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24 alternatives to AutoHotkey for Linux
Hello HN, this is the first functional reimplementation of AutoHotkey [1] for Unix-like systems, as far as I am aware. Half the commands are still missing, but everything important is done, as I have worked a lot on it over the past two months. Converting scripts into stand alone binaries is also supported. Hope this will find some adoption eventually. :-) - This implementation focuses on v1.0-like classic syntax from 2004 (!). This is a significant subset of the popular current v1.1 syntax from Windows (AHK_L). The reason this does not (yet?) target the full Windows spec is how complex it…
AutoHotkey for Linux is a reimplementation of the Windows automation scripting language for Unix-like systems. It supports classic AutoHotkey v1.0 syntax for creating hotkeys, automation scripts, and GUIs. The tool can… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. AutoHotkey for Linux launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Autocode 1.0▲276Automate easily with code and APIs, level up from workflows.
2020 · superuser.app · its alternatives →
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This is my free and open-source project that work with taking input from user and made AutoHotkey script from it. With integration of AutoHotkey Interception to make script able to remap only on specific devices. Can be useful for someone who want to use AutoHotkey, but don't know how to code or just lazy to code or simply someone who don't know AutoHotkey but interested in it's feature and want to use this project as a whole. This is not official tool from AutoHotkey but my standalone project.
2025 · autohotkey.com · its alternatives →
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Let Claude make permission decisions on your behalf
Mar 2026 · claude.com · its alternatives →
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Dune▲630Context-aware Mac keypad to automate workflows + meetings
Apr 2026 · projectmirage.ai · its alternatives →
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Automate the web in your app or agent, no browser to host
Jul 2026 · tabstack.ai · its alternatives →
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I built this terminal native runtime for Fig's autocomplete to support Windows and Linux. Would appreciate any feedback on it!
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Powerful Multi-Profile Key Mapper, Clicker, Macro, and More. - Fajar-RahmadJaya/KeyTik
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Common rust command-line macros and utilities, to write shell-script like tasks in a clean, natural and rusty way - rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I originally was just messing with pi-autoresearch. Gave it a sample task to build the most portable coding agent. First cut was 6 KB of shell. Great for one-shots, unusable interactively. I was shocked it actually worked. Started building up -- adding features — but with a self-imposed rule: no new dependencies, and sub 500 LOC. This thing had to be truly portable. Just sh, curl, awk. System primitives only. Which means I did some genuinely disgusting things in awk, including JSON parsing and the OpenAI Responses tool loop with reasoning items carried across turns. It's now ~400 lines. In…
Apr 2026 · pu.dev · its alternatives →
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Libretto (https://libretto.sh) is a Skill+CLI that makes it easy for your coding agent to generate deterministic browser automations and debug existing ones. Key shift is going from “give an agent a prompt at runtime and hope it figures things out” to: “Use coding agents to generate real scripts you can inspect, run, and debug”. Here’s a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDpIntmHAM. Docs start at https://libretto.sh/docs/get-started/introduction. We spent a year building and maintaining browser automations for EHR and payer portal…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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One-click translation with shortcut keys in macOS
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Redo is the ultimate tool to create reusable functions from your history in an interactive way - barthr/redo
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm excited to share f2, a command-line tool I built for fast and flexible bulk renaming of files. It's cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows), executes a dry-run by default, supports undo, and provides incredible flexibility in file renaming with several built-in variables and Exiftool integration. If you've ever struggled with renaming large batches of files or wished for more control and speed when managing file names, this might be just what you need. I hope you find it useful!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I've been building computer-use tools for a while, and I quietly launched this about a month ago (122 Stars on GH). I figured it was worth sharing here. Over the last few months, a lot of computer-use agents have come out: Codex, Claude Code, CUA, and others. Most of them seem to work roughly like this: 1. Take a screenshot 2. Have the model predict pixel coordinates 3. Click x,y 4. Take another screenshot 5. Repeat That works, but it's slow, expensive in tokens, and fragile. If the UI shifts a few pixels, things break. And the model still doesn't know what any element actually is. But the…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This project contains no code from Linux, BSD, Minix, or any other OS. Everything up until this point is written entirely from scratch, including a pure microkernel (that only implements multiprocessor priority scheduling, memory management, and interprocess communication), a work-in-progress implementation of the standard C library, and a variety of servers that provide drivers and other essential OS functionality. At the time of writing this post, the servers provide drivers for the keyboard, NVMe SSDs (that works on real hardware), a Unix-like virtual file system (with a single root…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Being inspired by old third-party scripting environments such as AutoIt or AutoHotkey, I've developed my own scripting environment for Windows. I've always been fascinated by creating an own programming language and I made the syntax in a way it feels more like something that contains a personal flavor. The language matured over the years and I both use it for administration and automation tasks, but also for fully scripted applications as well. On the homepage, you'll find various production scripts as well as links to scripted applications. The scripting environment is free and open-source…
2025 · aquashell-scripting.com · its alternatives →
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Write and execute code in an intuitive "shell" with autocompletion, for the Unity Editor. - GitHub - marijnz/unity-shell: Write and execute code in an intuitive "shell" with autocompletion, for the Unity Editor.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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macOS window manager with Vim–like hotkeys. Contribute to mjolnirapp/AppGrid development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Map Caps Lock to Escape or any key to any key. Contribute to susam/uncap development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · outfloor.org · its alternatives →
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