, so everyone gets a fair chance to interact with KIT.

To keep the budget sustainable, Jan may (and will) adjust the model to a cheaper one or temporarily pause AI features if resources run low.

MASTERING AMIKIT

Device List
Open New Lister Instantly
Double-Click on Desktop Anywhere
Bring Start Menu to Front for 5 Seconds (if hidden)
Start Menu
Double-Middle-Click
Bring Window to Front
Left-Click
Send Window to Back
Middle-Click
Open Drawer in New Lister
Double-Click a Drawer
⇧ Shift held
Switch between Icon and Name modes
GIF Click to play
Click the button on the Toolbar
Create a New Drawer
GIF Click to play
Right-Click Window Titlebar
Do Quick Actions with a Single File or Folder
GIF Click to play
Right-Click & Hold
Edit File/Folder Properties Quickly
GIF Click to play
Left-Click & Hold
Do Operations with Multiple Entries
GIF Click to play
Use the lister pull-down menu
Set SOURCE and DESTINATION Listers - for Copy, Move or any other filesystem operations
GIF Click to play
Toggle via the SRCE/DEST buttons, or simply click on one or the other lister to switch roles
Do Operations with Pull-Down Menu
GIF Click to play
Right-click on Screenbar or an empty desktop area

Quick Shortcuts

Shell
Alt ⌥ + S
SnoopDos
Ctrl ⌃ + S
Close Lister
Esc ⎋
SysInspector
Shift ⇧ Ctrl ⌃ + S
Exchange
Alt ⌥ + E
CacheDir
Alt ⌥ + C
DeviceList
Alt ⌥ + D
Reboot / Exit
Alt ⌥ + X

Color badges indicate which modifier key to hold:

Shift ⇧ Ctrl ⌃ Alt ⌥ Num

AMIGA ❖/⌘ = key on Windows/Linux or Cmd key on Mac

MORE ACTIONS

DOpus Lister

Press Space while in desktop or in a Lister (Icon or Name mode) and then use cursor keys to navigate and to open the selected entry.

Type letters to find a file. Type capital letters (e.g. Shift ⇧ + A) to find a drawer.

F1 Rename selected entries
F2 Toggle between Name and Icon view mode
F3 View selected entries in Multiview
F4 Edit selected entries in microgolded
F5 Copy selected entries to Destination
F6 Move selected entries to Destination
F7 Create drawer
F9 Calculate size of selected drawers
Del ⌦ Delete selected entries
Alt ⌥ + F1 Open new lister with all available devices
Shift ⇧ + F8 Delete selected entries to trashcan
Num + + Select all entries
Num + Unselect entries
Num + * Invert selection
Num + / Go back to the root
Backspace ⌫ Up one drawer
Ctrl ⌃ + F5 Copy As
Ctrl ⌃ + F6 Move As
Ctrl ⌃ + R Re-reads drawer
Ctrl ⌃ + F Find files
Ctrl ⌃ + X Cut selected entries to Clipboard
Ctrl ⌃ + C Copy selected entries to Clipboard
Ctrl ⌃ + V Paste selected entries from Clipboard
Shift ⇧ + Ctrl ⌃ + V Paste As selected entries from Clipboard
Shift ⇧ + Ctrl ⌃ + F5 Duplicate selected entries

Lister Display Mode

In Directory Opus (default AmiKit desktop) you can use hotkeys to switch between the lister modes:

Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + [ name mode
Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + ] icon mode
Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + ; show all files toggle
Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + ' icon action mode

On Mac, use (Command) instead of AMIGA/Win.

Arranging windows

Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + \ align all open listers
Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + - align horizontally
Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + + align vertically

Here are more!

  • Start Workbench instead of Directory Opus – hold down the Shift ⇧ key during the AmiKit boot process.
  • Need help with any Directory Opus window? Press the Help key (or PageDown ⇟) and the corresponding guide will appear. See also the PDF manuals in DOpus:Help drawer.
  • Lock your mouse cursor to horizontal/vertical (depending on last move) – hold down the Left Ctrl ⌃ key.
  • Configure your own hotkeys: Right-click → "Settings" → "Hotkeys…" (or press Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + 7).

Clicks & Actions

  • To start AmiKit in debug mode, click and press the left mouse button during boot.

Control Mouse with Keyboard

  • To control your mouse pointer, hold down the Left or Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ key and use cursor keys .
  • Simulate left or right mouse click with Left AMIGA ❖/⌘ + Left Alt ⌥ or Right AMIGA ❖/⌘ + Right Alt ⌥.
  • Access right-mouse button menus by Space + Right AMIGA ❖/⌘, then use cursor keys to navigate, to select.
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