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Any update on attaching to already open Chrome/Edge/Firefox Browsers?

  • 1.  Any update on attaching to already open Chrome/Edge/Firefox Browsers?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Wed November 30, 2022 10:22 AM
    With Internet Explorer being deprecated back in June, IBM RPA currently does not have any way to attach to browser sessions opened by the user.

    As the title suggests, has there been any movement on providing users the ability to attach to already open Chrome/Edge/Firefox browsers? We know this is planned for a future release, but do we have an estimate on when this release is currently planned?

    The following idea was created March 2021: Bot attach in Chrome open by user .

    I am adding the comments found on the idea

    May 2021 - Support to attach the bot to an opened browser for attended automation is planned.

    We plan to support this feature for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox.
    August 2022 -     Comments from TTIA:

    Connect to existing chrome browser. This only works with IE. All chrome browsers are shutdown when script. Would be very helpful since you can continue working on a browser session that is already logged in to systems and some activities are already performed






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    Martin Medina
    Salient Process
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  • 2.  RE: Any update on attaching to already open Chrome/Edge/Firefox Browsers?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Thu December 01, 2022 06:33 AM
    This is especially important during development, saving a huge amount of time if we could use the same window to search for selectors, and test directly on the page already opened. Currently, even if it is to test a single command, we have to always open everything up, do all the necessary navigation and only then test what we wanted.

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    Vinicius Marques
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  • 3.  RE: Any update on attaching to already open Chrome/Edge/Firefox Browsers?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Mon December 12, 2022 11:37 AM
    I have heard back from Joba Diniz, Product Manager for IBM RPA and wanted to update the community.


    "Hi Martin, this is not in the 2023 plans. We are working on what we call "Natural Recorder", which will help us improve the current web browser extension and move us toward to implement this idea in the future."



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    Martin Medina
    Salient Process
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