An auto clicker is a type of

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that can be used to automate the clicking of a

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on a computer screen element and click faster than intended. Clickers can be triggered to repeat input that was recorded earlier, or generated from various current settings. Auto clickers can be as simple as a program that simulates mouse clicking. This type of auto clicker is fairly generic and will often work alongside any other computer program running at the time and acting as though a physical mouse button is pressed. More complex auto clickers can similarly be as general, but often are custom-made for use with one particular program and involve memory reading. Such auto clickers may allow the user to automate most or all mouse functions, as well as simulate a full set of

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inputs. Custom-made auto clickers may have a narrower scope than a generic auto clicker. Sometimes, an auto clicker may not deliver the amount of clicks as entered because of the limitations of the software it is being used on. Auto clickers are also called automation software programs, and may have features enabling response conditional reactions, as well as a keyboard.

Applications

An auto clicker has different applications depending upon the type of task required to be automated. Following are a few examples where auto clickers are used. *Software Testing:

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can be tedious for a human when there are many UI elements that have to be tested repeatedly. In such cases, specialized macros can be created and auto clickers that test the software elements. *Data Entry Automation: For repetitive data entry operations, an auto clicker can be used to replicate the sequence of operations and automating the process, saving time and with minimal chance of error. More complex data entry operations cannot be automated using an auto clicker. *Gaming: Some gamers use auto clickers to perform game actions such as attacking or shooting automatically, or to accelerate their click speed in games like

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and various

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. In some multiplayer games where an auto clicker would give a player an unfair advantage, the software is able to detect the use of an auto clicker and ban the user from playing competitively.

Hardware

Whilst an auto clicker is software that is emulating mouse clicks, there is hardware that can do this for itself. Any computer mouse marketed as a 'gaming mouse' will typically have with an auto click function which can be set to auto click at a user-specified rate. Similarly, some computer joysticks come with an auto-fire function which can usually be adjusted by a further control which sets the rate of fire and also will improve your clicking speed.

List of auto-clicker development tools

Windows

AutoIt AutoIt is a freeware programming language for Microsoft Windows. In its earliest release, it was primarily intended to create automation scripts (sometimes called Macro (computer science), macros) for Microsoft Windows programs but has since grow ...

Macro Express Macro Express is a Windows-based application that allows automation of routine functions, such as filling out web forms, opening programs, and performing mouse clicks, by means of a simple, specialized programming language with support for variabl ...

* iMacros *

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Expect Expect is an extension to the Tcl scripting language written by Don Libes. The program automates interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface. Expect, originally written in 1990 for the Unix platform, has since become avai ...

macOS

* Automator

Linux

AutoKey AutoKey is a free, open-source scripting application for Linux. AutoKey allows the user to define hotkeys and trigger phrases which expand to predefined text, automating frequent or repetitive tasks such as correcting typographical errors or co ...

Web-based

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* iMacros