WinAutomation Alternatives for Linux

WinAutomation is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Sikuli, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinAutomation and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinAutomation are Actiona, AutoKey, Repeat and xdotool.

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  1. Sikuli icon
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    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)

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Actiona icon
     48 likes

    Actiona (formerly known as Actionaz) is a task automation tool. It allows you to create and execute action lists. You don't need to know any programming language to use it: its intuitive interface allows you to create action lists (scripts) using drag & drop.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  4. xdotool icon
     17 likes

    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.

    63 xdotool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  5. OldAutoKey icon
     50 likes

    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.

    76 OldAutoKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  6. pypyr icon
     1 like

    pypyr is an open source task-runner for automation pipelines. pypyr lets you script sequential tasks in a simple yaml format with conditional execution, loops, error handling and retries for any step in your pipeline.

    29 pypyr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. entr icon
     3 likes

    Run arbitrary commands when files change.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  8. 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
     
  9.  3 likes

    Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. atbswp icon
     3 likes

    A multiplatform open source clone of tinytask. Contribute to RMPR/atbswp development by creating an account on GitHub.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11.  1 like

    A keyboard macro tool. Contribute to bostrt/quikey development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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