Elegant Recorder

Without denying that computers have simplified a lot of things, perhaps one of the most irritating aspects about its usage are the repetitive tasks. Luckily, nowadays you can rely on various automation tools to get these repetitive and monotonous tasks done with little effort.

Elegant Recorder is a simple and lightweight program that enables you to record various macros so that you can focus on other important tasks.

The application is portable, so just decompress, launch and press Play to start recording various actions. The interface is minimalistic and consists of a small window with the Record, Pause, Stop and Play buttons. You can pause the recording and the play any time.

The program comes with some basic Settings as well that allows you to select the speed of the play, whether or not you want to include the mouse or restrict to EXE by specifying the path to the said executable.  The macros are registered to a JSON file that can be found inside the app’s directory, a file that you can further modify if necessary.

According to the developer, the utility works well with .NET Windows forms and Win32 applications. On the other hand, chances are that you will encounter errors or the app will close if you attempt to use it with browsers and web frameworks.

Elegant Recorder is a rather simple tool that can be used by the average user who needs something simple to get various things done on their personal computer. Once you identify the tasks that are eating up your time and energy based on patterns or similar criteria, you can use the app to record how to deal with those tasks and you should be good to go.