Create and run everyday automations from one simple workspace. ⚡🖥️
Atulya-Automation-Hub is a planned standalone desktop application for building and running quick automations: move and rename files, watch folders, process spreadsheets, schedule repeatable tasks and connect approved web/API steps.
🚧 Project stage: Product blueprint and roadmap. Installers and application code are not released yet.
Ask for an outcome, preview the steps, and run it:
| You want to... | Automation outcome |
|---|---|
| Rename and file downloaded invoices | A reusable watched-folder workflow |
| Move attachments into vendor folders | A reviewed sorting recipe |
| Run a spreadsheet cleanup every evening | A scheduled local job |
| Fetch approved API data into CSV | A repeatable export workflow |
| Chain file conversion and email draft creation | A visible multi-step automation |
| Platform | Planned delivery |
|---|---|
| Windows | Signed .exe installer, desktop shortcut and local workspace |
| macOS | Signed .dmg application package |
| Linux | AppImage and .deb, plus CLI package |
First launch should include sample workflows, a visual recipe builder, a run history view, permission prompts and a backup/export option.
flowchart TD
UI["Desktop Workflow Builder"] --> API["Local Automation API"]
API --> ENGINE["Workflow Engine"]
ENGINE --> FILES["File & Folder Actions"]
ENGINE --> SHEETS["Spreadsheet Actions"]
ENGINE --> WEB["Approved HTTP/API Actions"]
ENGINE --> SCHED["Scheduler"]
ENGINE --> AUDIT["Preview + Run Log"]
API --> DB[("Local SQLite Workspace")]
- 🔒 Local-first: workflows and data stay local unless the user configures a network action.
- 👀 Preview first: destructive, sending or external actions are shown before execution.
- 🧩 Recipe-based: workflows can be saved, exported and shared without hidden steps.
- 🖥️ Cross-platform: platform-specific actions are clearly marked.
- 🧾 Auditable: every run records what changed and what failed.
| Phase | Focus | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Product design | Workflow format, UX mockups and security model |
| 1 | Local actions | Files, folders, CSV/Excel transformations and run logs |
| 2 | Recipe builder | Visual workflow editor, reusable templates and scheduler |
| 3 | Connectors | User-approved email drafts and HTTP/API steps |
| 4 | Distribution | One-click installers and signed release builds |
Atulya-Automation-Hub will not bypass authentication, OTPs, CAPTCHAs, access restrictions or application security controls. Sending, deletion and remote actions must remain visible and user-approved.
Open an issue describing a repetitive task you want automated, including input files, expected result and the operating system you use.
MIT is planned for the open-source core.