Automator Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Automator for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is UI.Vision RPA, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Automator and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Automator are Sikuli, Karabiner Elements, Hazel and Keyboard Maestro.

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  1. UI.Vision RPA icon
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    Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

    146 UI.Vision RPA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Kantu is a cross-platform task automation tool. It works great on Mac High Sierra, Mojave and newer.

    • UI.Vision RPA is Freemium and Open SourceAutomator is Free and Proprietary
  2. Sikuli icon
     110 likes

    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...

    66 Sikuli alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Hazel icon
     53 likes

    Automates file management on Mac by monitoring folders, sorting, renaming, moving, archiving, and tagging files with user-defined rules. Manages trash, removes remnants after app deletion, integrates with Spotlight, imports to media libraries, and supports automation.

    39 Hazel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Hammerspoon icon
     27 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Repeat icon
     9 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  7. Substage icon
     2 likes

    Convert, organize and more: control your Mac and its files with natural language.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Trypa icon
     3 likes

    Triggers for shortcuts, simplified. In a few seconds, automate your automations and set up triggers using different environmental, hardware and network scenarios. .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. AMBerDisk icon
     2 likes

    Block disks from automatically mounting when you plug them into a Mac, and/or automatically run scripts when connecting a disk based on volume name or UUID rules you define (including regex rules).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Shortery icon
     1 like

    Automates macOS Shortcuts with seven configurable triggers, including application launch or quit, system wake or sleep, scheduled times, login and logout, custom hotkeys, appearance mode changes, and power events, supporting complex automation for daily workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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