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Apple Shortcuts vs Huginn

Apple Shortcuts

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Huginn

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FigureApple ShortcutsHuginn
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
macOSYes—
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Task Automation Software7.0 (#34)8.6 (#6)

Plans

Apple Shortcuts

  • FreeFree

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Huginn

  • Self-hosted HuginnFree

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Apple Shortcuts

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Huginn

Huginn is open-source software for creating agents that automate online tasks by monitoring web pages, responding to events, and taking actions. Agents produce and consume events that pass through a directed graph, which can connect steps in an automation. Example uses include checking sites for changes, tracking deals, and sending scheduled email digests. Huginn can send and receive WebHooks, run custom JavaScript, and extend installations with external Agent gems. Listed connections include Slack, Twitter, RSS, JIRA, MQTT, Twilio, and Pushbullet. It can run on Linux or a self-hosted server, with an official Docker image and manual installation instructions. Local setup requires MySQL or PostgreSQL; the default configuration calls for at least 0.5 GB physical memory and 0.5 GB addressable memory such as swap. The production guide was created for Debian and Ubuntu. The README assumes SSL and recommends an egress proxy for shared instances where untrusted users can create agents. Huginn is free under the MIT License, and the project directs users to its Gitter room and GitHub repository for discussion and contributions.

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