xmodmap VS AutoKey

xmodmap

The xmodmap program is used to edit and display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table that are...

AutoKey

A Python 3 port of AutoKey, the desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.

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Category Popularity

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AutoKey

OS & Utilities

100 100%

OS & Utilities

0% 0

Automation

9 9%

Automation

91% 91

Note Taking

100 100%

Note Taking

0% 0

Windows Tools

14 14%

Windows Tools

86% 86

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9 Best AutoHotkey Alternative Apps

AutoKey is also capable of serving the perfect text/ command insertion, depending on the type of application/ program you are using.

Source: www.gadgetxplore.com

Autohotkey Alternatives and Similar Free Software

This software was previously named AutoKey Py3, and this one works fine with Linux and Windows 11. This software allows you to collect the scripts, and execute the programs as you need them.

Source: www.winosbite.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, AutoKey seems to be a lot more popular than xmodmap. While we know about 37 links to AutoKey, we've tracked only 1 mention of xmodmap. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

xmodmap mentions (1)

Unicode Character “𝕏” (U+1D54F)
The character is used by another famous piece of software for what, 40 years? https://x.org/wiki/. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

AutoKey mentions (37)

Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
I use AutoKey on Linux. It's less powerful than AHK but uses native Python which is nice: https://github.com/autokey/autokey. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance
On Linux, the more direct equivalent to AHK is the similarly named AutoKey. AHK itself is never going to be cross-platform, due to the low-level it interacts specifically with Windows, but AutoKey is the Linux equivalent, designed to interact low-level with Linux in a similar way to AHK on Windows. Source: about 1 year ago
Text expansion app for Linux
I've seen people mention AutoKey but I've never used it myself: https://github.com/autokey/autokey. Source: about 1 year ago
Ergonomic lefty for Chromebook, with a good middle-click?
You can also try remapping mouse buttons. I use autohotkey to remap the middle clock to the right click. Autohotkey is windows only, but there is autokey which might help if you are a heavy middle click user like me. Source: about 1 year ago
Macros for Linux? Like autoit, or automated mouse/keyboard presses.
There's also Autokey, not Wayland compatible though. Source: about 1 year ago