Actiona

A cross-platform desktop automation tool that runs sequences of actions such as clicks, key presses and file edits.

FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux
Official websitegithub.com

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About Actiona

Actiona automates tasks on a computer by chaining actions together: emulating mouse clicks and key presses, showing message boxes, editing text files and more. Sequences are built from a list of ready-made actions rather than written as code from scratch.

The project is developing Actiona 3, a cross-platform version, in the open on GitHub. It suits people who want to automate repetitive desktop work on Windows or Linux without buying a commercial tool.

Strengths

  • Emulates mouse clicks and key presses
  • Builds tasks from ready-made actions
  • Also handles text files and message boxes
  • Cross-platform

Limitations

  • Smaller project with a small contributor base
  • Version 3 is a rewrite still in development

Details

Pricing
FreeFree, with source published on GitHub.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
Jonathan Mercier-Ganady
Platforms
Windows, Linux
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Works offline
Yes
Best suited for
Automating repetitive desktop tasks without writing a full script
Categories
Automation
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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  • AutoHotkey

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    AutoHotkey is a Windows-only scripting language, so tasks are written as code rather than assembled from ready-made actions, with a very large community of published scripts.

  • AutoIt

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  • Pulover's Macro Creator

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  • Macro Recorder

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    Macro Recorder records clicks and keystrokes into editable macros with IF-THEN logic, but it is a paid, closed-source tool that runs only on Windows.

  • xdotool

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  • OpenRPA

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  • TinyTask

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    TinyTask is a tiny portable Windows recorder that replays raw clicks and keystrokes, with no action library, and recordings break when windows move or resolution changes.

Actiona as an alternative

Listings that name Actiona as an alternative.

  • AutoKey

    Desktop automation for Linux under X11: abbreviations that expand into text, and hotkeys that run Python.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Actiona runs on Linux and Windows and builds automation from ready-made actions such as clicks and key presses instead of Python scripts, without abbreviation expansion.

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