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Animating URLs with JavaScript and Emojis(matthewrayfield.com)
3 points by namuorg 2y ago|0 comments
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by namuorg 3y ago
Yup, it covers JS navigation. I spent the last four years building a browser automation tool ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29254147 ) so I was able to cover a lot of bases with Easy Scraper. Try it out!
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by namuorg 3y ago
Thanks! <3
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Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can scrape any website with one click(easyscraper.com)
31 points by namuorg 3y ago|10 comments
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Show HN: I made a Chrome extension that can scrape any website with one click(easyscraper.com)
2 points by namuorg 3y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: LinkedIn sent me a cease and desist for my Chrome extension. Help?
225 points by namuorg 4y ago|146 comments
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by namuorg 4y ago
I built a tool called Browserflow ( https://browserflow.app ) that lets you automate any task in the browser, including scraping websites. People love it for its ease-of-use because you can record actions via click-and-point rathe
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by namuorg 5y ago
For anyone who wants a thorough understanding of how to think about React hooks in the context of things like setInterval, Dan Abramov wrote a great piece breaking it down in detail several years ago: https://overreacted.io/
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by namuorg 5y ago
When I requested this back in August, it took 5 days to get the results. You get a long list of links that each triggers a download. It's a bit annoying to bulk download by clicking each link one by one, so I made a Browserflow flow th
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Migrating from Puppeteer to Playwright(checklyhq.com)
2 points by namuorg 5y ago|1 comments
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by namuorg 5y ago
Thanks Renat! Bardeen looks slick and your team clearly put a ton of work into those integrations. Good stuff! Not sure what you're referring to with the "input" action, but there's a "Loop Spreadsheet Rows" co
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by namuorg 5y ago
There aren't immediate plans because it hasn't been a common request, but I'm open to it if there's enough interest! Feel free to email me at dk@browserflow.app to discuss your use case.
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by namuorg 5y ago
This is simply not accurate, and you can easily test the claim. Just try running Browserflow on the sites you're thinking of and you can see for yourself whether it's instantly banned or not.
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by namuorg 5y ago
Glad to hear it! Browserflow saves to Google Sheets which can be converted to other file formats as needed using other tools.
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by namuorg 5y ago
That's totally fine. I chose this model so that I can create a sustainable income stream to continually support and improve Browserflow, but you don't have to agree. FWIW, I did consider the one-time payment and upgrade model, but
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by namuorg 5y ago
Hello, my fellow engineers. :) The reason for having limitations for local automations is a business one, not a technical one. I like the idea of scaling the price based on how much value Browserflow provides (if it saves someone hours of w
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by namuorg 5y ago
Oh wow, you're a real one. Glad to see you here. :) I know, right? HTML is the ultimate API and I also found it strange that there aren't tools around helping people work with it more effectively. Hence Browserflow!
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by namuorg 5y ago
The biggest challenge has been getting over the "just one more feature..." trap and actually launching the thing. I still see so many areas for improvement, but it's nice to see that people appreciate how far it's come.
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by namuorg 5y ago
Hey Adam, it does! It was a pain in the butt to build so I'm especially proud of it. You can use the "Upload File" command to attach a file. If you're running the flow locally, you can put in a local path. If you want to
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by namuorg 5y ago
Yup! All the automation is done via CDP and client-side Javascript.
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by namuorg 5y ago
If you run the flow locally, Browserflow uses your browser directly so you'll already be logged in. If you run the flow in the cloud, you can log into a site by adding your cookies to the cloud flow.
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by namuorg 5y ago
Oh, don't be fooled — many of my friends have had to go through much worse onboarding experiences to get to what it is right now. ;) Appreciate the kind words! The two pieces that make it harder for someone to simply copy the extension
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by namuorg 5y ago
Thanks Rohan! Glad you're enjoying Intention and thanks for checking out Browserflow. :)
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by namuorg 5y ago
I hadn't considered it, but I'm happy to explore that option. Feel free to email me at dk@browserflow.app
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by namuorg 5y ago
Unfortunately, Firefox has some technical limitations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29256938
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by namuorg 5y ago
I made the decision to require user accounts to streamline the experience around saving flows (they're automatically synced to your account so you can share them between devices). As a solo developer, I don't have the resources to
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by namuorg 5y ago
One of the major benefits of Browserflow automating your normal desktop browser (instead of creating a separate browser instance) is that it's indistinguishable from you using the site directly. Of course, that doesn't stop websit
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by namuorg 5y ago
Come to the #help channel in the Browserflow Discord and we can work it out! Link to the Discord is here: https://docs.browserflow.app/
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by namuorg 5y ago
It'll work, though it's not optimized for that use case. Wrote more about it in this comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29256076
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by namuorg 5y ago
You definitely can drive actions from a spreadsheet — it's one of the most common usage patterns. Here's a demo showing it in action: https://docs.browserflow.app/tutorials/tutorial-scrape-a-lis... (The demo

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