Automation and integrations

Keyboard Maestro alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

Hammerspoon/hammerspoon15,873MITmacOS automation environment exposing system APIs to run scripts, simulate input, manage windows, and schedule tasks.Open on GitHub TomBadash/Mouser5,055MITLocal tool for remapping and customizing Logitech mouse buttons and input behavior on macOS.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Hundreds of Built-In Actions (predefined action library)
Active forum support
New Macro Wizard and security settings UI

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Keyboard Maestro, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.