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AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.

25 mentions on Hacker News by 21 people: 1 story, 24 comments · first 2016-04-07 · latest 2026-02-27

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    AutoKey – a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11
    story by Curiositry · 2026-02-27 · 0 comments
  2. …https://github.com/Paris/IronAHK / https://github.com/poa00/ahk.keysharp/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/autokey/autokey https://linux.die.net/man/7/xautomation http://sikulix.com/ https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11…
    comment by autoexec · 2024-05-23 · in WinDirStat – Windows Directory Statistics
  3. > there's no decent replacement for it in Linux I've had a lot of success with AutoKey[1]. [1]: https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by gaws · 2023-10-04 · in Ask HN: What is that one program in Windows that umatched in Linux?
  4. I use AutoKey on Linux. It's less powerful than AHK but uses native Python which is nice: https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by OsrsNeedsf2P · 2023-08-22 · in Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
  5. You that read wrong https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by TheSpiceIsLife · 2023-01-29 · in AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
  6. …thanks. How do they compare with autokey? I haven't tried it properly, but it gets mentioned a lot. https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by irthomasthomas · 2023-01-29 · in AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
  7. https://github.com/autokey/autokey/issues/87
    comment by mmphosis · 2023-01-04 · in AutoHotKey V2 (Breaking Upgrade)
  8. …in this, having one script that works everywhere. It's also good to know linux has autokey ( https://github.com/autokey/autokey ) for the same result. The name is close, but it's a different project. It's not compatible with autohotkey,…
    comment by BiteCode_dev · 2022-08-30 · in Show HN: AutoHotkey for Linux
  9. …your shortcut daemon from capturing the necessary keys. Autokey certainly runs into that problem ( https://github.com/autokey/autokey/issues/87 ). Other programs seem to get similar features working, but not everyone had the time or…
    comment by jeroenhd · 2022-03-21 · in Tell HN: Gnome on Wayland Is Amazing
  10. Autokey https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by TeamXe · 2022-02-12 · in Programs that have saved Hacker News 100+ hours by automating repetitive tasks
  11. There are 3 options here. https://github.com/mooz/xkeysnail https://github.com/k0kubun/xremap https://github.com/autokey/autokey My advice is to skip the last one unless you need something truly complicated and a config syntax that is just…
    comment by rbreaves · 2022-01-16 · in Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
  12. …not sure it's still maintained. Recent commits imply it is, but I don't know how valuable they are https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by bravetraveler · 2021-12-12 · in Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace
  13. …you crave for that, and more, you can use AutoKey on Linux (not AutoHotKey which is Windows only): https://github.com/autokey/autokey It will let you bind custom Python scripts to any mouse/keyboard sequence, including words on the fly. It…
    comment by BiteCode_dev · 2021-02-03 · in Show HN: Espanso: detect a typed keyword and replace it while you're typing
  14. …`systemsettings5 kcm_keys` and configure or edit `~/.config/kdeglobals`, section `[Shortcuts]`. • https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by bmn__ · 2020-10-14 · in KDE Plasma 5.20
  15. …from terminal with consistent shortcuts. 1. https://github.com/roymckenzie/macos-autokey-phrases 2. https://github.com/autokey/autokey 3. https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto UPD: edit formatting
    comment by freetonik · 2020-08-07 · in Mac keyboard shortcuts
  16. Linux users, see https://github.com/autokey/autokey . I use it for purposes very similar to those described by the article (little automation scripts, text expansion). It's equally as {sometimes awesome, sometimes infuriatingly quirky} as…
    comment by ronjouch · 2020-05-12 · in In Praise of AutoHotKey
  17. …you to rebind you application shortcuts. Finding this made migrating back to linux possible for me. https://github.com/autokey/autokey/wiki/API-Examples
    comment by resonator · 2019-10-14 · in Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000
  18. …maybe that'll work better. [1] http://shallowsky.com/blog/linux/gtk3-emacs-key-theme.html [2] https://github.com/autokey/autokey [3] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1669
    comment by mandarg · 2019-08-25 · in From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love
  19. …on macOS. Problem is, that you might want Wayland support, as X is on the way out. [1] https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by Fnoord · 2019-08-16 · in Cool but obscure X11 tools
  20. …AutoHotKey (AHK) alternative on Linux, consider AutoKey [1] which has Python scripting support. [1] https://github.com/autokey/autokey/
    comment by Fnoord · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  21. I wish I could move to Wayland, but I make heavy use of X-only automation tools ( https://github.com/autokey/autokey for keyword expansion and cross-app macros, and wmctrl/xdotool for window switching using…
    comment by ronjouch · 2019-06-28 · in Red Hat Expecting X.org to “Go into Hard Maintenance Mode Fairly Quickly”
  22. AutoHotkey is amazing. On Linux, there is also Autokey. https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by ChrisGranger · 2019-03-29 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?
  23. AutoKey https://github.com/autokey/autokey for Linux is pretty similar, though perhaps not as popular and well documented as AutoHotkey. It's simple enough that anyone can use it to make text-expansion macros, but it becomes more powerful…
    comment by ChrisGranger · 2018-06-25 · in Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life?
  24. The closest one is probably https://github.com/autokey/autokey
    comment by laktak · 2016-11-29 · in Show HN: Anycomplete
  25. …for a new solution. Reluctantly, I will be looking too. We use linux at work and I have been using https://github.com/autokey/autokey there, but it is a little abandoned. I have to restart it with a cron job every 10 minutes, but it is…
    comment by jpwgarrison · 2016-04-07 · in TextExpander 6 or How Not to Launch Your SaaS