I made AquaShell, a scripting and automation environment for Windows

In plain words

AquaShell is a free, open-source scripting and automation environment for Windows, inspired by earlier tools like AutoIt and AutoHotkey. It features a custom programming language with distinctive syntax designed for personal use. The environment handles system administration, automation tasks, and fully scripted applications. Users can access production scripts and example applications on the project website.

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From the sources

AquaShell v1.0.1 comes with many great improvements and bugfixes. Many new commands, stability updates and even integration with winget!

AquaShell is a scripting and automation shell for Windows using dnyScriptInterpreter

AquaShell is an easy-to-use Windows scripting and automation system. It integrates well with Windows and allows your to both create automation tasks as well as complex scripting applications. The product features a plugin system, so the shell can be extended with more commands. Of course there are standard plugins provided already. The syntax is inspired by C++, PHP, Tcl and PowerShell. It is easy to learn in order to quickly start developing your scripts. AquaShell is open-sourced software released under the MIT license. This ensures full transparency and allows you to contribute. We welcome you to provide feedback and report bugs as well as create your own plugins to enhance the shell…from aquashell-scripting.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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