# Actiona review (2026): is it any good? > Free drag-and-drop task automation for Windows and Linux Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Actiona is a free task automation tool for Windows and Linux. Users build action lists, which are scripts, by dragging and dropping actions, and can extend them with JavaScript. It is written in C++ with the Qt framework, and its source code and installers are published on GitHub. - **Category:** Automation - **Made by:** Actiona project - **Website:** https://wiki.actiona.tools - **Runs on:** Windows, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use a Mac, as there is no macOS build. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Actiona is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free software with no paid plans. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The full program is free software; Windows installers and Ubuntu and Debian packages are offered. | Read from https://wiki.actiona.tools/doku.php?id=en:start on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Actiona before buying. ## Key features - **Drag-and-drop action lists:** Build automations from a list of actions by dragging them in, without needing to know a programming language. - **JavaScript extension:** Advanced users can script with JavaScript (ECMAScript) to extend what the action lists do. - **Community scripts:** A scripts repository holds example scripts created by the community that can be viewed and tested. - **Windows and Linux builds:** Binaries are published for Windows and for Ubuntu, in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, with Debian and Ubuntu packages in the repositories. - **Open source code:** The source is on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, with a guide for compiling the latest unstable version. ## Good for - Linux and Windows users who want free desktop macro automation - People who prefer building action lists visually and scripting only when needed - Contributors who want to read or modify the source ## Worth knowing - Only Windows and GNU/Linux are listed; there is no macOS build. - The current version, 3.11.4, lists only 64-bit Windows downloads, though the wiki says 32-bit binaries exist. - Support is through a Discord server, a forum and the wiki rather than a company help desk. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Actiona is a free program where you build action lists by dragging steps, with JavaScript for anything harder. It runs on Windows and GNU/Linux only, and support is a forum and Discord rather than a help desk. - **Value for money: A.** Free software with no paid plans, which a person can download and run. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no cap and no account. - **Features: C.** Action lists, a JavaScript extension and community scripts. It does the macro job fully, but it is a smaller job than a full automation platform. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Building action lists is a learning curve, and scripting is needed for harder jobs. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A program for computers only: Windows and Linux, no macOS, no web or phone version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Actiona's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among automation tools - Actiona's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 123 of the 134 other automation tools we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 124 of 134) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Actiona has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/automation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Actiona is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 123 of the 134 other automation tools we grade. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: A real app for Windows and Linux. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Workflow automation, Open source, No-code ## Alternatives - [AutoIt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/autoit): Freeware BASIC-like scripting language for automating Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actiona-vs-autoit) - [Pulover's Macro Creator](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pulovers-macro-creator): Free macro recorder and script generator for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actiona-vs-pulovers-macro-creator) - [Macro Recorder](https://toolgpa.com/tools/macro-recorder): Records mouse and keyboard actions for replay on Windows and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actiona-vs-macro-recorder) - [RoboTask](https://toolgpa.com/tools/robotask): Task automation for Windows built from ready-made actions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actiona-vs-robotask) - [Ui.Vision](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ui-vision): Open-source browser and desktop automation with computer vision. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actiona-vs-ui-vision) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://wiki.actiona.tools/doku.php?id=en:start - https://github.com/Jmgr/actiona Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/actiona Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).