wtype
xdotool type for wayland (by atx)
AutoKey
AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. (by autokey)
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| wtype | AutoKey | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 88 | |
| 304 | 3,128 | |
| - | 1.4% | |
| 0.0 | 6.5 | |
| about 2 years ago | 8 months ago | |
| C | Python | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
wtype
Posts with mentions or reviews of wtype.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-01.
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MacOS-like keybindings (Super+...) in sway
You need to have wtype installed
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Autohotkey alternative that works on wayland?
Take a look at ydotool and wtype. AFAIK they're the best options at the moment.
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Why remote desktop applications lack Wayland support?
ydotool & wtype are able to click/type and automate input on wayland
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How can I do things similar in SwayWM to simulating mouse using keyboard and Xdotool?
Maybe try wtype ?
Perhaps wtype is what you are looking for?
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Is there a Wayland alternative to wmctrl?
wtype
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xdotool alternative for Wayland
wtype - xdotool type for wayland
- Less Than 10% of Firefox Users on Linux Are Running Wayland
- Is there any benefit to wayland?
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tessen: an interactive menu to autotype and copy password store data on Wayland, like rofi-pass
tessen can use either bemenu, the wayland fork of rofi, or wofi to show password store data. It relies on wtype for autotyping instead of using ydotool because ydotool needs root privileges.
AutoKey
Posts with mentions or reviews of AutoKey.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-21.
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Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
I use AutoKey on Linux. It's less powerful than AHK but uses native Python which is nice: https://github.com/autokey/autokey
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance
On Linux, the more direct equivalent to AHK is the similarly named AutoKey. AHK itself is never going to be cross-platform, due to the low-level it interacts specifically with Windows, but AutoKey is the Linux equivalent, designed to interact low-level with Linux in a similar way to AHK on Windows.
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Text expansion app for Linux
https://github.com/autokey/autokey
I've seen people mention AutoKey but I've never used it myself: https://github.com/autokey/autokey
- advice on keyboard remapping sofware in linux
- advice on remapping sofware in linux
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A guide to macroing on Linux
GitHub - autokey/autokey: AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
- More On COSMIC DE To Kick Off 2023!
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AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
Many thanks. How do they compare with autokey? I haven't tried it properly, but it gets mentioned a lot. https://github.com/autokey/autokey
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Does anybody have issues with AutoKey (GNU/Linux) with GNU/Emacs?
I do think that the bug report on https://github.com/autokey/autokey/issues/763 is quite profound. In case you did not follow that link, you might have too few information about my issue, that's true.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing wtype and AutoKey you can also consider the following projects:
pydirectinput - Python mouse and keyboard input automation for Windows using Direct Input.
pyautogui - A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings. Used to programmatically control the mouse & keyboard.
robotjs - Node.js Desktop Automation.
xdotool - fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more
ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
espanso - Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust
wayland-protocols - Wayland protocol development (mirror)
kinto - Mac-style shortcut keys for Linux & Windows.
Spring RTS game engine - A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/