This tool lets you simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11's XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- X11

TextExpander is not available for X11 but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best X11 alternative is xdotool, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to TextExpander, but unfortunately only two of them are available for X11. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.
This tool lets you simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11's XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a script or insert text on demand in any program.


