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AutoKey is a free,
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scripting application for
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. AutoKey allows the user to define hotkeys and trigger phrases which expand to predefined text, automating frequent or repetitive tasks such as correcting typographical errors or common spelling mistakes and inserting boiler plate sections of text. Hotkeys, and trigger phrases may also be configured to run scripts which use the full power of Python 3 to perform actions which can generate window, keyboard, and mouse event
using the provided AutoKey
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. Most applications will respond to these events as if the user were actually typing on the keyboard and using the mouse. This allows AutoKey scripts to cause these applications to perform almost any sequence of actions a user could manually make them do - at the press of a single hotkey. Since AutoKey scripts are written in full Python, they can also interact with the whole system to perform tasks which would be difficult for a user to do manually such as reading and writing files, retrieving system status information, or performing calculations and making decisions. It also provides simple dialog management tools so scripts can present information and interact with the user.


History

In 2008, Chris Dekter wrote the original version of AutoKey in Python 2 for the Linux operating system. The last version of the original branch was released on and is deprecated. On
Guoci
released the first Python 3 version. AutoKey's UI was inspired by the commercial Windows software ''Phrase Express''. AutoKey is currently available in packaged form for users of Debian, Arch, Gentoo, and Fedora as well as for some of their derivative distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint, and Manjaro. The software is licensed under GNU General Public License (GPLv3).


See also

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AutoHotkey AutoHotkey is a free and open-source custom scripting language for Microsoft Windows, primarily designed to provide easy keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, fast macro-creation and software automation to allow users of most computer skill levels to ...
(for Windows only) *
AutoIt AutoIt is a freeware programming language for Microsoft Windows. In its earliest release, it was primarily intended to create automation scripts (sometimes called macros) for Microsoft Windows programs but has since grown to include enhancement ...
(for Windows only) * Automator (for Macintosh only) *
Bookmarklet A bookmarklet is a bookmark stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands that add new features to the browser. They are stored as the URL of a bookmark in a web browser or as a hyperlink on a web page. Bookmarklets are usually small ...
* iMacros for Firefox * Xnee, a program that can be used to record and replay test.
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External links


Linux Journal Review

Python 3 AutoKey on GitHub

AutoKey wiki on GitHub

AutoKey current version in .deb packaging

AutoKey Support Forum



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