AutoIt
Product Description:
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 “runtimes” required. It was initially designed for PC “roll out” situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. Over time it has become a language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops, and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.
Main Features:
- Easy to learn BASIC-like syntax.
- Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements.
- Manipulate windows and processes.
- Interact with all standard windows controls.
- Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables.
- Create graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
- COM support.
- Regular expressions.
- Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions.
- Scriptable RunAs functions.
- Detailed help file and large community-based support forums.
Primary Specifications:
- Compatible with Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008 / Windows 7 / 2008 R2 / Windows 8 / 2012 R2.
- Unicode and x64 support.
- Digitally signed.
- Works with Windows Vista’s User Account Control (UAC).
- Designed to be as small as possible and standalone with no external .dll files or registry entries required making it safe to use on servers.
- Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables with Aut2Exe.
- Comes with combined COM and DLL version of AutoIt called AutoItX that allows users to add the unique features of AutoIt to their own favorite scripting or programming languages.