- Release Notes
- Getting Started
- Setup and Configuration
- Automation Projects
- Dependencies
- Types of Workflows
- File Comparison
- Automation Best Practices
- Source Control Integration
- Debugging
- The Diagnostic Tool
- Variables
- Arguments
- Imported Namespaces
- Trigger-based Attended Automation
- Recording
- UI Elements
- Control Flow
- Selectors
- Object Repository
- Data Scraping
- Image and Text Automation
- Automating Citrix Technologies
- RDP Automation
- Salesforce Automation
- SAP Automation
- VMware Horizon Automation
- Logging
- The ScreenScrapeJavaSupport Tool
- The WebDriver Protocol
- Test Suite - Studio
- Extensions
- Troubleshooting
- About troubleshooting
- Microsoft App-V support and limitations
- Internet Explorer X64 troubleshooting
- Microsoft Office issues
- Identifying UI elements in PDF with Accessibility options
- Repairing Active Accessibility support
- Automating Applications Running Under a Different Windows User
- Validation of large Windows-legacy projects takes longer than expected
Extension for Chrome
Chrome is resuming the transition to MV3 extensions. Chrome will begin disabling Manifest V2 extensions in pre-stable versions of Chrome (Dev, Canary, and Beta) as early as June 2024, in Chrome 127 and later.
Enterprises using the ExtensionManifestV2Availability policy to ensure the continued functioning of Manifest V2 extensions in their organization will have one additional year – until June 2025 – to migrate the Manifest V2 extensions in their organization. Browsers with the policy enabled will not be impacted by the rollout of the deprecation until that time.
See the full timeline for the Chrome migration to MV3 extensions here.
UiPathStudio.msi will stop working in Chrome. We highly recommend upgrading your UiPath Studio and Robot installations before this happens.
UiPathStudio.msi versions:
- 2022.10
- 2022.4
- 2021.10.8+
- 2020.10.14+
- 2019.10.9+
These versions can be downloaded from:
- Product Downloads in the UiPath Customer Portal.
- Resource Center in the UiPath Automation Cloud. To access Resource Center you need to login in your Automation Cloud Organization and click the Help button on the left navigation bar.
This extension helps you create browser automations in Google Chrome.
You can install this extension in multiple ways, as shown below:
- Open Studio.
- Navigate to Home > Tools > UiPath Extensions.
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Select Chrome > Install. Choose one of the available methods from the drop-down:
- Group Policy Offline
- Group Policy Online
- All Users
- Current User
- Native Host Only
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions. - Enable the UiPath Web Automation extension if needed.
- Run the
UiPathStudio.msiinstaller. - Select an install mode, and then select Advanced Settings > Extensions > UiPath extension for Chrome. If Chrome is installed on your machine, the option is selected by default.
- Click Install. Studio setup continues while also installing the extension for Chrome.
The UiPath Extension for Chrome can also be installed from the command line of UiPathStudio.msi.
You can also install the UiPath Extension for Chrome by using Group Policies. This method silently installs the extension and enables it, without requiring user confirmation.
The Group Policy Offline installation method requires that the target machine is joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain or Azure Active Directory.
It does not require access to the Chrome Web Store so it can be used in controlled environments for machines that have restricted Internet access.
UiPathStudio.msi uses this installation method by default if its requirements are met.
You can also use this installation method by running from an elevated command prompt:
&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chrome-policy-offline /silent&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chrome-policy-offline /silentIf your organization uses Group Policies for browser extension management then the following changes are also required:
-
In the ExtensionInstallForceList policy, add the value:
ndmegdjihnhfmljjoaiimbipfhodnbgf;file:///C:/ProgramData/UiPath/UiPath.Common/ChromeExtension_SelfHosted/extension_manifest_chrome.xml -
In the NativeMessagingAllowList policy, add the value:
com.uipath.chromenativemsg_v2 - Set DeveloperToolsAvailability Group Policy to the value
1(Allow usage of the Developer Tools) to enable the full extension functionality. For more information, please check the troubleshooting page.
.crx file at this location:
C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\BrowserExtension\uipath_extension_for_chrome_self_hosted_mv3.crx
https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx and https://clients2.googleusercontent.com/crx).
UiPathStudio.msi uses this installation method if its requirements are met and the machine is not joined to a Microsoft Active Directory.
You can also use this installation method by running from an elevated command prompt:
&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chromepolicyglobal /silent&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chromepolicyglobal /silentIf your organization uses Group Policies for browser extension management then the following changes are also required:
-
In the ExtensionInstallForceList policy, add the value:
kmejkhcmhgilmppjodlgaklnmdmmhhcl;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx -
In the NativeMessagingAllowList policy, add the value:
com.uipath.chromenativemsg_v2 - Set DeveloperToolsAvailability Group Policy to the value
1(Allow usage of the Developer Tools) to enable the full extension functionality. For more information, please check the troubleshooting page.
The UiPath Extension for Chrome can be uninstalled by running from an elevated command prompt:
&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chromecleanup /silent&"C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\UiPath\SetupExtensions.exe" /chromecleanup /silentYou can also uninstall by opening Studio, navigating to Home > Tools > UiPath Extensions, and selecting Chrome > Uninstall. The extension will be uninstalled with the same method used for the installation. This method is displayed in the disabled drop-down next to the Uninstall button.
The UiPath Extension for Chrome MV2 requires Chrome version 64 or greater.
The UiPath Extension for Chrome MV3 requires Chrome version 98 or greater.
When using one of the installation methods described above, the browser version will be checked and the extension with the appropriate format (MV2 or MV3) will be automatically installed.
UiPathStudio.msi 2022.4 the UiPath Extension for Chrome can be used to automate Chrome Apps.
Your system administrator might have configured Group Policies that prevent the UiPath Extension for Chrome from working. To enable it, please follow the instructions from the Group Policies page.
For any other issues regarding the UiPath Extension for Chrome, please view the detailed troubleshooting page.
