Add Chrome Browser extensions without UiPath studio

[nareshrednam1 (Naresh)]

Hi,

We have an web application which is supported by Chrome browser. We are manually able to open the application and login.

But when Bot tries to open the application, we are getting below error “Cannot communicate with the Broswer, please check UiPath extensions”

UiPath extensions are added by following the instructions given in below link:

UiPath

We cannot install UiPath studio to do the same as the machine we are using Production environment.

Please let me know if there is any option available to fix this issue.

UiPath version: 2017.1

[quihan]

Hi @nareshrednam1, i think you could directly access this URL in chrome and click install.

UiPath

Cheers.

[nareshrednam1 (Naresh)]

Hi Qui,

We already tried this, but no luck. Please let us know if there is any other alternative

Thanks & Regards,

Naresh

[jcb (Josh Brown)]

HI Naresh,

What errors are you facing when installing the extension? (“We already tried this, but no luck”)

Have you tried installing it via CMD?

Cheers,
Josh

[nareshrednam1 (Naresh)]

Hi,

We tried both CMD and below link as well, but not working

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/uipath/dpncpimghfponcpjkgihfikppbbhchil

Thanks & Regards,

Naresh

[jcb (Josh Brown)]

Hi Naresh,

Can you elaborate on “not working” please? Is it showing any errors? Is it present in Chrome, and it’s just the fact that the robot isn’t picking this up?

Cheers,
Josh

[nareshrednam1 (Naresh)]

Bot is throwing the error: “Cannot communicate with browser”

[Sikander_Shaikh]

Hi Naresh,

I also facing same problem, has your issue being resolved?

[svt15851 (as ae)]

Could anyone send me the link to the firefox extension, just like the one to the chrome extension ?

[svt15851 (as ae)]

I’ve got a similar problem. Could anyone send me the direct link to the firefox extension ? Would be very helpfu.

[loginerror (Maciej Kuźmicz)]

Hi @svt15851

See here for full guide:

Workaround to install Chrome extension on Chrome 73

Please be aware of the fact that the latest Chrome update v73 broke compatibility with our UiPath extension and you will not be able to install the extension anymore directly from Studio. Users who have the extension already installed should not be affected. For everyone else, please use this workaround to get it properly installed (under “Extension Fails to Install After Google Chrome Update”): We have already included the fix for this issue in the 2018.4.5 patch release for En…

[Metin]

Hi Naresh,

You can try this from another post:

UiPath 2018.3.2 - UiPath suggested that my chrome extension is already installed, but it's not showing in my chrome

I found the solution to this problem. Works for 19.3.0 version. Open UiPath Studio instalation folder; Find folder BrowserExtension (usually in app-19.3.0/UIPath/BrowserExtension) There you will find file with long codenemame, which usually does not make any sense (at least for me). Mine is this: dkgencfabioofgdmhhjljpkbbchbikbh (copy this one) Open link in chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/uipath/ YOUR CODE HERE 5.You should be redirected to the extension instalation page. Ad…

Or you can use the developer mode in Chrome Extentsions, extract the crx file (like a zip file) to a directory and load that directory with “Load Unpacked” which resolved my issue. Please use the newest UiPath directory as shown in picture 4

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Hope it helps!
Metin

[jp06980 (Jonathan)]

@nareshrednam1 Have you found a solution to this problem? I have the same issue I’m running to at work. It seems that there is no way to install the UiPath Chrome Extension on a machine without Studio installed.