Open Source @lemmy.ml Kalcifer @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

Is there a good, actively maintained, opensource alternative to Tasker, on Android?

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I'm not aware of any great FOSS/FLOSS Tasker alternatives. There are a few options, but they will be less capable, functional, extensible, user friendly, or modern.

More direct alternatives

Automation - Gitea repo / F-Droid

Easer - Github repo / F-Droid

Requires a server to run automations/dcripts

Home Assistant - Github repo / F-Droid

Requires scripts and may require a server and/or additional add-on apps

Termux - Github repo / F-Droid

Termux:API - Github repo / F-Droid
I believe you're looking for Easer, though not sure how well it matches to your criteria https://github.com/renyuneyun/Easer https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/ryey.easer/
IMHO, no, and I look for one all the time, I hate Tasker, really miss Automagic -_-
- I'm curious - why do you hate Tasker? I've been using it for years (well before Joao became the dev) and I've always found it supremely useful.
  
  The UX is so terrible, I can't figure out what's to like about it.
  
  It's still a useful app, I mean it's design is complete garbage, but you get utility.
After many years of using Tasker, I switched to Macrodroid.

Not quite as powerful but does 95% of what Tasker can do and the interface makes waaaay more sense, to me.

Macrodroid can also utilise Tasker and Locale plugins.
- Macrodroid doesn't seem to be opensource.
  
  Yeah, sorry.
- From what I can see, Macrodroid does not appear to be opensource, but thank you for the suggestion.
  
  Yeah, sorry.
I also was searching for an open source alternative. I came across Automate, and fell in love with it. However, it's not open source but I highly recommend giving it a try.
What's wrong with Tasker?
- It's closed source, and it costs money.
- It was buggy when I used it. Then to get rid of it, I had to reset my phone. It's a mess.

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