# Console Recorder for AWS

> Records actions made in the AWS Management Console and outputs the equivalent CLI/SDK commands and CloudFormation/Terraform templates.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/console-recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/console-recorder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `console-recorder`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ian Mckay
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 106
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.36
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-14
- **First published:** 2018-11-08
- **Size:** 7.74 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/console-recorder/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/console-recorder/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/console-recorder/privacy/)

## Description

The Console Recorder for AWS Chrome extension allows users to effortlessly record actions performed in the AWS Management Console. It then outputs the equivalent AWS CLI/SDK commands and Infrastructure as Code templates such as CloudFormation and Terraform, simplifying cloud resource management and automation.

Simply start the recorder, perform your AWS tasks within the console, and stop the recording to view and copy the generated code. This tool supports numerous AWS actions with ongoing updates to expand coverage. It's an essential productivity enhancer for cloud engineers, developers, and DevOps professionals seeking to bridge GUI operations and code-based infrastructure management.

## Rankings

- #11,218 — Overall
- #4 — console
- #24 — video recorder
- #34 — record
- #135 — templates
- #146 — template

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `*://*.aws.amazon.com/*`
- `*://*.amazonaws.com/*`
- `*://developer.amazon.com/*`
- `*://*.amazonaws-us-gov.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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