Keyboard Maestro AlternativesText Expanders and other similar apps like Keyboard Maestro

Keyboard Maestro is described as 'Automate applications or web sites, text or images, simple or complex, on command or scheduled. You can automate virtually anything' and is a popular Text Expander in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Keyboard Maestro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Keyboard Maestro alternative is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Keyboard Maestro are AutoIt, Activepieces , Karabiner Elements and Actiona.

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  1. AutoHotkey icon

    AutoHotkey

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    AutoHotkey is an open-source Windows scripting language for task automation. It crafts scripts for operations like form filling and auto-clicking, initially starting with hotkeys yet evolving into a complete script language. Converts scripts to executables, works offline, and supports debugging.

    156 AutoHotkey alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Task Automation
    2.  Key rebinding
    3.  Global hotkey
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Macro Recording
    6.  Text Expansion
    7.  Key Mapping
    8.  Custom Scripts
    9.  Portable
    10.  Exe Compiler
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Ad-free

    AutoHotkey VS Keyboard Maestro

     
    Comments about AutoHotkey as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
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    Positive Oct 17, 2019
    2

    Allows for full customization, as well as scripts to be executed. There is simply no equivalent software that does the job as well as autohotkey does

    Guest
    Negative Mar 7, 2019
    -63

    AutoHotKey only works for windows, and I would expect only mac alternatives to a mac app.

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    • Some users think AutoHotkey is a great Keyboard Maestro alternative, some don't.

    • AutoHotkey is the most popular Windows alternative to Keyboard Maestro.

    • AutoHotkey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Keyboard Maestro.

    • AutoHotkey is Free and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoHotkey is LightweightKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
  2. AutoIt icon

    AutoIt

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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.

    118 AutoIt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Macro Recording

    AutoIt VS Keyboard Maestro

     
    Comments about AutoIt as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
    Guest
    Positive Oct 27, 2021
    0

    It is far more modular and extensible.

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    • Most users think AutoIt is a great Keyboard Maestro alternative.

    • AutoIt is Free and ProprietaryKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoIt is LightweightKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
  4. Activepieces icon

    Activepieces

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    Activepieces is an open source no-code AI automation tool. The only AI automation tool loved by both technical and non-technical users. It's super extensible code-wise and super easy UI-wise. With Activepieces, you can automate your departments (marketing, sales, HR, legal...

    65 Activepieces alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Task Automation
    2.  Workflow Automation
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Business Automation
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Reminders
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Email Scheduling
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Recurring Tasks
    11.  Auto Responder
    12.  Serverless

    Activepieces VS Keyboard Maestro

     

    • Activepieces is the most popular Mac, Linux & SaaS alternative to Keyboard Maestro.

    • Activepieces is Freemium and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Activepieces is Privacy focused and LightweightKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
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  6. Karabiner Elements icon

    Karabiner Elements

     70 likes
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    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).

    77 Karabiner Elements alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Karabiner Elements Features

    1.  Tab Control
    2.  Emacs mode

    Karabiner Elements VS Keyboard Maestro

     
    Comments about Karabiner Elements as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
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    Positive Mar 13, 2021
    0

    So easy to use compared to Keyboard Maestro

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    • Karabiner Elements is Free and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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
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    Actiona Features

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

    Actiona VS Keyboard Maestro

     
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    TextExpander

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    Boosts team efficiency by managing, creating, and sharing reusable text snippets across all platforms with support for fill-in fields, advanced customization, and insightful analytics to drive productivity and performance enhancement.

    73 TextExpander alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    TextExpander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  Text substitution
    7.  Premade templates
    8.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    TextExpander VS Keyboard Maestro

     
    Comments about TextExpander as an Alternative to Keyboard Maestro
    Guest
    Negative Apr 8, 2018
    3

    For simple text substitution, TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro can do a lot of the same things. However, Keyboard Maestro can replicate in-app functionality (by specific apps), run scripts based on events like USB / device insertion and joining a specific wifi network, etc. TextExpander is just a macro / text replacer.

    Guest
    Negative Nov 22, 2021
    0

    Expanding text is just a subset of KM capabilities

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    • TextExpander is the most popular commercial alternative to Keyboard Maestro.

    • TextExpander is Paid and ProprietaryKeyboard Maestro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • TextExpander is Privacy focused and LightweightKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
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    Hammerspoon

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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.

    87 Hammerspoon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Configuration window

    Hammerspoon Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    3.  Lua scripting

    Hammerspoon VS Keyboard Maestro

     
  11. aText icon

    aText

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    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.

    49 aText alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Parallels Desktop
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    aText Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Import CSV Data
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5.  Auto Correction
    6.  Sync with Google Drive
    7.  Support for Multiple Users
    8. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Sync with Onedrive
    10.  Snippets Manager

    aText VS Keyboard Maestro

     
  12. Quicksilver icon

    Quicksilver

     125 likes
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    Quicksilver is a fast and free macOS productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly.

    90 Quicksilver alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quicksilver screenshot 1

    Quicksilver Features

    1.  Quick search
    2.  Launcher

    Quicksilver VS Keyboard Maestro

     
  13. Beeftext icon

    Beeftext

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    Beeftext is an open-source text substitution tool for Windows.

    58 Beeftext alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Beeftext screenshot 1

    Beeftext Features

    1.  Text Expansion
    2.  Text substitution
    3.  Portable
    4.  Variables
    5.  Rich text editing
    6.  Snippets
    7.  Support for Hotkeys
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Clipboard monitoring

    Beeftext VS Keyboard Maestro

     
  14. Clavier+ icon

    Clavier+

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    Clavier+ allows you to create global keyboard shortcuts for launching applications, opening folders, writing text and opening websites.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Clavier+ screenshot 1

    Clavier+ Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    Clavier+ VS Keyboard Maestro

     
  15. Automator icon

    Automator

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    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    61 Automator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Automator Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Macro Recording
    3.  Automatic Form-Filler
    4.  Better tags service

    Automator VS Keyboard Maestro

     
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