# OpenBots Web Automation

> OpenBots extension for browser communication

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/openbots-web-automation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/openbots-web-automation)

## Overview

- **ID:** `openbots-web-automation`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OpenBots Dev
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-14
- **First published:** 2021-08-17
- **Size:** 282 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/openbots-web-automation/)

## Description

OpenBots Web Automation is a Firefox add-on that allows OpenBots Studio users to automate web tasks by enabling communication between the browser and OpenBots Studio through native messaging.

## Rankings

- #45,577 — Overall
- #41 — automation
- #83 — automate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `downloads`
- `downloads.shelf`

### Host permissions

- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** 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.

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