Chrome Step Recorder

Record user actions into manual steps with screenshots and page performance timings
What is Chrome Step Recorder?
Chrome Step Recorder is an innovative extension for Google Chrome that enables automatic recording of user actions, object identifiers, URLs, titles, and detailed page timings during manual interactions with web pages. It also captures screenshots, thereby offering a comprehensive record of navigation history. The recorded data can be viewed, annotated, and subsequently saved as a single, detailed report which can serve as a solid reference regarding the steps undertaken in the browser. Ideal for testers, non-testers needing to maintain a trail of their online activities and for exploratory testing.

Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.40 (5)
Version: 0.45.28 (Last updated: 2023-05-11)
Creation date: 2020-12-18
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 109.57K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.

Extension summary

What's new -> Added keyboard shortcut to capture current state - Default is Ctrl+Shift+1 to snap the screen but Chrome let's you manages these shortcuts here: chrome://extensions/shortcuts -> Manifest v3 - behind the scenes google extension stuff -> Few other bugs squashed -> Export steps now write annotations too

Key Features:

  • Automatically record detailed user actions and screenshots from manual interaction with web pages.
  • Captures events, object identifiers, URLs, titles, detailed page timings and screenshots.
  • Once ready, view the detailed results, press ctrl+s and create a single, detailed flat file of test evidence of every action undertaken in the browser.
  • Annotate your steps to add further detail and track questions, bugs or ideas

Why? As a tester, I'm forever capturing test evidence for steps that are undertaken. This is especially tricky when doing exploratory testing and trying to recreate any issues. This extension is the solution to creating highly detailed test evidence files with no effort.

See more

User reviews

Dieses Tool ist einfach nur genial. Vielen Dank
by Stefan Siedelmann, 2024-03-27

Powerful tool for creating quick user docs or providing developers documentation of issues during Alpha/Beta testing.
by C. Todd, 2024-01-22

Load time is not capturing correctly. It is capturing just previous step Load time in the Next event. Please look into this.
by Staging Site, 2023-01-18
View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Chrome Step Recorder requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Chrome Step Recorder has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Chrome Step Recorder: