Open Source AutoKey Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to AutoKey for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is espanso. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to AutoKey and 11 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to AutoKey are Sikuli, Actiona, OldAutoKey and xdotool.

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AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the...

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  1. espanso icon

    espanso

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    An open source, cross-platform text expander written in Rust.

    44 espanso alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    espanso screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Console-based
    6.  Ad-free

    espanso VS AutoKey

     

    • espanso is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to AutoKey.

    • espanso is Free and Open SourceAutoKey is also Free and Open Source
    • espanso is LightweightAutoKey is not according to our users
  2. Sikuli icon

    Sikuli

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    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...

    64 Sikuli alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Automatic Routing

    Sikuli Features

    1.  Web Clipper
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  OCR
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image matching
    6.  Image recognition
    7.  UI testing

    Sikuli VS AutoKey

     
  4. Actiona icon

    Actiona

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    Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists.

    62 Actiona alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Actiona screenshot 1

    Actiona Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Visual scripting
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Macro Recording
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Portable

    Actiona VS AutoKey

     
  5. OldAutoKey icon

    OldAutoKey

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    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.

    69 OldAutoKey alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    OldAutoKey screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer developed. As announced by the developer, last version, 0.90.4, released in May 2012, is feature complete and can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive. A maintained port, updated to run on Python 3, has been hosted on GitHub with the name AutoKey icon AutoKey , previously known as AutoKey Py3

    OldAutoKey Features

    1.  Support for scripting

    OldAutoKey VS AutoKey

     
  6. xdotool icon

    xdotool

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    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.

    60 xdotool alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    xdotool screenshot 1

    xdotool Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  X11/Xorg
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Macro Recording

    xdotool VS AutoKey

     
  7. AHK_X11 icon

    AHK_X11

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Installer

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Automatic Looping
    6.  Exe Compiler
    7.  Custom Scripts
    8.  Key rebinding
    9.  Macro Recording
    10.  Global hotkey

    AHK_X11 VS AutoKey

     
  9. Repeat icon

    Repeat

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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.

    67 Repeat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
    Repeat screenshot 1

    Repeat Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Macro Recording
    3.  Support for Hotkeys
    4.  Replay
    5.  X server

    Repeat VS AutoKey

     

  10. Quikey

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    A keyboard macro tool. Contribute to bostrt/quikey development by creating an account on GitHub.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last release in Github is Nov 29, 2020. The website no longer loads.

    Quikey Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    Quikey VS AutoKey

     
  11. PyGUIBot icon

    PyGUIBot

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    PyGUIBot screenshot 1

    PyGUIBot Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Graphical User Interface

    PyGUIBot VS AutoKey

     
  12. KHotKeys icon

    KHotKeys

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    Trigger actions when certain keys are pressed.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    KHotkeys is no longer maintained. The last maintained version is in the Plasma/5.27 branch.

    KHotKeys Features

    1.  Shortcut keys
    2.  Global hotkey

    KHotKeys VS AutoKey

     

  13. Compress

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    This is a tool for automatically creating typing shortcuts from a corpus of your own writing!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AutoHotkey
    Compress screenshot 1

    Compress VS AutoKey

     
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