Actiona is a free, open-source automation tool for Windows and Linux that scripts mouse clicks, keystrokes, and desktop tasks. Read features, pricing, and FAQs.
Actiona is a free, open-source automation tool that lets anyone script repetitive desktop tasks without writing code, though advanced users can extend it with JavaScript. It began life in 2005 as Actionaz, created by French developer Jonathan Mercier-Ganady, and has since been renamed and continuously maintained as a community-driven project.
The tool works by assembling ordered lists of actions, such as clicking, typing, opening a URL, or waiting for a window, into a single automated script that Actiona then executes. This makes it well suited to simple macro recording as well as more elaborate desktop workflows.
Because Actiona has no company or commercial backing, it is distributed entirely free of charge under the GNU General Public License version 3, with the project funded through community donations rather than subscriptions or licensing fees.
Actiona can emulate mouse clicks, mouse movement, and keyboard input, and can also detect on-screen images or specific pixel colors to trigger actions, which is useful for automating interactions with applications that lack an API.
It supports system-level actions such as running shell commands, opening files or URLs, showing notifications and message boxes, playing sounds, and controlling application windows, alongside file and data actions like reading or writing text and INI files, using the clipboard, and sending emails.
For more advanced automation, Actiona exposes a full JavaScript (EcmaScript) scripting environment so users can add loops, conditional logic, labels, and custom functions rather than relying solely on the visual editor.
Actiona is completely free to download, use, and modify, since it is released as open-source software under the GPLv3 license. There are no paid tiers, subscriptions, or usage limits.
The project accepts voluntary donations and sponsorships to help cover infrastructure costs such as server hosting and code-signing certificates for Windows builds, but these contributions are optional and do not unlock additional features.
Yes. Actiona is fully free and open source under the GPLv3 license, with no paid plans, subscriptions, or feature limits.
Actiona runs on Windows and Linux. It does not currently offer a macOS build.
No. Actiona includes a visual drag-and-drop editor for building action lists without coding, though it also supports JavaScript scripting for advanced users.
Actiona is maintained by French developer Jonathan Mercier-Ganady, who created the project in 2005 under the earlier name Actionaz, along with community contributors.
Actiona was originally released as Actionaz before being renamed.
Yes. Actiona can find and control application windows, search the screen for images or colors, and emulate mouse and keyboard input to interact with almost any desktop application.
Support is community-based through the project wiki and Discord server rather than a dedicated commercial support team, since Actiona is a volunteer-maintained open-source project.