A Quick Tour of Sikuli Script IDE

The Sikuli Script IDE is a convenient tool for creating and running Sikuli Scripts. Below is a screenshot of the IDE. It is composed of a script editor, a toolbar, and a debug window.

Toolbar

The toolbar provides access to five useful functions.

These functions are

1. Capture: capture a screenshot to use in the script.

2. Load: load an image to use in the script.

3. Region: define a region to confine the visual search to the region.

4. Run: run the script.

5. Run (animation): run the script with animation showing each operation.

Hotkeys

Some functions are also accessible using hotkeys.

Mac OS X

Capture: Command + Shift + 2

Windows

Capture: Ctrl + Shift + 2 (Alt+Shift+2 in 0.9)