AutoIt Alternatives for Linux

AutoIt 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 100 alternatives to AutoIt and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to AutoIt are UI.Vision RPA, Actiona, AutoKey and xdotool.

filter to find the best alternatives

AutoIt alternatives are mainly Task Automation Apps, but if you're looking for Text Expanders or Web Testing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Android, Google Chrome and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to AutoIt.
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
AutoIt alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Sikuli icon
     110 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    |
    1
    26
    Comments about Sikuli as an Alternative to AutoIt
    TBayAreaPat
    Negative
    0

    I dunno.. It required Java programs to run which sort of gave ptsd.. lol.. I just couldn't get it running quickly.

    AutoIt Icon
    Sikuli icon
    • Almost everyone thinks Sikuli is a great AutoIt alternative.

    • Sikuli is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to AutoIt.

    • Sikuli is Free and Open SourceAutoIt is Free and Proprietary
  2. UI.Vision RPA icon
     120 likes

    Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

    144 UI.Vision RPA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    |
    1
    7
    Comments about UI.Vision RPA as an Alternative to AutoIt
    antontimber
    Positive
    0

    It can automate mouse and keyboard, just like AutoIT

    AutoIt Icon
    UI.Vision RPA icon
    • Almost everyone thinks UI.Vision RPA is a great AutoIt alternative.

    • UI.Vision RPA is Freemium and Open SourceAutoIt is Free and Proprietary
  3. Actiona icon
     47 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.

    64 Actiona alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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. Repeat icon
     8 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  6. Robocorp icon
     Like

    Robocorp has reimagined automation and built an open source RPA tech stack, so you can build and deploy robots. Automate your mission-critical routines.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Eonza icon
     2 likes

    Eonza is a program for creating and managing scripts. It is a free, open source cross-platform program for working with scripts and automating actions on the computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Eonza is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to AutoIt.

    • Eonza is Free and Open SourceAutoIt is Free and Proprietary
  8. PyGUIBot icon
     1 like

    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. 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.

    71 OldAutoKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
12 of 25 AutoIt alternatives