Clicknium VS Pywinauto
There are much clerical works in desktop client side which are repeatitive tasks, like filling forms, sending messages to multiple groups, manipulating ERP system etc. These operations cost much of employees’ time, and automating these client side software to reduce human time in these operations is a good alternative. There are some options to do […]
Java application automation by Clicknium
Background Java is an extremely popular programming language that is used to create many desktop GUI applications. It has become a typical demand to automate these Java GUI applications. Clicknium is perfectly suited to the task. This blog takes SwingSet.jar as an example to introduce how to use Clicknium to automate Java application. Let’s start to learn […]
Using Clicknium project packaging
Quick and easy project packaging with Clicknium Background After creating an automated Python script, you must run it every time in Visual Studio Code or with a command like “Python app.py.” When running the script on a new computer, you must install the Python environment, etc., which might be a big nuisance if you have […]
How we migrate Clicknium to Manifest V3
Background We started a project called Clicknium this year, a Python automation library for browser and desktop applications. It depends on the Clicknium browser extension to control the browser, and simulate mouse and keyboard actions.Since January 2022, adding new extensions based on Manifest V2 to the Chrome Web Store has been forbidden. All extensions on Manifest V2 […]