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Automaton for Mac

Four tools for improving your workflow.

$34.99
In English
Version 1.50
3.9
Based on 11 user rates

Automaton overview

Automaton is four tools in one program, each of which is indispensable. It includes AutoNotes, AutoClips, AutoTyper and AutoFiler.

AutoNotes is notepad unlike any other. You can activate it with a hotkey, and automatically save notes into your "repository", for lightning fast quick notes. Your documents are all linked together like a wiki for fast navigating between pages. You can add tags to group your documents. But best of all, the "repository" is just a plain folder of text and RTF files. So you're not tied down to any proprietary file formats, and you can open existing folders of documents already linked like a Wiki with no work on your part! Then if you want, export your entire repository as a Web site. A fast and powerful way of brainstorming, making knowledge databases, or simply jotting down quick notes.

AutoClips records a history of the items you have cut and copied to the Mac Pasteboard, You can get back older items organised chronologically, or by application, or by Spaces workspace. Get them back either with a hotkey, or from a status bar menu.

AutoTyper is a classic typing saver application. It can replace what you've typed into any other application with some different text and/or images. There is support for dates, times, plain text, rich text, cursor positioning, images, and more. Save keystrokes by making abbreviations for common text. Spice up your emails or documents with signatures, pictures, logos, smilies, etc that are expanded from a simple keyword. Expand entire form letters from abbreviations. Correct common spelling errors. Programmers can make code templates.

AutoFiler uses a simple rule interface so to organize your files for you in the background. Filter on name, type, date, tags and Spotlight attributes. Move or copy files, set color labels, import into iTunes or iPhoto, archive and backup, and more. Let AutoFiler work silently in the background while you get some real work done. AutoFiler can also manage your Trash, emptying it according to your own rules, and it can even clean up after deleted applications by discarding the support files.

What’s new in version 1.50

  • Filer: work around a nasty bug in OS X 10.7 Lion causing rules not to match.

Automaton for Mac

$34.99
In English
Version 1.50
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3.9

(17 Reviews of Automaton)

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cobold0815
cobold0815
Oct 20 2016
1.50
5.0
Oct 20 2016
5.0
Version: 1.50
Too bad that Automaton stopped working for osx Sierra (10.12). Or did anyone bring it to life already again? Thanks for any suggestions or help! Michael
cobold0815
cobold0815
Oct 20 2016
1.50
5.0
Oct 20 2016
5.0
Version: 1.50
Too bad that Automaton stopped working for osx Sierra (10.12). Or did anyone bring it to life already again? Thanks for any suggestions or help! Michael
stuff-7
stuff-7
Jul 20 2014
1.50
4.0
Jul 20 2014
4.0
Version: 1.50
It is a shame that this dev has walked away - this set of apps is unmatched IMO. I still use them without much issue - though they do need to be quit every so often if they get bogged down (i.e. once a week). The clipboard is the main one I use - with a large memory and the option to paste or plain text paste via keystroke it's all I need now! Notes are great as are the auto-expanders. While I am migrating to Apple for this functionality, Automaton does pictures and more for those things that Apple clips can't handle. But for simple stuff the seamless integration with IOS via Apple is unmatched IMO. Autofiler I haven't used for a while but it worked well when I did. As did the notes - very handy.
Surfspirit
Surfspirit
Sep 17 2013
1.50
0.5
Sep 17 2013
0.5
Version: 1.50
Once a very promise app, but lacks updates for long time, it stop working correctly with the Snow Leopard 20013-004 Security Update, it seems to have a serious memory leak, starting with 50 Mb, and in a few seconds it gets more than a gigabyte! Making all the OS sluggish. An update needed or an alternative app.!
Islandmike
Islandmike
Jun 9 2013
1.50
5.0
Jun 9 2013
5.0
Version: 1.50
If you use the snippet/typer feature a lot like I did.. Automaton and auto typer still work as of 10.8.4 but it is losing some access in panes and some things are not working as well as we progress up the OSX update hierarchy. The developer has stopped supporting. There is another macro program that can import the Typer.autotyper file from user/library/application support/automaton/ called aText. It imports the macro or snippet formatting, the label, the abbreviation and is much better than exporting the CSV file from Automaton/AutoTyper and then importing into aText -- aText has good support and is not expensive.
cobold0815
cobold0815
Oct 20 2016
5.0
Oct 20 2016
5.0
Version: null
stuff-7
stuff-7
Jul 20 2014
4.0
Jul 20 2014
4.0
Version: null
Surfspirit
Surfspirit
Sep 17 2013
0.5
Sep 17 2013
0.5
Version: null
Steven-Goodheart
Steven-Goodheart
Jul 28 2011
4.5
Jul 28 2011
4.5
Version: null
Aetintin
Aetintin
Jun 28 2011
2.0
Jun 28 2011
2.0
Version: null
Drking
Drking
Apr 21 2011
5.0
Apr 21 2011
5.0
Version: null
gluhring
gluhring
Apr 6 2011
2.0
Apr 6 2011
2.0
Version: null
LJMac
LJMac
Nov 23 2009
5.0
Nov 23 2009
5.0
Version: null
Islandmike
Islandmike
Oct 20 2009
5.0
Oct 20 2009
5.0
Version: null
Docshlo
Docshlo
Oct 12 2009
5.0
Oct 12 2009
5.0
Version: null
Trahe
Trahe
Oct 8 2009
5.0
Oct 8 2009
5.0
Version: null