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What Is Automator

Automator is a tool included with OS X that allows users to build custom workflows to perform simple and complex tasks like renaming files, combining PDFs, and converting video formats. Workflows in Automator are like recipes, taking defined inputs, performing a series of actions on them, and distributing the results. The key benefits of Automator are that it removes the need to perform repetitive tasks manually and allows users to create workflows by simply dragging and dropping actions without any code writing.

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What Is Automator

Automator is a tool included with OS X that allows users to build custom workflows to perform simple and complex tasks like renaming files, combining PDFs, and converting video formats. Workflows in Automator are like recipes, taking defined inputs, performing a series of actions on them, and distributing the results. The key benefits of Automator are that it removes the need to perform repetitive tasks manually and allows users to create workflows by simply dragging and dropping actions without any code writing.

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What is Automator?

Automator is a tool included with OS X which allows you to build custom


workflows to perform both simple and complex tasks, such as renaming files
in a folder, combining multiple PDF documents, or converting movies from
one format to another using QuickTime.

What is an Automator Workflow?


Workflows are often described as 'recipes' and with good reason. Like recipes
for food, they take a defined list of inputs (the ingredients), perform a series of
actions on them (the preparation and cooking) and then distribute the results.
To create a recipe, all you need to do is tell Automator what ingredients it
needs and where to get them, and then what to do at each stage. And, most
of the time, it's done by dragging and dropping from a list of available options.

What are the benefits of Automator?


There are two key benefits to Automator — it removes the need to perform
repetitive tasks manually and it allows you to create workflows by dragging
and dropping, so you never need to write code (although you can make it
even more powerful by triggering AppleScripts).

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