# Pulover's Macro Creator review (2026): is it any good? > Free macro recorder and script generator for Windows Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pulover's Macro Creator is a free automation tool and script generator for Windows, based on the AutoHotkey language. It has a built-in recorder for keystrokes and mouse actions plus nearly 200 commands for windows, files, loops and conditions. Macros can be exported as working AutoHotkey scripts. - **Category:** Automation - **Made by:** Rodolfo U. Batista - **Website:** https://www.macrocreator.com - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you are on a Mac or Linux, as only Windows is listed. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pulover's Macro Creator is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free for everyone to use without restriction; donations are optional. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The whole program is free; the site accepts optional donations. | Read from https://www.macrocreator.com/project/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pulover's Macro Creator before buying. ## Key features - **Macro recorder:** Records keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks relative to a window or the screen, and plays them back with step-by-step pausing. - **Nearly 200 commands:** Covers running programs, file operations, sending text, message boxes, loops and goto from basic to advanced automation. - **Image and pixel search:** Searches the screen for an image or pixel, takes screenshots and defines follow-up actions. - **Control and window commands:** Clicks and types into background windows and waits for, moves, resizes or minimizes windows. - **AutoHotkey export:** Macros can be exported as working AutoHotkey scripts, and user-defined functions are supported. ## Good for - Windows users recording repetitive mouse and keyboard tasks - AutoHotkey beginners who want a visual way to generate scripts - Anyone who needs free desktop automation with image search ## Worth knowing - Windows only; no macOS or Linux version is listed. - It depends on AutoHotkey, so macros are tied to that scripting environment. - It is developed by one maintainer with community help, and the current version listed is 5.4.1. - The features page mentions Internet Explorer automation, which is a retired browser. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pulover's Macro Creator records mouse and keyboard actions and turns them into AutoHotkey scripts, with image and pixel search. It is free, Windows only and kept by a single maintainer. - **Value for money: A.** Free for everyone with no restriction; donations are optional. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright with no cap and no account. - **Features: C.** Recorder, nearly 200 commands, image and pixel search and AutoHotkey export. It does its job fully, but it depends on AutoHotkey and the features page still mentions Internet Explorer. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install it and start recording, with nothing to connect. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows only; no macOS or Linux version is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pulover's Macro Creator'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 - Pulover's Macro Creator'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 platforms and integrations (D, above 0). - Pulover's Macro Creator 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.** Pulover's Macro Creator 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: Control over other apps' windows. - You could not: A real app for Windows. 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. ## Works with AutoHotkey, Excel, Word, Internet Explorer **Tags:** Workflow automation, Window management ## Alternatives - [AutoIt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/autoit): Freeware BASIC-like scripting language for automating Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/autoit-vs-pulovers-macro-creator) - [Actiona](https://toolgpa.com/tools/actiona): Free drag-and-drop task automation for Windows and Linux. [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/macro-recorder-vs-pulovers-macro-creator) - [RoboTask](https://toolgpa.com/tools/robotask): Task automation for Windows built from ready-made actions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pulovers-macro-creator-vs-robotask) - [Ui.Vision](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ui-vision): Open-source browser and desktop automation with computer vision. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pulovers-macro-creator-vs-ui-vision) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.macrocreator.com/project/ - https://www.macrocreator.com - https://www.macrocreator.com/features/ - https://www.macrocreator.com/download/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pulovers-macro-creator Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).