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Overview
AstronRPA is a desktop robotic process automation suite for creating and running workflows across desktop applications and web pages. Its visual designer targets users who want to automate business processes without writing every step as code, while also offering extension points for developers.
It is suited to individuals and organizations that need repeatable cross-application automation, particularly where workflows benefit from integration with Astron Agent. The project also includes server-side services for deployment and team-oriented automation management.
Key Features
- Visual low-code/no-code workflow design and debugging.
- Automation for Windows desktop applications and web pages.
- A library of prebuilt components for UI actions, data processing, and system interactions.
- Custom component extension and workflow execution tooling.
- Integration with Astron Agent, including calls between agent workflows and RPA nodes.
- Direct, scheduled, API, and MCP-based workflow triggers.
- Docker-based server deployment, with enterprise-oriented collaboration and permission features described by the project.
Use Cases
- Business users can automate recurring office tasks across spreadsheets, documents, and browser-based systems using visual workflows.
- Operations teams can coordinate repeatable processes spanning desktop software and web applications.
- Developers can extend automation with custom components or connect workflows to APIs and other systems.
- Teams using Astron Agent can combine agent reasoning with RPA execution for tasks that need both decisions and interface actions.
Getting Started
For a self-hosted server deployment, the README provides a Docker Compose setup. Start by cloning the repository and entering its Docker directory:
git clone https://github.com/iflytek/astron-rpa.git
cd astron-rpa/docker
Configure the environment, HTTPS names, and certificates before starting services. See the README and deployment guide for the full setup. The client is primarily intended for Windows 10/11 and has a direct release download.
Alternatives
- UI-TARS-desktop: UI-TARS uses vision-language models to operate a computer from natural-language instructions, rather than building visual RPA workflows.
- magentic-ui: MagenticLite handles browser and local-file tasks as a supervised agent, rather than providing a general visual workflow builder.
- BrowserOS: BrowserOS focuses on AI-driven web tasks in Chromium and logged-in browser sessions, rather than automating desktop software with visual workflows.
| Project | Language | License | Stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| astron-rpa | Python | Apache-2.0 | 5.2k | Not checked yet |
| UI-TARS-desktop | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | 39.2k | Active |
| magentic-ui | Python | MIT | 10.1k | Active |
| BrowserOS | TypeScript | AGPL-3.0 | 13.9k | Active |
Considerations
- The client is primarily supported on Windows 10/11 and requires at least 8 GiB of RAM, according to the project documentation.
- Building the client from source requires several runtimes and tools, including Node.js 22 or later, Python 3.13.x, Java JDK 8 or later, pnpm, UV, 7-Zip, and SWIG.
- Self-hosting involves configuring public HTTPS endpoints, certificates, and authentication services. Follow the deployment documentation rather than exposing a default setup.
- Astron Agent integration is a dependency for the agent-related workflows described by the project; verify that this integration fits your existing environment.
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