Anacron Alternatives

Anacron is described as 'Periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Anacron for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Anacron alternative is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Anacron are Microsoft PowerToys, FilePipe, AutoIt and UI.Vision RPA.

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  1. yKey icon

    yKey

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    Formerly iKey (changed with v2.6, 2017-04-12), yKey creates shortcuts for an action or sequence of actions that can be launched by hotkey, menu, timer, event or a USB trigger.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Clicador icon

    Clicador

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    Clicador is basically an auto clicker, that is simple a program that simulates mouse clicking. It's fairly generic and will work alongside any other computer program running at the time and acting as though a physical mouse button is pressed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Nimble Click icon

    Nimble Click

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    If you have a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to click your mouse, Nimble Click can help. Nimble Click helps click your mouse for you at a set rate. You can even use a custom keyboard shortcut to click for you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. fswatch icon

    fswatch

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    A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  7. Zen Auto File Sorter icon

    Zen Auto File Sorter

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    Automatically organizes the Android Downloads folder by sorting files into images, videos, documents and apps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Zen Auto File Sorter screenshot 1
     
  8. Guard (CLI Tool) icon

    Guard (CLI Tool)

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    Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. ActiveBatch Workload Automation icon

    ActiveBatch Workload Automation

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    ActiveBatch is the most user-friendly workload automation and job scheduling platform, empowering users to orchestrate their entire tech stack, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Manage your critical processes with the largest job step library and a low-code Super REST API adapter.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    ActiveBatch Architecture
     
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