====== Alternatives ======

^ Software                                                                                                                                      ^ Status          ^ Windows  ^ Mac      ^ Linux    ^
| [[https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=28803|AutoHotkey_H]] (adds multithreading and other advanced features)               | Active          | ✔        |          |          |
| [[https://www.autoitscript.com/|AutoIt]]                                                                                                      | Active          | ✔        |          |          |
| [[https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/50354-ironahk-alpha-cross-platform-net-rewrite-of-autohotkey/|IronAHK]]                              | Defunct (2010)  | ✔        | ✔        | ✔        |
| [[https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=77248|KeySharp]]                                                                          | In Development  | ✔        | Planned  | Planned  |
| [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleScript|AppleScript]]                                                                                     | Active          |          | ✔        |          |
| [[https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11|AHK_X11]]                                                                                                | Active          |          |          | ✔        |
| [[https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17738|AutoHotkeyX]]                                                           | Defunct (2009)  |          |          | ✔        |
| [[https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool|xdotool]]                                                                                           | Active          |          |          | ✔        |
| [[https://github.com/nut-tree/nut.js|nut.js]] (JavaScript based) cross-platform native UI automation tool                                     | Active          | ✔        | ✔        | ✔        |
| [[https://github.com/Krombik/keysender|keysender]] (JavaScript based) Node.js Desktop Automation for Windows.                                 | Active          | ✔        |          |          |
| [[https://www.python.org/|Python]] ([[https://automatetheboringstuff.com/2e/chapter20/|GUI Automation Tutorial]])                             | Active          | ✔        | ✔        | ✔        |
| [[https://github.com/autokey/autokey|AutoKey]] (Python based)                                                                                 | Active          |          |          | ✔        |
| [[https://espanso.org/|Espanso]] (Text Expansion / Hotstrings)                                                                                | Active          | ✔        | ✔        | ✔        |
| [[https://www.hammerspoon.org/|Hammerspoon]] (Lua based)                                                                                      | Active          |          | ✔        |          |
| [[https://github.com/shiro/map2|map2]] (Python based)                                                                                         | Active          |          |          | ✔        |
| [[https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts-mac/welcome/mac|Shortcuts]] (Built-in features on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS)                         | Active          |          | ✔        |          |
| [[https://learn.microsoft.com/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-windows-11|Power Automate Desktop]] (Built-in App for Windows 11)  | Active          | ✔        |          |          |