---
name: "Run block-based browser automation workflows with Automa"
slug: "run-block-based-browser-automation-workflows-with-automa"
description: "Use Automa when an operator needs repeatable browser workflows for form filling, scraping, screenshots, or scheduled web tasks through a browser-extension block builder."
github_stars: 21409
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/AutomaApp/automa"
author: "AutomaApp"
publisher_type: "Open Source Project"
category: "Browser Automation"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "AutomaApp/automa"
  github_stars: 21409
---

# Run block-based browser automation workflows with Automa

Use Automa when an operator needs repeatable browser workflows for form filling, scraping, screenshots, or scheduled web tasks through a browser-extension block builder.

## Prerequisites

Automa browser extension for Chrome or Firefox

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pnpm install
- pnpm dev
- pnpm build
- pnpm build:zip

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- v-remixicon/icons: https://preview-v-remixicon.vercel.app/
- Open chrome and navigate to extensions page using this URL: chrome://extensions.
- Enable the "Developer mode".

- Source: https://github.com/AutomaApp/automa
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AutomaApp/automa/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.extension.automa.site/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-block-based-browser-automation-workflows-with-automa/)