Ease of use is a big one. I tried used Automator for simple tasks in the past, and it's got a complicated syntax and a steeper learning curve compared to AHK wh

Ease of use is a big one. I tried used Automator for simple tasks in the past, and it's got a complicated syntax and a steeper learning curve compared to AHK which meant I gave up. Look at the list of keyboard commands for an example of what I mean: https://autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm#Keyboard https://autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm#Keyboard Another example, this is a macro to jump to the end of a file name in windows explorer and append today's date, then jump to the next item in the list (F3 is the trigger): F3:: Macro1: Send, {Alt}{f}{m}{End} ; shortcut to rename, jump to end of filename SetKeyDelay, 0 SendRaw, _09-06-2016 ; this is what is sent Send, {Enter}{Down} ; jump to next file Return This is extremely readable and easy to understand. Perhaps it's possible to do pixel searches in Automator (click on certain buttons for example), but AHK + Pulover's Macro creator make this extremely easy - this is why I mentioned both, as these combined make a perfect drop-in replacement for Sikuli - and they're far more stable than Sikuli, which was quite unstable when I tried it at year or two ago.