FlowTape - Browser Automation & Recorder

Record clicks, typing & scroll. Replay later. 23 step types incl. if/repeat/fetch. AI helper, share via code. Free, local.

FlowTape turns your browser actions into reusable automations - without writing code. === Core features === * ACTION RECORDER Press "Record", use any website normally. FlowTape captures clicks, typing, key presses, navigation and scroll - including scroll inside inner containers (chat panes, modals, infinite lists). Stop recording, your workflow is ready. * ELEMENT PICKER Can't remember a CSS selector? Click the picker button next to any step, then click the target element on the page. FlowTape generates a reliable selector automatically. * 23 STEP TYPES - Actions: click, type, clear, hover, keypress, scroll, screenshot - Flow: wait, wait-for (poll for element), navigate, open-tab - Data: extract, extract-all (collect into array), set-var, prompt (ask user at runtime), copy (to clipboard), fetch (HTTP request) - Code: js (custom JavaScript) - Logic: if / endif, repeat / endrepeat (block-based control flow) - UI: alert (toast on the page) Chain them into any flow. * VARIABLES Extract text, html, value or attributes from the page (extract / extract-all step). Store values manually (set-var). Ask the user at runtime (prompt). Reuse them anywhere via {name} substitution. Pass values into fetch URLs, copy them to the clipboard, write them with the type step. * IF / REPEAT BLOCKS Real control flow without code: run steps only when a selector exists or a variable matches; repeat a block N times with an automatic loop counter variable. Block boundaries are validated before run. * SCREENSHOT GALLERY screenshot steps save into an in-panel gallery. Thumbnails, full-size viewer, one-click download, one-click "download all". * DRAG-AND-DROP EDITOR Reorder steps by dragging. Insert buttons between steps let you add new actions anywhere. Click the test button next to a step to run it in isolation. Per-step status + a "Cancel" button while a workflow runs. * AI HELPER - NO API KEY NEEDED FlowTape builds a ready-made prompt for any AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity). Paste into your AI of choice, paste the response back. Four modes: Improve, Extend, Create new, Explain. No API, no subscription, no provider lock-in. * SHARE WORKFLOWS VIA CODE Every workflow exports as a FLOWTAPE_V1:... code string. Paste into chat, email, forum. Recipients import in one step. No backend, no accounts, no marketplace. * EXPORT / IMPORT JSON file export/import for backup, version control or collaboration. Template library bundled. * BULK TOOLS "Screenshot after every click", "Wait after every click", "Remove all screenshots", "Dedupe clicks" - one click, applied to the whole workflow. * SIDE PANEL + POPUP Full dashboard lives in Chrome's side panel - stays open while you interact with the page. Popup offers quick play / record access. Keyboard shortcuts: Alt+Shift+R to record, Alt+Shift+P to play. * PRIVACY FIRST Everything runs locally in your browser. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no telemetry. No data ever leaves your device. Open architecture, inspectable code. === Use cases === - Repetitive form filling - Daily data collection from dashboards - Testing your own web apps end-to-end - Scraping small datasets into variables - Onboarding guides / tutorials - Regression checks without a CI framework - Anyone who wastes 10 minutes a day on browser clicks === Why FlowTape vs. other RPA tools === Most browser automation tools require a paid subscription, a cloud account, or hours of manual node-building. FlowTape: - Records - you don't build from scratch - Helps you with AI without locking you into one provider - Ships with share-by-code instead of a walled-garden marketplace - Runs 100% locally, free, forever === Permissions === FlowTape requests permissions only for features it needs: - activeTab + scripting + tabs: to run your workflows in the active tab and detect navigation completion - host_permissions (<all_urls>): your workflows can target any site. Used only when you press Play, Record, or activate the picker - storage + unlimitedStorage: to keep your workflows and screenshots - downloads: to save exported JSON files and screenshots - notifications: to alert you when long workflows finish - sidePanel: to render the dashboard in Chrome's side panel - clipboardWrite: for the "copy" step type and copy-to-clipboard buttons (AI prompts, share codes) === About === Made by lern-digital.de. Source code is inspectable (Manifest V3, unpacked install supported). Free and will stay free. Donations welcome via Ko-fi. Open the dashboard, hit the "?" button inside FlowTape for the full user guide (EN/DE).