It is the ability to automate tasks directly in the web browser. Note that UIPath and Blue Prism can only automate tasks on a Windows desktop, whereas Kantu works on Mac and Linux desktops as well. Rates the usefulness of the tool to automate tasks on the users desktop. Desktop Automationĭesktop automation is sometimes also called “RDA” (Robotic Desktop Automation). We require a software to be Open-Source to be eligible for a very good security rating. By contrast, the AHK and Kantu core is open-source, so you can easily check that no information is send anywhere. So you must trust the developers that they do not send of critical corporate information to outside Some use it as “AutoHotKey for Mac” and as “AutoHotKey for Linux”, even so technicallyĪutoIT is a trustworthy project. It works visually and its supports Mac and Linux, too. FeatureĪs third option the table includes Kantu, a computer-vision and AI powered lightweight RPA tool. The table below compares the key features of these two well-known Windows automation tools. From this point on the tools diverged in their feature set, syntax and user community. To avoid this, they made AutoIT closed source. But the AutoIT developers did not like that AHK copied code from AutoIT. It was created after the AutoIT team refused to add better keyboard shortcut support (“Hotkeys”). Historically AutoHotkey was even a clone (“fork”) of AutoIT. What is the difference between the AutoHotkey and AutoIT? Both are similar Windows automation tools.

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