Automator (macOS)

Automator
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseApril 29, 2005 (2005-04-29)
Stable release
2.10 / December 2, 2022; 21 months ago (2022-12-02)
Operating systemmacOS
TypeAutomation
LicenseProprietary
Websitesupport.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac

Automator is an application developed by Apple Inc. for macOS, which can be used to automate repetitive tasks through point-and-click or drag and drop.

Automator enables the repetition of tasks across a wide variety of programs, including Finder, Safari, Calendar, Contacts and others. It can also work with third-party applications such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop or Pixelmator. The icon features a robot holding a pipe, a reference to pipelines, a computer science term for connected data workflows. Automator was first released with Mac OS X Tiger (10.4).[1][2]

  1. ^ Waldie, Ben (December 27, 2007). Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-13-271234-7.
  2. ^ Waldie, Ben (May 2005). Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator. Spiderworks. ISBN 978-0-9744344-6-9.