Do It Again Alternatives

    Do It Again is described as 'Free, simple program that allows you to make your computer automatically perform a task for you. Record a task (or macro), then run or play it back and watch your computer automate the task'. There are more than 10 alternatives to Do It Again for Windows, Linux, X11, AutoHotkey and Mac. The best alternative is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Do It Again are AutoIt (Free), Pulover’s Macro Creator (Free, Open Source), AutoKey (Free, Open Source) and Hammerspoon (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Nov 30, 2020
    1. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form fillers, auto-clicking, macros, etc.
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      very complicated but open source
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    2. AutoIt

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows
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      Use a straightforward BASIC-like scripting language to automate your Windows GUI. Simulate key presses, mouse movement, window attributes and much more.
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    4. Pulover’s Macro Creator is a Free Automation Tool and Script Generator. It is based on AutoHotkey language and provides users with multiple automation functions, as well as a built-in recorder.
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    5. AutoKey, previously known as AutoKey Py3, is a Python 3 port of the discontinued OldAutoKey , the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
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    6. 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.
    8. 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.

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      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 , previously known as AutoKey Py3

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    9. Automation Workshop is software for automation of complex and recurring processes that would otherwise take a lot of intensive and repetitive user work time. Create automated tasks easier than ever before. Automation Workshop requires no scripting, programming or coding skills.
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    10. 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.
    11. Quick Macros automates repetitive tasks, even the most complex.
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    12. A free light weight mouse macro that records mouse movements, clicks and keyboard entries. Mini Mouse Macro is totally free, no adds, no banners, no trial, free.
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