Robotgo

Golang Desktop Automation. Control the mouse, keyboard, bitmap and image, read the screen, process, Window Handle and global event listener.

RobotGo supports Mac, Windows, and Linux(X11); and robotgo supports arm64 and x86-amd64.

Contents

• Docs
• Binding
• Requirements
• Installation
• Update
• Examples
• Cross-Compiling
• Authors
• Plans
• Donate
• Contributors
• License

Docs

• GoDoc
  
• API Docs (Deprecated, no updated)

Binding:

ADB, packaging android adb API.

Robotn, binding JavaScript and other, support more language.

Requirements:

Now, Please make sure Golang, GCC is installed correctly before installing RobotGo.

ALL:

Golang

GCC

For MacOS:

Xcode Command Line Tools (And Privacy setting: #277 )

xcode-select --install

For Windows:

MinGW-w64 (Use recommended)

Or the other GCC (But you should compile the "libpng" with yourself when use the bitmap.)

For everything else:

GCC

X11 with the XTest extension (the Xtst library)


"Bitmap":

libpng (Just used by bitmap)

"Event":

xcb, xkb, libxkbcommon

"Clipboard":

xsel xclip

Ubuntu:

# gcc
sudo apt install gcc libc6-dev

# x11
sudo apt install libx11-dev xorg-dev libxtst-dev

# Bitmap
sudo apt install libpng++-dev

# Hook
sudo apt install xcb libxcb-xkb-dev x11-xkb-utils libx11-xcb-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libxkbcommon-dev

# Clipboard
sudo apt install xsel xclip

Fedora:

sudo dnf install libXtst-devel 

# Bitmap
sudo dnf install libpng-devel

# Hook
sudo dnf install libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel xorg-x11-xkb-utils-devel

# Clipboard
sudo dnf install xsel xclip

Installation:

With Go module support (Go 1.11+), just import:

import "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"

Otherwise, to install the robotgo package, run the command:

go get github.com/go-vgo/robotgo

png.h: No such file or directory? Please see issues/47.

Update:

go get -u github.com/go-vgo/robotgo

Note go1.10.x C file compilation cache problem, golang #24355. go mod vendor problem, golang #26366.

Examples:

Mouse

package main

import (
  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
)

func main() {
  robotgo.MouseSleep = 100

  robotgo.ScrollDir(10, "up")
  robotgo.ScrollDir(20, "right")

  robotgo.Scroll(0, -10)
  robotgo.Scroll(100, 0)

  robotgo.MilliSleep(100)
  robotgo.ScrollSmooth(-10, 6)
  // robotgo.ScrollRelative(10, -100)

  robotgo.Move(10, 20)
  robotgo.MoveRelative(0, -10)
  robotgo.DragSmooth(10, 10)

  robotgo.Click("wheelRight")
  robotgo.Click("left", true)
  robotgo.MoveSmooth(100, 200, 1.0, 10.0)

  robotgo.Toggle("left")
  robotgo.Toggle("left", "up")
}

Keyboard

package main

import (
  "fmt"

  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
)

func main() {
  robotgo.TypeStr("Hello World")
  robotgo.TypeStr("だんしゃり", 0, 1)
  // robotgo.TypeStr("テストする")

  robotgo.TypeStr("Hi, Seattle space needle, Golden gate bridge, One world trade center.")
  robotgo.TypeStr("Hi galaxy, hi stars, hi MT.Rainier, hi sea. こんにちは世界.")
  robotgo.Sleep(1)

  // ustr := uint32(robotgo.CharCodeAt("Test", 0))
  // robotgo.UnicodeType(ustr)

  robotgo.KeySleep = 100
  robotgo.KeyTap("enter")
  // robotgo.TypeStr("en")
  robotgo.KeyTap("i", "alt", "cmd")

  arr := []string{"alt", "cmd"}
  robotgo.KeyTap("i", arr)

  robotgo.MilliSleep(100)
  robotgo.KeyToggle("a")
  robotgo.KeyToggle("a", "up")

  robotgo.WriteAll("Test")
  text, err := robotgo.ReadAll()
  if err == nil {
    fmt.Println(text)
  }
}

Screen

package main

import (
  "fmt"

  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
  "github.com/vcaesar/imgo"
)

func main() {
  x, y := robotgo.Location()
  fmt.Println("pos: ", x, y)

  color := robotgo.GetPixelColor(100, 200)
  fmt.Println("color---- ", color)

  sx, sy := robotgo.GetScreenSize()
  fmt.Println("get screen size: ", sx, sy)

  bit := robotgo.CaptureScreen(10, 10, 30, 30)
  defer robotgo.FreeBitmap(bit)

  img := robotgo.ToImage(bit)
  imgo.Save("test.png", img)

  num := robotgo.DisplaysNum()
  for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
    robotgo.DisplayID = i
    img1 := robotgo.CaptureImg()
    path1 := "save_" + strconv.Itoa(i)
    robotgo.Save(img1, path1+".png")
    robotgo.SaveJpeg(img1, path1+".jpeg", 50)

    img2 := robotgo.CaptureImg(10, 10, 20, 20)
    robotgo.Save(img2, "test_"+strconv.Itoa(i)+".png")
  }
}

Bitmap

package main

import (
  "fmt"

  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
  "github.com/vcaesar/bitmap"
)

func main() {
  bit := robotgo.CaptureScreen(10, 20, 30, 40)
  // use `defer robotgo.FreeBitmap(bit)` to free the bitmap
  defer robotgo.FreeBitmap(bit)

  fmt.Println("bitmap...", bit)
  img := robotgo.ToImage(bit)
  // robotgo.SavePng(img, "test_1.png")
  robotgo.Save(img, "test_1.png")

  bit2 := robotgo.ToCBitmap(robotgo.ImgToBitmap(img))
  fx, fy := bitmap.Find(bit2)
  fmt.Println("FindBitmap------ ", fx, fy)
  robotgo.Move(fx, fy)

  arr := bitmap.FindAll(bit2)
  fmt.Println("Find all bitmap: ", arr)

  fx, fy = bitmap.Find(bit)
  fmt.Println("FindBitmap------ ", fx, fy)

  bitmap.Save(bit, "test.png")
}

OpenCV

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "math/rand"

  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
  "github.com/vcaesar/gcv"
  "github.com/vcaesar/bitmap"
)

func main() {
  opencv()
}

func opencv() {
  name := "test.png"
  name1 := "test_001.png"
  robotgo.SaveCapture(name1, 10, 10, 30, 30)
  robotgo.SaveCapture(name)

  fmt.Print("gcv find image: ")
  fmt.Println(gcv.FindImgFile(name1, name))
  fmt.Println(gcv.FindAllImgFile(name1, name))

  bit := bitmap.Open(name1)
  defer robotgo.FreeBitmap(bit)
  fmt.Print("find bitmap: ")
  fmt.Println(bitmap.Find(bit))

  // bit0 := robotgo.CaptureScreen()
  // img := robotgo.ToImage(bit0)
  // bit1 := robotgo.CaptureScreen(10, 10, 30, 30)
  // img1 := robotgo.ToImage(bit1)
  // defer robotgo.FreeBitmapArr(bit0, bit1)
  img := robotgo.CaptureImg()
  img1 := robotgo.CaptureImg(10, 10, 30, 30)

  fmt.Print("gcv find image: ")
  fmt.Println(gcv.FindImg(img1, img))
  fmt.Println()

  res := gcv.FindAllImg(img1, img)
  fmt.Println(res[0].TopLeft.Y, res[0].Rects.TopLeft.X, res)
  x, y := res[0].TopLeft.X, res[0].TopLeft.Y
  robotgo.Move(x, y-rand.Intn(5))
  robotgo.MilliSleep(100)
  robotgo.Click()

  res = gcv.FindAll(img1, img) // use find template and sift
  fmt.Println("find all: ", res)
  res1 := gcv.Find(img1, img)
  fmt.Println("find: ", res1)

  img2, _, _ := robotgo.DecodeImg("test_001.png")
  x, y = gcv.FindX(img2, img)
  fmt.Println(x, y)
}

Event

package main

import (
  "fmt"

  // "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
  hook "github.com/robotn/gohook"
)

func main() {
  add()
  low()
  event()
}

func add() {
  fmt.Println("--- Please press ctrl + shift + q to stop hook ---")
  hook.Register(hook.KeyDown, []string{"q", "ctrl", "shift"}, func(e hook.Event) {
    fmt.Println("ctrl-shift-q")
    hook.End()
  })

  fmt.Println("--- Please press w---")
  hook.Register(hook.KeyDown, []string{"w"}, func(e hook.Event) {
    fmt.Println("w")
  })

  s := hook.Start()
  <-hook.Process(s)
}

func low() {
	evChan := hook.Start()
	defer hook.End()

	for ev := range evChan {
		fmt.Println("hook: ", ev)
	}
}

func event() {
  ok := hook.AddEvents("q", "ctrl", "shift")
  if ok {
    fmt.Println("add events...")
  }

  keve := hook.AddEvent("k")
  if keve {
    fmt.Println("you press... ", "k")
  }

  mleft := hook.AddEvent("mleft")
  if mleft {
    fmt.Println("you press... ", "mouse left button")
  }
}

Window

package main

import (
  "fmt"

  "github.com/go-vgo/robotgo"
)

func main() {
  fpid, err := robotgo.FindIds("Google")
  if err == nil {
    fmt.Println("pids... ", fpid)

    if len(fpid) > 0 {
      robotgo.TypeStr("Hi galaxy!", int(fpid[0]))
      robotgo.KeyTap("a", fpid[0], "cmd")

      robotgo.KeyToggle("a", fpid[0])
      robotgo.KeyToggle("a", fpid[0], "up")

      robotgo.ActivePid(fpid[0])

      robotgo.Kill(fpid[0])
    }
  }

  robotgo.ActiveName("chrome")

  isExist, err := robotgo.PidExists(100)
  if err == nil && isExist {
    fmt.Println("pid exists is", isExist)

    robotgo.Kill(100)
  }

  abool := robotgo.Alert("test", "robotgo")
  if abool {
 	  fmt.Println("ok@@@ ", "ok")
  }

  title := robotgo.GetTitle()
  fmt.Println("title@@@ ", title)
}

CrossCompiling

Windows64 to windows32

SET CGO_ENABLED=1
SET GOARCH=386
go build main.go

Other to windows

Install Requirements (Ubuntu, Just used by bitmap.):

sudo apt install gcc-multilib
sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64
# fix err: zlib.h: No such file or directory
sudo apt install libz-mingw-w64-dev

Build the binary:

GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CXX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ go build -x ./

// CC=mingw-w64\x86_64-7.2.0-win32-seh-rt_v5-rev1\mingw64\bin\gcc.exe
// CXX=mingw-w64\x86_64-7.2.0-win32-seh-rt_v5-rev1\mingw64\bin\g++.exe

Some discussions and questions, please see issues/228, issues/143.

Authors

• The author is vz
• Maintainers
• Contributors

Plans

• Refactor some C code to Go (such as x11, windows)
• Better multiscreen support
• Wayland support
• Update Window Handle
• Try to support Android and IOS

Contributors

• See contributors page for full list of contributors.
• See Contribution Guidelines.

License

Robotgo is primarily distributed under the terms of "both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0)", with portions covered by various BSD-like licenses.

See LICENSE-APACHE, LICENSE-MIT.