octalmage/robotjs
Node.js Desktop Automation. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35.5
- age_days: 4385
- days_rel: 26
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
12770 stars · 1003 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RobotJS is a Node.js desktop automation library for controlling the mouse and keyboard and reading the screen, with native prebuilt binaries for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Version 0.8 adds image and color search, BMP/PNG handling, and multi-monitor display-aware capture.
Use cases
- automate mouse clicks and keyboard input from node
- write desktop ui automation scripts
- capture the screen and find images or colors
- build a bot that types strings and presses keys
- automate repetitive tasks on mac windows and linux
- read pixel colors under the mouse
- create electron apps that control the desktop
When to choose
- you need cross-platform desktop automation from Node.js or Electron
- you want prebuilt binaries without compiling native code
- you need screen capture with image or color matching for UI automation
When to avoid
- you need browser-only automation (use Puppeteer or Playwright)
- you need a stable 1.0 API - the project is still pre-1.0 and APIs may change
- you need mobile or headless-server automation
Facets
library · maturity active
workflow-automation gui image-processing computer-vision developer-tools desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform desktop-automation mouse-control keyboard-control screen-capture image-search rpa native-addon automation nodejs macos linux electron
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/octalmage/robotjs · fetched 2026-08-28 · a1603449d9e2
- homepage: http://robotjs.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 81dc38ac956e
- site_page: http://robotjs.dev/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e31c233bdc6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| octalmage/robotjs | main | 93 |
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