Automa

A Chrome and Firefox extension that automates repetitive web tasks, such as filling forms, scraping data or taking screenshots, by connecting blocks.

21.7k stars, 2.3k forks Vue On GitHub since October 2021

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Development has slowed down. No commits in the last 90 days; the latest on 11 February 2026. Active alternatives: Kestra, Apache Airflow, Argo Workflows.

What is Automa?

Automa runs inside your browser rather than on a server. You build a workflow from blocks such as click, type, loop or extract data, and run it by hand or on a schedule. A marketplace lets people share workflows, and the Chrome Extension Builder can turn a workflow into a standalone extension. The interface is translated into several languages.

Good fit if

  • You repeat the same clicks and form entries in web apps and want them done for you.
  • You scrape data from pages you are logged in to, without writing code.
  • You want automation that runs on your own machine, with nothing to host.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need automations that run on a server around the clock: n8n or Huginn.
  • You test or scrape sites at scale from code: a headless browser library fits better than a point-and-click extension.

Before you adopt it

Most of the code is under the AGPL, but a top-level business directory is under the Automa Commercial License, so not every part of the repository is open source. Development has slowed: no commits in the last three months.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Automa health: is it still maintained?

6 of 100, slowing down

  • Activity
    No commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 11 February 2026.
    0 / 30
  • Contributors
    Nobody committed in the last 90 days.
    0 / 20
  • Releases
    0 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v1.29.12, on 11 August 2025.
    1 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 0% of recent issues.
    0 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Automa license: is it open source?

Automa uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Some features sit under a separate paid license inside the same repository.

  1. October 2021First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayAGPL-3.0, with paid parts: license file assigns a different licence to part of the code.

How to run Automa yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
8 languages

Install instructions: goautoma.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Automa

Is Automa open source?

Yes. Automa is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license. Some features are kept under a separate paid license in the same repository.

Is Automa still maintained?

Its health score is 6 of 100 (slowing down). It had no commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 11 February 2026, and its latest release came out on 11 August 2025.

How do I run Automa?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What are the alternatives to Automa?

Close alternatives in the Workflow automation category include Kestra, Apache Airflow, Argo Workflows.