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I use Autokey to automate many, many small things. I have abbreviations I type for words, and phrases and it replaces them for me.
Going further I use talon voice for voice control of the system.
I say things like "check work email" or "search duck" etc, and it does as it's meant to. Took a while to get setup, and comfortable. But now done I am so much faster talking, rather than typing.
In one voice command for example, talon goes to my browser, selects the appropriate tab, finds the search input, enters a search phrase, including using clipboard contents, and then, selects the result, so it can load.
In terms of keys it's maybe (rough count) 21 keystrokes. All one in one voice command. Game changer.
However, talon voice is NOT open source, and I don't love that. As the community put in huge amounts of time and resources to extend it. Which is risky, as enshitification can come on projects like this. For now, things are good.
Yes, stuff like this saves me so much time in the long run. I have shortcut abbreviations I type for my zoom link, bookings link, phone number, email. Generic ticket closing response. Hex codes for colors in my work palette. Even kind of long bits of code when I find myself reusing them frequently.