asweigart/pyautogui
A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings. Used to programmatically control the mouse & keyboard. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4430
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 743
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12668 stars · 1435 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
PyAutoGUI is a cross-platform Python module for GUI automation that programmatically controls the mouse and keyboard. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux and supports tasks like clicking, typing, and screen-based interaction.
Use cases
- automate repetitive mouse clicks and keyboard input
- write scripts to control the mouse cursor programmatically
- automate GUI testing of desktop applications
- simulate keystrokes and hotkeys in Python
- build simple RPA bots for desktop apps
- automate form filling or clicking through UIs
When to choose
- you need cross-platform desktop GUI automation from Python
- you want a simple, well-documented API for mouse and keyboard control
- you're automating apps with no scripting or API interface
When to avoid
- you need to automate web browsers specifically (use Selenium or Playwright)
- you require multi-monitor support or high-reliability enterprise RPA
- you need image-recognition-heavy automation at scale
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui workflow-automation testing developer-tools cross-platform windows python cross-platform gui-automation mouse-control keyboard-control rpa desktop-automation automation macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/asweigart/pyautogui · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e7d4e7ece1e
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pyautogui/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2cbd4263baef
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| asweigart/pyautogui | main | 32 |
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