Automate AlternativesTask Automation Apps like Automate

Automate is described as 'Various tasks on your Android smartphone or tablet. Create your automations with flowscharts, automatically change settings or perform actions based on triggered event' and is a Task Automation app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Automate for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Windows, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best Automate alternative is AutoHotkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Automate are Tasker, Apple Shortcuts, MacroDroid and Easer.

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  1. AutoHotkey icon
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    AutoHotkey is an open-source Windows scripting language for task automation. It crafts scripts for operations like form filling and auto-clicking, initially starting with hotkeys yet evolving into a complete script language. Converts scripts to executables, works offline, and supports debugging.

    179 AutoHotkey alternatives

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    • Windows
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  2. Tasker icon
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    Advanced automation app for Android that lets you trigger actions like alarms and app launches based on configurable events like phone calls or time of day. Tasker also lets you create apps using these automation features.

    55 Tasker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  3. Apple Shortcuts icon
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    Apple Shortcuts deliver a quick way to get things done with your apps with just a tap or by asking Siri. The Shortcuts app enables you to create personal shortcuts with multiple steps from your favorite apps.

    117 Apple Shortcuts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Siri
    • Apple Watch
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  4. MacroDroid icon
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    MacroDroid is a task automation and configuration app that focuses heavily on usability with a simple UI and logical step by step process.

    30 MacroDroid alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Auto
    • Android-x86
    • Android Wear
    • Android TV
    • BlueStacks
    • LDPlayer
    • Lineage OS
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  5. Easer icon
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    Easer is an event-driven Android automation app. It knows various events, and you, the user, could tell it what to do on what event (and even combine multiple events!). Routine actions no longer need to be taken manually.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  6. Modes and Routines on your Galaxy phone or tablet can help you navigate your day. For example, when you get to work in the morning, Bixby can mute notification sounds and turn on Wi-Fi. Or, when you’re going to sleep, Bixby can lower your screen's brightness level.

    14 Modes and Routines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. Automator icon
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    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    76 Automator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Repeat icon
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    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  9. Automation icon
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    Create rules that are made of triggers and actions. A prominent example would be something like "Mute phone at work".

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. AutomateIt icon
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    Automate Your Android! With AutomateIt, you can define a set of your desired behaviors in response to events on your Android device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Shortery icon
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    Automates macOS Shortcuts with seven configurable triggers, including application launch or quit, system wake or sleep, scheduled times, login and logout, custom hotkeys, appearance mode changes, and power events, supporting complex automation for daily workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. TapTap icon
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    TapTap is a port of the double tap on back of device feature from Android 12 to any Android 7.0+ device

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    • Android
    • OpenAPK
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