# Desktop and mobile app automation for AI agents (slim)

> 6 desktop & mobile app control listings ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader Robot Framework (BB). Tools that operate desktop and mobile applications the way a person would, by clicking, typing and reading the screen, from scripting languages and test frameworks to robotic process automation platforms with hosted robots. Compared on the platforms and apps they reach, how an agent starts and watches a run, credential handling and licence cost.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/desktop-automation.md (~2,300 tokens) · this version ~380 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/desktop-automation.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/desktop-automation
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-14

- Tools: 6 · agent-ready (BB+): 1 · accept x402: 0 · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json · by capability: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json
- Capabilities: desktop.control, desktop.rpa, desktop.orchestration, mobile.control, desktop.scripting

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Slim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 35 | Robot Framework | BB | 76.4 | medium | no | None | library | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robot-framework.min.md |
| 237 | UiPath | B | 68.2 | medium | no | OAuth | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/uipath.min.md |
| 337 | Robocorp | B | 65.5 | medium | no | None | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.min.md |
| 771 | AutoHotkey | D | 52.8 | medium | no | None | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autohotkey.min.md |
| 815 | Automation Anywhere | D | 50.9 | low | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/automation-anywhere.min.md |
| 913 | AutoIt | D | 46.3 | medium | no | None | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autoit.min.md |