FlexGet vs Keyboard Maestro
FlexGet
flexget.comKeyboard Maestro
keyboardmaestro.comSide by side
| Figure | FlexGet | Keyboard Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $36/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Task Automation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.2 (#12) |
| Integrations | FlexGet directly integrates with Deluge, Transmission, uTorrent, rTorrent, SABnzbd, and other clients. | The feature list names Dropbox and other file-sharing systems for syncing macros across Macs, and includes Safari and Chrome actions. |
| Purpose | FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for media such as torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, TV, movies, RSS, HTML, and CSV. | Keyboard Maestro automates Mac applications, websites, text, and images, either on command or on a schedule. |
| Support | The project directs users to its forums and chat for help and to GitHub issues for bugs. | Support is available by email, online documentation, and a forum where developers and users help with specific macros. |
Plans
Keyboard Maestro
- Keyboard Maestro 11$36 a month
- Upgrade to Keyboard Maestro 11$25, paid once
- Keyboard Maestro 11$36, paid once
In their own words
FlexGet
FlexGet is a free, open-source automation tool for media and other content, including torrents, NZBs, podcasts, comics, TV, movies, RSS, HTML, and CSV. It uses YAML configuration files to define tasks and plugin settings. Plugins can create, filter, modify, or download entries, and alter how the tool operates. FlexGet can run as a daemon and schedule tasks from its configuration. It integrates with clients such as Deluge, Transmission, uTorrent, rTorrent, and SABnzbd, and can connect with Trakt, TheTVDB, or IMDb for managing and tracking series or movies. A JSON API can run independently of the web UI; starting the web server requires a password. The Web UI v2 is experimental and not recommended for new users. Installation guidance covers Windows, Linux/BSD, Mac OS X, and Docker. YAML may be confusing to newcomers, though a validator helps identify mistakes. The project reports that critical remote-code-execution vulnerabilities involving the exec and decompress plugins were addressed in version 3.20.13 and advises upgrading.
Keyboard Maestro
Keyboard Maestro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.