AutoHotkey is a free, open-source custom scripting language for Microsoft Windows. Developed by Lexikos (originally Chris Mallett)
License: Open Source
Automator is an application that implements point-and-click (or drag and drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks into batches for quicker alteration, thus saving time and effort over human intervention to manually change each file separately. Developed by Apple
License: Commercial
Feature | AutoHotkey | Automator |
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Scripting | ||
Automatic Looping | ||
Create Macro | ||
Exe Compiler | ||
Hotkeys | ||
Key rebinding | ||
Lightweight | ||
Macros | ||
Task Automation | ||
Text expansion | ||
Better tags service | ||
Mouse gestures | ||
Linux | ||
Portable | ||
Scripting language | ||
Workflow Automation | ||
Screenshot OCR | ||
Command line interface | ||
Screen scraping | ||
Disk Cloning | ||
Image matching | ||
Image recognition | ||
Tab Control | ||
Key mapping | ||
No coding required | ||
Custom rules | ||
System Cleanup | ||
Scriptable | ||
Autocompletion | ||
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts | ||
Function Key Shortcuts | ||
Program Launchers | ||
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
Lua scripting |