BrowserStack Local

BrowserStack Local lets you test local servers & HTML, CSS and JS files in 700+ real desktop and mobile browsers, across 11 OSes.

BrowserStack Local: Test Web Projects on 700+ Real Browsers

BrowserStack Local is a Chrome extension that enables developers to test local servers, HTML, CSS, and JS files on over 700 real desktop and mobile browsers across 11 operating systems. It establishes a secure connection between your machine and the BrowserStack cloud, making all URLs accessible from remote browsers. A BrowserStack account is required to use this extension. Note: This application has been deprecated and replaced with a new setup.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2025-02-06

By: https://browserstack.com

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.05

(271)

Version: 16.8 (Last updated: 2022-09-14)

Creation date: 2020-02-28

Permissions:

{"socket":["tcp-connect","tcp-listen"]}
https://*.bsstag.com/*
https://*.browserstack.com/*
{"fileSystem":["write","retainEntries","directory"]}
clipboardWrite
app.window
storage

Size: 56.57K

Email: su*****@browserstack.com

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to download and install

Cons

Not working consistently
Frequent crashes and connection issues
Poor customer support with unresponsive tickets
Uninstall issues where it continues to prompt for payment
Slow performance

Most mentioned

Does not work
Connection failures
Redirects to the dashboard without functionality
Unresponsive on multiple operating systems
Frequently described as garbage or useless

User reviews

Website is awful now! It won't even try to connect to a virtual computer or mobile device anymore. All it will do is just kick me back to the dashboard and say: "Connection to the remote device failed. Please try again." Absolute waste of a 30 minute free trial. 1/10.

FB3 Network, 2020-04-13

not working for me at the moment

Suraj Patra, 2020-03-27

If there is an option to give 0 stars, I will give that rating to this app as well as product. It doesn't work all the time shuts down frequently due to network issues. There are other products like Polypane which is 1000 times better than this useless buggy app.

sai nikhil, 2020-03-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

BrowserStack Local requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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