Free VisualCron Alternatives

The best free alternative to VisualCron is AutoHotkey, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to VisualCron and 19 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to VisualCron are AutoIt, Sikuli, UiPath and RoboIntern.

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  1. AutoHotkey icon
     900 likes

    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.

    168 AutoHotkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. AutoIt icon
     197 likes

    Use a straightforward BASIC-like scripting language to automate your Windows GUI. Simulate key presses, mouse movement, window attributes and much more.

    125 AutoIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    AutoIt is not anything near VisualCron

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    • AutoIt is Free and ProprietaryVisualCron is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoIt is LightweightVisualCron is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
  4. UiPath icon
     31 likes

    A free, fully-featured, and extensible tool for automating any web or desktop application. UiPath Studio Community is free for individual developers, small professional teams, education and training purposes.

    119 UiPath alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. RoboIntern icon
     10 likes

    An automation and scheduling software with focus on repetitive office tasks. Features include MS Excel, Word and Access tasks, emails, ODBC databases, PDFs, FTP operations and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. CTFreak icon
     5 likes

    IT task scheduler.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • FreeBSD
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  7. TaskYak icon
     Like

    The TaskYak is a distributed, team-based task orchestration platform. It lets you easily create scheduled or complex job workflows that your team can manage through a simple, self-hosted, and intuitive dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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
     
  9. The Task Scheduler is a Windows feature which can set your computer to automatically perform routine tasks. The Task Scheduler does this by monitoring whatever criteria you choose to initiate the tasks, and then executing the tasks when the criteria is met.

    36 Task Scheduler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Rinkt icon
     3 likes

    Rinkt it is free and extendable automation tool for desktop and web applications. It can learn and perform tasks and access all kinds of information sources, just as humans do.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. PyGUIBot icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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