AutoHotkey AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Task Automation Apps for Linux

AutoHotkey is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Task Automation App alternative is AutoKey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to AutoHotkey and six of them are Task Automation Apps available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Task Automation App alternatives to AutoHotkey are Actiona, Repeat, AHK_X11 and atbswp.

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

    73 AutoKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
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    Simple, efficient, full access to python in scripts.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think AutoKey is a great AutoHotkey alternative.

    • AutoKey is Free and Open SourceAutoHotkey is also Free and Open Source
  2. Actiona icon
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    Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists.

    63 Actiona alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Guest
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    cannot create standalone script on linux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    didn't show in previews or text the software had the ability to press a few keys and have a presaved text document entered into/onto a form, or a text field.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Actiona is a great AutoHotkey alternative.

    • Actiona is Free and Open SourceAutoHotkey is also Free and Open Source
  3. Repeat icon
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    Repeat is a full-fledged, Java mouse/keyboard record/replay and automation hotkeys/macros creation using modern programming languages, and more advanced automation features. Working across three major OSes: Windows, OSX, and Linux.

    71 Repeat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  4. AHK_X11 icon
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    AHK_X11 is a Linux reimplementation of Windows AutoHotkey (AHK) CLASSIC (version 1.0.24 from 2004), with many of Windows AutoHotkey's features but more limited to legacy syntax and a subset of commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. atbswp icon
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    A multiplatform open source clone of tinytask. Contribute to RMPR/atbswp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    26 atbswp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. entr icon
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    Run arbitrary commands when files change.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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