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xdotool

Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (development files)

About xdotool

Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (development files)

This project links 21 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 3 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 3 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 3 package records; Fedora 43: 3 package records; Fedora 44: 3 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.xdotool: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.213 recordsAlpine Linux 3.223 recordsAlpine Linux 3.233 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)3 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)3 recordsFedora 433 recordsFedora 443 records
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Project identity

Project
xdotool
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
21
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
BSD-3-Clause
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

This tool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and re-size windows, etc.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. xdotool

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. xdotool-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. xdotool-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. xdotool

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. xdotool-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. xdotool-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source xdotool

    3.20211022.1-r1

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. xdotool

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source xdotool

    4.20251130.1-r0

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. xdotool-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source xdotool

    4.20251130.1-r0

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. xdotool-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source xdotool

    4.20251130.1-r0

    Simulate X11 keyboard/mouse input events (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. libxdo3

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source xdotool

    1:3.20160805.1-5

    library for simulating (generating) X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. libxdo-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source xdotool

    1:3.20160805.1-5

    library for simulating X11 keyboard/mouse input

    amd64arm64bookworm
  3. xdotool

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / x11

    1:3.20160805.1-5

    simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libxdo3

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source xdotool

    1:3.20160805.1-5.1

    library for simulating (generating) X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. libxdo-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source xdotool

    1:3.20160805.1-5.1

    library for simulating X11 keyboard/mouse input

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. xdotool

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / x11

    1:3.20160805.1-5.1

    simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. libxdo

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-9.fc43

    Keyboard input simulation library

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  2. libxdo-devel

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-9.fc43

    Development files for libxdo

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  3. xdotool

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-9.fc43

    Fake keyboard/mouse input

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. libxdo

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-10.fc44

    Keyboard input simulation library

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  2. libxdo-devel

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-10.fc44

    Development files for libxdo

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  3. xdotool

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source xdotool

    1:3.20211022.1-10.fc44

    Fake keyboard/mouse input

    aarch64x86_6444

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