# Houdin

> Houdin lets you automate boring, repetitive tasks on any website. Click elements, fill forms, and extract data automatically using a simple drag-and-drop workflow builder.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `houdin`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Afonso Raposo
- **Category:** web-development,appearance
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 5.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-30
- **First published:** 2025-09-20
- **Size:** 1.74 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/houdin/)
- **Website:** [https://houdin.dev](https://houdin.dev/)

## Description

Automate Any Website with Visual Workflows

Transform repetitive web tasks into automated workflows with Houdin's intuitive drag-and-drop interface. No coding required - just point, click, and automate.

🚀 Key Features:
• Visual Workflow Designer - Create complex automations with simple drag-and-drop
• Smart Element Selection - Automatically detect and interact with any web element
• Form Automation - Fill forms, submit data, and handle multi-step processes
• HTTP API Integration - Connect to APIs and web services seamlessly
• Custom JavaScript - Execute advanced scripts when needed
• AI Integration - OpenAI support for intelligent automation
• Cross-Site Workflows - Automate across multiple websites and tabs

🎯 Perfect For:
✓ Data entry and form filling
✓ Web scraping and content extraction
✓ Social media management
✓ E-commerce tasks and monitoring
✓ Testing and QA workflows
✓ Research and data collection
✓ Customer support automation

⚡ Powerful Actions:
• Click buttons and links
• Type text and fill forms
• Extract content from pages
• Navigate between URLs
• Wait for page changes
• Display custom notifications
• Inject styles and components
• Make HTTP requests with credentials

🔒 Secure & Private:
All automations run locally in your browser. Credentials are encrypted and stored securely. No data leaves your device unless you explicitly configure external connections.

🛠 Developer Friendly:
Built with modern web technologies (TypeScript, React) and supports advanced customization through JavaScript injection and API integrations.

Start automating your web workflows today - because repetitive tasks should feel like magic, not work.

## Rankings

- #65,598 — Overall
- #202 — e-commerce

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `clipboardRead`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `cookies`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Web Interaction Automator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-interaction-automator) — 5 users, 1.00 / 5
- [FormFlow](https://chrome-stats.com/d/formflow) — 1 users
- [Axiom Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/axiom-browser) — 57 users
- [BrowseX: AI Web Automation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/browsex-ai-web-automation) — 1 users
- [Data FillR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/data-fillr) — 2 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Action Replay Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/action-replay-pro) — 47 users
- [FillFast](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fillfast) — 2 users
- [FormQA - Simple Browser Automation for Teams](https://chrome-stats.com/d/formqa) — 3.00 / 5
- [DataLens - AI Web Scraper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/datalens-ai-web-scraper) — 1 users
- [Auto Clicker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto_clicker) — 73 users, 3.00 / 5
- [ElementFlow](https://chrome-stats.com/d/elementflow) — 1 users
- [Smart data Filler](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-data-filler) — 3 users

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/houdin)