AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.



AutoKey vs OldAutoKey Comments


- AutoKey is Free and Open Source
There are many alternatives to OldAutoKey for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is AutoKey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to OldAutoKey and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to OldAutoKey are Sikuli, Actiona, xdotool and Repeat.
AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.





Sikuli is a visual technology to search and automate graphical user interfaces (GUI) using images (screenshots). The first release of Sikuli contains Sikuli Script, a visual scripting API for Jython, and Sikuli IDE, an integrated development environment for writing visual...



Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists. You don't need to know any programming language to use it: its intuitive interface allows you to create action lists (scripts) using drag & drop.




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Tool to automate GUI interactions and auto-tests. Contains a GUI-tool to compose interaction scripts. Can be executed both as a GUI and as a command line tool.



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A modern mouse and keyboard macro recording and playback application for Linux (Wayland and X11) and Windows




It's a maintained port of AutoKey updated to run on Python 3. The project name has changed name from AutoKey Py3 to just AutoKey