How does this compare to Autohotkey?

[gtusr]

Using a standard language like C# for writing scripts will attract many users, but how powerful is the keyboard remapping functionality compared to Autohotkey?

This author has taken a different approach by encapsulating Autohotkey in Python: ahk

[qgindi]

Hotkeys, hotstrings (autotext), keyboard remapping and everything else are as powerful as in AHK.

[jrbisson]

Good to know. I've recently invested some time to learn AHK and found its scripting abilities to be a bit lacking. Having already several years of experience with C# and .NET, this alternative seems very appealing to me. Willing to give it a go :)

[gdmeunier]

Hello, I think I have some points that can answer this question:

How does this compare to Autohotkey?

LibreAutomate isn't a competitor of AutoHotKey nor AutoIt.

It appears to take a different approach, it behaves like a C# gateway for beginners of .NET who know the syntax but have trouble remembering function names or how to properly create some async Wait timer etc for HTTP downloads as one example.

LibreAutomate doesn't have its own scripting language, it simply provides a considerably easier 'standard library' for C# beginners.

This way we can easily start C# development without hassle, with a real .NET CLR, as well as using some SQL of JSON libraries (NewtonSoft's JSON library, for example).

AutoIt vs AutoHotKey vs LibreAutomate

If we were to compare them,

• AutoIt would be providing a simpler syntax for BASIC as well as a simpler 'standard library'.
• AutoHotKey would look like a mix of Pascal / Delphi using Windows's rundll32.exe function call syntax (example: 'SetWallpaper, %A_WorkingDir%\wallpaper.png')
• LibreAutomate uses the original C# syntax with a simpler 'standard library'.

Keyboard remapping of LibreAutomate

You get the same keyboard remapping power as all native .NET programs (full power). LibreAutomate cans help to facilitate this use-case with simpler functions & APIs.