Automation and Postprocessing Tools in the Field of Technical Documentation
Market overview of recommendable automation and post-processing tools, especially in connection with the creation of technical documentation and user assistance
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Process automation, conversion, and formatting
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AutoHotkey Lets you automate almost any task within almost any Windows application. Can for example be used to auto replace text, to insert special characters with a click of a button, or to call a sequence of commands from menus and dialogs. From the AutoHotkey web site you can also download SciTE4AutoHotkey, a free editor for AutoHotkey scripts that provides syntax highlighting and context-sensitive help. PuloversMacroCreator is a desktop application that lets you record simple actions on your computer and then transforms these actions into an AutoHotkey script. Price level: free (open source) https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator AutoIt Alternative to AutoHotkey. Scripts are compatible to some extent. Price level: free (freeware) https://www.autoitscript.com/site/ Key Manager Can remap combinations of keys and mouse buttons. Also can run its own macros. Price level: low SikuliX Implements automation based on screen captures. Price level: free (open source) UI.Vision Visual automation tool, screen scraping tool, and testing tool. Price level: free (open source) RoboTask Price level: low Jitbit Auto Text Price level: low https://www.jitbit.com/autotext/ Jitbit Macro Recorder Price level: low https://www.jitbit.com/macro-recorder/ PTFB Pro Price level: low Macro Scheduler Price level: low Macro Express Price level: low PhraseExpress Price level: low TextExpander (NEW ENTRY) Comes with various functions to search for suitable snippets and to use them consistently in teams. Price level: low Automation Workshop Price level: diverse https://www.automationworkshop.org winautomation Price level: medium VisualCron Price level: medium Automate Price level: not published |
Text Workbench Can search and replace text in files of various formats. Fully supports regular expressions and Unicode. Can be run via a graphical user interface, from the command line, or via the Windows scripting host engine. Price level: low AKS Text Replacer Quite similar to Text Workbench but with fewer functions. Includes a comfortable batch file making utility. Works with text files and Microsoft Word files. Price level: low TextPipe Available in different versions for simple search and replace operations up to sophisticated data mining. Price level: low PowerGREP One of the most powerful search and replace tools for text files available. Can be run both via a graphical user interface and from the command line. Price level: low AJC Grep Search, replace, and data extraction tool. Price level: low https://www.ajcsoft.com/grep-search.htm Batch Text File Editor, Batch Docs, Batch Word Replace, Batch File Replace Provide many functions for batch replacing text and formatting in text and Word files. Price level: low grepWin Regular expression search and replace utility for Windows. Can also be run from the command line, thus allowing full automation. Price level: free (open source) https://tools.stefankueng.com/grepWin.html Aba Search and Replace (NEW ENTRY) Comes with various features, such as Unicode support, multi-line search and replace, regular expression support (including look around, non-greedy matching) preview before replacement, undo for any replacement, and more. Price level: low TextCrawler Can search and replace across files and can extract, insert and delete text. Supports regular expressions and batch mode. Unicode compatible. Price level: low https://www.digitalvolcano.co.uk/textcrawler.html FART Command line utility for finding and replacing text. Price level: free (open source) https://sourceforge.net/projects/fart-it/ Swiss File Knife Among other features also provides a search and replace tool for the command line. Price level: free (open source) https://sourceforge.net/projects/swissfileknife/ Rainbow Provides multi-file find and replace, various conversion options, plus a number of other useful features. Price level: free (open source) MegaReplacer for Microsoft Word Finds and replaces multiple text strings (characters, words, phrases), text formatting, or styles within one or multiple documents. Price level: low https://www.editorium.com/14843.htm Perl Programming language that has a particular strength in handling texts. Price level: free (open source) |
PatternStream Automates publishing workflows. Information can be acquired directly from any standard relational databases, or from XML, HTML, and other files. The gathered information can then be automatically imported and placed where needed in the final document (FrameMaker, InDesign, HTML, XML, Excel). Price level: not published Typefi Single-source publishing platform that integrates print, online, and mobile production into one automated workflow. Price level: not published c-rex.net Extracts and converts content between various formats for editing, translation, and publishing. Price level: not published Miramo Automatically formats information extracted from databases and other data sources, such as XML data. Uses Adobe FrameMaker. Price level: high Pandoc Universal document converter. Among others, converts between markdown, reStructuredText, textile, HTML, DocBook, LaTeX, MediaWiki markup, and OPML. Price level: free (open source) CoreFTP FTP client that can also be controlled from the command line and thus be used for automated publication processes. Price level: low |
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