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Conditional Action Programmer: Microsoft Launches IFTTT-like Task Automation Service

Conditional Action Programmer (CAP) from Microsoft Research serves as a new task completion agent to connect the apps and devices you love with “if, then” statements to handle repetitive actions automatically.

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CAP allows you to be more productive and is similar to IFTTT and Microsoft Flow services. It connects with a number of services such as Date and Time, Facebook, Email, RSS Feed, Weather, Stocks, SMS, Pocket, OneDrive For Business, and Email.

It connects with a number of services such as Date and Time, Facebook, Email, RSS Feed, Weather, Stocks, SMS, Pocket, OneDrive For Business, and Office 365 Email.

Conditional Action Programmer offers a unique feature that allows to create a new task using natural language instead of formulas. This facilitates the creation of task, or “recipes” how they are called in the case of IFTTT.

“When creating a new task start typing, in simple If-Then fashion, to connect your favorite devices and services together. As you refine your description, the system will also try to give its best interpretation of what you want to do.”

Microsoft Conditional Action Programmer official website screenshot

Some common tasks suggested by the automation service:

  • Send me SMS when new email from person received
  • When I enter an area post FB status message
  • When MSFT stock hits expected value send email
  • Notify me to put garbage out every week
  • Put (articles) in (my) Pocket”

CAP is available as an Android app on Google Play Store and the web. You can try it here.

Shubham Sharma
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