Keyboard Maestro vs Automator : Which is Better?
Keyboard Maestro
Keyboard Maestro is a closed-source commercial macOS-based application that allows automation of routine functions, such as navigating running applications, opening documents, typing text, expanding abbreviations, and controlling web applications.
License: Commercial
Automator
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
Keyboard Maestro VS Automator Feature comparision
| Feature | Keyboard Maestro | Automator |
|---|---|---|
| Function Key Shortcuts | ||
| Support for Keyboard Shortcuts | ||
| Macros | ||
| Scripting | ||
| Text expansion | ||
| Workflow Automation | ||
| Create Macro | ||
| Task Automation | ||
| Automatic Looping | ||
| Linux | ||
| Portable | ||
| Scripting language | ||
| Tab Control | ||
| Key mapping | ||
| Program Launchers | ||
| File management | ||
| Launcher | ||
| Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
| Lua scripting | ||
| Team Collaboration | ||
| Visual scripting | ||
| Cloud sync | ||
| Mouse gestures | ||
| Better tags service | ||
| Auto Correction | ||
| Import CSV data | ||
| Sync with Dropbox | ||
| Rich text editing | ||
| Clipboard monitoring | ||
| Hotkeys | ||
| Support for Hotkeys | ||
| Screenshot OCR | ||
| Command line interface | ||
| Screen scraping | ||
| Disk Cloning | ||
| Image matching | ||
| Image recognition | ||
| No coding required | ||
| Custom rules | ||
| System Cleanup | ||
| Scriptable | ||
| Exe Compiler | ||
| Autocompletion |
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