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Macro Express was a Windows-based application that allowed automation of routine functions, such as filling out web forms, opening programs, and performing mouse clicks,[2] by means of a simple, specialized programming language with support for variables, if-then-else logic, loops and other functions.
| Macro Express | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Insight Software Solutions |
| Stable release | 6.7.0.1[1]
/ August 10, 2017 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Automation utility |
| Website | www.macros.com (no longer active) |
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Features included recording of the user's actions into macros, a visual programming language,[3] assigning and manipulating variables, sending email, window repositioning and resizing, text file processing, and file manipulation. Macros could be launched via pressing a hotkey or typing characters, when a process starts or terminates, when a network connection has been made or released, when a file change occurred in a folder, or based on the contents of the clipboard.
Insight Software Solutions, Inc., the makers of Macro Express, closed permanently in late 2025.
See also
edit- AutoIt – Scripting language to automate tasks in Microsoft Windows
- AutoKey – Linux desktop automation software
- AutoHotkey – Automation-focused scripting language for Windows
- Automator – macOS automation software
- Bookmarklet – Web browser bookmark containing JavaScript code
- iMacros – Browser-based application for macro recording, editing and playback for Firefox
- Keyboard Maestro – App for creating automations in MacOS
- KiXtart – Scripting language for Windows
References
edit- ↑ "Revision History". Macro Express. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Macro Express Features - Macro Express". 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ Julia Allen, Jason Fleming. "Macro Express presentation". University of Florida. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2012-01-13.