Open Source AutoHotkey Alternatives for Mac

AutoHotkey is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best open source Mac alternative is espanso. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to AutoHotkey and 11 are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to AutoHotkey are Karabiner Elements, Hammerspoon, Repeat and Mjolnir.

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AutoHotkey alternatives are mainly Task Automation Apps, but if you're looking for Text Expanders or Workflow Automation Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Chrome OS, Linux, Mac, Mac + Free, Android, Free and Windows + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to AutoHotkey.
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  1. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

    85 Karabiner Elements alternatives

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    • Mac
     
  2. Hammerspoon icon
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    This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X. At its core, Hammerspoon is just a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine.

    89 Hammerspoon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  4. Mjolnir icon
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    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. PyGUIBot icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Eonza icon
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    Eonza is a program for creating and managing scripts. It is a free, open source cross-platform program for working with scripts and automating actions on the computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Physcape icon
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    Physical escape key for macbooks with the Touch Bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. cliclick icon
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    “Cliclick” is short for “Command-Line Interface Click”. It is a a tiny shell/Terminal application that will emulate mouse clicks or series of mouse clicks (including doubleclicks and control clicks) at arbitrary screen coordinates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Simple shortcut manager for macOS 10.8 or higher. It lets you execute any command that works in your terminal by pressing a combination of keyboard keys. No rocket science involved!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. The most productive way to control your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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