How is this different from Chrome’s built-in autofill?
Chrome’s built-in autofill fills fields it recognises: your name, address, phone number, saved cards and saved passwords. It does that on one form at a time. It does not open a page for you, choose from a menu, press the Next button or carry on to the following page, and it knows nothing about a table.
Many forms at work are not a single page, and the data sits in a sheet. You open the right section, pick a category, type a reference, press Submit and confirm, then do it again for the next row. Repeating that every week is what people mean when they search for data entry automation tools.
| Tool | What it repeats | Where it works | Main limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome’s built-in autofill | Saved address, card and password fields | Single forms in the browser | Does not click, open menus or move between pages |
| Desktop macro programs | Mouse and keyboard actions at saved screen positions | Any program on the computer | Tied to where things sit on the screen |
| A desktop RPA suite | Full business processes, set up by specialists | Many systems, often on servers | Needs a team, a licence and setup time |
| Izly | A whole web task, once per table row | Web pages in your own Chrome | A person starts every run; menu choices do not change per row |
Can it fill a form from an Excel or CSV table?
Yes. Copy a table from Excel or Google Sheets, or load a CSV file, and the automation runs once per row. You record the form once, then on the Izly site make the typing steps take their text from the columns of the table. The first row of the table holds the column names.
- Record the form once with one real row, up to the Submit button.
- Add a saved value for each column and set the typing steps to “Type with saved values”.
- Paste the table in the run window and press “Try the first 3 rows only”. Look at what was sent.
- Run the whole table. Chrome fills the form, submits it and moves to the next row. On Free a table run takes at most 5 rows, and the window offers to run only the first 5.
You can try the whole thing on the practice form, which accepts any values and stores nothing. For the full walk-through read fill a web form from Excel, row by row.
Which values can change from row to row?
Typed text and the address of a “go to” step can change per row. A saved value can come from a table column, be asked for at the start of the run (“Ask when running”), stay fixed, or be today’s date or the row number. You can also compose a text such as “Order {row number} - {name}”.
A value can also be copied from a page (“Copy from page”) and typed elsewhere or kept for the results. Passwords are different: they are never recorded, a run asks for them again, and they are not sent to Izly servers.
What about optional steps and slow pages?
- Skip if not found passes over a step whose element is not there, such as a cookie banner. In a table run the row goes on and is marked “Done, a step skipped”.
- Wait first gives a slow page time to load.
- Rules skip a row or stop the run, with a note, when the page shows a text you name or a saved value is above a number.
- If and Repeat blocks run some steps only when an element is there, or repeat them until an element is gone, such as a “next page” link.
What do you get at the end of the run?
A result table with the input columns, the values you read from pages, a Status and a Note. The Status is Done, Skipped, Failed or “Done, a step skipped”. Download it as CSV or copy it. It stays in your browser, and after the end card is closed the panel still offers the last run’s results until you dismiss them or start a new table run.
Do you stay in control while it types and clicks?
Yes. You start the run from the extension’s side panel or from the guide’s page on the site and confirm it first. The run plays in a Chrome tab you can see, and you can pause, stop, try a step again, skip a step or skip a row. While it works, Chrome shows a debugging bar at the top of the window and the tab ignores stray clicks and keys.
If a button or field is not where it was recorded, Izly does not guess. It stops and lets you point at the right element once with “Show me again”, then it continues. More on how data is handled is on the security page.
What can it not do?
- No schedule and no unattended run. A person starts every run, and one automation runs at a time per browser.
- Chrome 120 or newer on a desktop. Desktop programs and mobile apps are not recorded.
- Menu choices cannot change per row. Only typed text and addresses can.
- Drag and drop is yours. The run waits while you do it.
- Sites have terms. Where a site offers an official bulk upload or an API, that is the better route.
How do you automate a web form task with Izly?
- Record the task once. Install the Chrome extension, press Start, fill in the form as you normally would and press Finish. The result is a guide with one step per click.
- Make it an automation. Open the guide on the Izly site, set up the saved values and mark the steps that take their text from them.
- Add safety settings where needed. Use “Skip if not found” for optional steps and “Wait first” for slow pages.
- Try the first 3 rows, then run the table. Confirm, and the extension clicks and types in your own Chrome. Type any passwords when it asks.
- Point at anything that moved. If a step cannot find its target, use “Show me again” and the run continues.
Izly (izly.io) is a Chrome extension that turns a task you do once in your browser into a step-by-step guide, a narrated video and a no-code automation that repeats the task. The table, the typed values and the result table never leave your browser; the server only gets counts and statuses. The Free plan includes 10 automation runs a month with at most 5 rows per table run; Pro has unlimited runs and no row limit for 10 USD per creator per month. See pricing or start free.
Frequently asked questions
Does Izly replace Chrome’s autofill?
No, they do different jobs. Chrome’s autofill remembers saved personal fields and fills them. Izly repeats a full task made of clicks, menus, typing and buttons across several pages, once per table row if you like. You can use both together in the same browser.
Can it fill a form from an Excel or CSV file?
Yes. Paste a table from Excel or Google Sheets, or load a CSV file, and the automation runs once per row. Typed text and addresses come from the columns; dropdown, radio button and checkbox choices are replayed as recorded.
Does Izly store my passwords or my table?
No. Password, one-time-code and card fields are never recorded, and a run asks for a password every time. The table, the typed values and the result table stay in your browser; the server only gets counts and statuses.
Can it run on a schedule while I am away?
No. A person starts every run and Chrome has to stay open on your computer. There is no schedule and no unattended server run. This keeps the person in charge of anything that is typed or clicked.
What happens if the website changes?
If an element has moved, the run stops and asks you to point at it again with “Show me again”, then continues. If the page changed more deeply, you can edit the steps or record the task again.
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Record it once and let the guide write itself
With Izly you do the task once in the browser. Clicks and screenshots become a step-by-step guide that you edit, share, turn into a narrated video or run again for every row of a table.