Scripting language like BASIC that can create and run automated scheduled tasks.
AutoIt is a freeware script creator app and desktop enhancement utility developed by AutoIt Team for Windows, it's easy-to-use and advanced.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of AutoIt to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this script creation program.
A scripting language and tool for automating and customizing a Windows desktop
AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying “runtimes” required!
AutoIt was initially designed for PC roll out situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. Over time it has become a powerful language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.
Features of AutoIt
- Arrays: Create and manipulate arrays.
- Automation: Create scripts to control other Windows applications.
- COM: Access COM Objects
- COM: Create COM Objects
- Database: Access databases.
- Debugging: Debug and troubleshoot scripts.
- GUI: Create Graphical User Interfaces.
- Multimedia: Play audio and video.
- Network: Access Remote PCs.
- Networking: Access network data.
- Regular Expressions: Advanced search and replace.
- Scripting: Create scripts and functions.
- Security: Secure system with encryption.
- Syntax: Easy to learn, BASIC-like.
- User Input: Get user input from keyboard and mouse.
Compatibility and License
AutoIt is provided under a freeware license on Windows from desktop enhancement software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.3.16.1 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can AutoIt run on?
AutoIt can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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