NirCmd Alternatives

NirCmd is described as 'Small utility that allows you to do many useful tasks from command-line, without displaying any user interface: change your display settings, turn off your monitor, open the door of your CD-ROM drive, and more' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to NirCmd for Windows and Linux. The best NirCmd alternative is TWAPI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NirCmd are Tron, Wizmo, WinParrot and xdialog.

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  1. TWAPI icon
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    The Tcl Windows API (TWAPI) extension provides Tcl bindings to the Windows API. It provides, among other things, the functionality required to simulate mouse clicks, key presses, etc. for the purpose of automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • TWAPI is the most popular Windows alternative to NirCmd.

    • TWAPI is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NirCmd.

    • TWAPI is Free and Open SourceNirCmd is Free and Proprietary
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    Tron is a console application which simulates user intervention for otherwise unscriptable applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Wizmo icon
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    Wizmo is a multi-purpose, miscellaneous Windows function, "catch all" with a growing list of uncommon but useful features and capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. WinParrot icon
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    Free software for easily automate your recurring tasks.

    • Automate your recurring tasks
    • Load your data into your applications (Internet Explorer, Oracle Applications, SAP ...) using data from an Excel spreadsheet
    • Test the robustness of an application by simulating multiple u.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Xdialog is designed to be a drop in replacement for the "dialog" or "cdialog" programs. It converts any terminal based program into a program with an X-windows interface. The dialogs are easier to see and use while adding even more functionalities (e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • xdialog is the most popular Linux alternative to NirCmd.

    • xdialog is Free and Open SourceNirCmd is Free and Proprietary
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    This is a tiny hack to display message boxes from Windows batch files and command line programs. There are many like it but the developer didn't find any that was open source, non-copyleft and had no external dependencies (.NET Framework, GTK+, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Brightness Controller easily allows windows users to set the brightness level of your LCD screen (It is very useful when your screen doesn't allow settings to be remembered without having to push many buttons on your screen!).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Annoyed again because one of your apps is offscreen? Do you have to struggle with keyboard shortcuts, to bring it back or do they not work again? Borderline moves all windows back into the screen bounds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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