AutoKuak Recorder

Record what you do in the browser once, and have it repeated as many times as you like.

Any website Version 1.1.0 Free

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The extension is finished; what’s missing is its Chrome store listing. Write to us if you want it sooner.

AutoKuak Recorder 1.1.0

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What it does and who it’s for

Some browser tasks repeat identically: filling the same form with different data, walking a list clicking the same thing on every row, checking the same five dashboards every morning. None of that deserves custom software, but doing it by hand costs half an hour a day.

AutoKuak Recorder records that task exactly as you do it and replays it without your mouse. Every action becomes a step with its selector, and the editor lets you rename it, reorder it, change the text, adjust the waits or switch it off. When a selector fails, you can test and validate it from the editor itself.

It works across tabs and windows, and supports variables: a counter that grows with each repeat, or a list of values that rotates. It’s free, needs no account, and everything is stored in your own browser.

How to use it

1

Press “Record new process”

The popup opens anchored to the extension icon. Recording starts at once and continues even if you close the popup.
2

Work as usual

Every click, text entry, scroll, reload or tab switch appears in the panel as you go. A floating badge reminds you in every tab that you’re recording.
3

Stop and save

With the button, with the badge in any tab, or with Alt+Shift+S. The editor opens with every captured step.
4

Go through the steps

Rename, move up, move down, delete or disable them; change the text typed, the delay before it or the selector. Each step can be tested without running the whole process.
5

Set up the run

Repeats, waits between steps and between repeats, maximum wait times, what to do if a step fails, and whatever variables you want to use.
6

Start the process

The run view shows the current repeat and step, the percentage and a log. You can pause, resume or stop at any time.

Everything it can do

Record

Twelve kinds of step Click, type text, paste text, key press, scroll, go to a URL, reload, new tab, switch tab, close tab, wait, and wait for an element.
Badge in every tab While recording it stays visible in any tab, and its button also stops.
Global shortcut Alt+Shift+S stops recording or running from any page.
Typing and scrolling grouped Typing a sentence is one step, not twenty; a long scroll isn’t chopped up either.
Passwords are never recorded The step is masked and you decide in the editor what value to use; you’re told it’s stored locally unencrypted.

Edit

Reorder, delete and disable A disabled step stays in the list but doesn’t run, marked as off.
Manual steps You can add four that don’t come from the recording: wait, wait for an element, go to a URL and key press.
Validate a selector It says whether it matches one element, several or none, without running anything.
Test a single step Runs just that step and says whether it worked and which selector resolved it.
Per-step waits Each step can carry its own delay beforehand and its own maximum wait.

Run

Repeats How many passes to make, with waits between steps and between repeats.
What to do if a step fails Abort, skip it, or retry a number of times and then abort.
Variables A counter starting wherever you say, or a list of values that rotates each repeat; used inside the text steps.
Pause and resume A run can be paused halfway and picked up where it left off.
Survives the browser If Chrome unloads the background process, the run resumes by itself instead of stalling.
Run log Which step ran, which failed and why.

Processes

Your processes A list showing each one’s step and repeat count, to start, edit, export or delete.
Export and import A process saves as a file and loads again on another machine.
Multi-tab with memory Tabs are numbered in order of appearance; if one doesn’t exist on replay, it’s reopened at its address.

The four screens

Everything fits in the popup anchored to the icon; closing it stops nothing, and reopening it lands where you were.

Home

Your processes, with the button to record a new one and the one to import from a file.

Recording

The steps being captured, with the counter and the stop and discard buttons.

Editor

The name, the list of steps and the run configuration with its variables.

Run

Current repeat and step, percentage, log, and the pause, resume and stop buttons.

What it needs and what data leaves your machine

Chrome 116 or later (any Chromium-based browser works too).
It works on any web page, but it only enters a tab while you’re recording or running.
Everything is stored in Chrome’s local storage, on your machine. The extension has no server and no account.
Passwords are never recorded: the step is masked and you decide what value to use.
The text that is recorded is stored as-is locally, and the interface itself says so.
Cross-domain embedded frames aren’t recorded, and sites that filter automation can’t be automated with this technique.

What changed

1.1.0 Current

The panel uses the Kuak Studio skin, with light and dark modes.
Validate and test a single step from the editor, without running the whole process.
A run resumes by itself if Chrome unloads the background process.

1.0.0

Multi-tab recording, step editor, repeats, variables, and importing and exporting processes.

Frequently asked questions

Is it really free?

Yes. No account, no plan and no allowance. Everything is stored in your browser and the extension talks to no server.

Does it record what I do across several tabs?

Yes, and across separate windows too. Tabs are numbered in order of appearance and, if one doesn’t exist on replay, it’s reopened at its address.

Can I make each pass type something different?

Yes, with variables: a counter that grows each repeat or a rotating list of values, used inside the text steps.

Does it store my passwords?

No. Password fields are never recorded: the step is masked and you decide in the editor what value to use, knowing it’s stored locally unencrypted.

Does it work on any site?

On normal pages, yes. Sites that detect and filter automated actions — banking, captcha-protected systems — can’t be automated with this technique, and cross-domain embedded frames aren’t recorded.

What if a step fails halfway?

You decide: abort, skip it, or retry a number of times before aborting. The log says which step failed and why.

Is it in the Chrome store yet?

Not yet. The extension is finished; what’s missing is its published listing. Write to us if you want it sooner.