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      <title>I automated my daily browser tasks without writing a single line of code</title>
      <dc:creator>Renee Lin</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Every day I was doing the same thing: log into a dashboard, copy data, paste it somewhere else, click through 10 pages, fill the same form again.                             &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's not hard work. It's just boring, repetitive, and takes forever.                                                                                                          &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I tried writing scripts, but maintaining Selenium code for simple tasks felt like overkill. I tried no-code tools, but they all required cloud accounts and my data had to&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  leave my computer.                                              &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I built &lt;strong&gt;Flyto2&lt;/strong&gt; — an open source tool that automates browser tasks by recording what you do.                                                                            &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;## How it works                                                                                                                                                               &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Open Flyto2 and hit Record&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Do your task&lt;/strong&gt; — click, type, navigate, fill forms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Stop recording&lt;/strong&gt; — Flyto2 remembers every step
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Replay anytime&lt;/strong&gt; — with different data, in batch, or on a schedule
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That's it. No code. No cloud. Everything runs on your computer.                                                                                                               &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;## What makes it different                                                                                                                                                    &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most automation tools have two modes: &lt;strong&gt;running&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;done&lt;/strong&gt;. If something goes wrong halfway through 500 items, you don't know until it's too late.                         &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Flyto2 lets you:                                                                                                                                                              &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Run 1 item first&lt;/strong&gt; — check if it's correct
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Then run a batch&lt;/strong&gt; — catch problems early&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pause at any step&lt;/strong&gt; — verify before continuing
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Go back and fix&lt;/strong&gt; — no need to start over
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Every step is recorded with screenshots and timing. When something fails, you see exactly which step and why.                                                                 &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;## 384+ built-in actions                                                                                                                                                      &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not just browser automation. Flyto2 has built-in modules for:                                                                                                                 &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🌐 &lt;strong&gt;Browser&lt;/strong&gt;: click, type, fill forms, screenshots, PDF export
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📁 &lt;strong&gt;Files&lt;/strong&gt;: read, write, copy, move, convert
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔗 &lt;strong&gt;API&lt;/strong&gt;: HTTP requests, webhooks, JSON/XML/CSV
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🗄 &lt;strong&gt;Database&lt;/strong&gt;: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🤖 &lt;strong&gt;AI&lt;/strong&gt;: OpenAI, Anthropic, HuggingFace
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📧 &lt;strong&gt;Email&lt;/strong&gt;: IMAP read, SMTP send
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;## Try it now                                                                                                                                                                 &lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;
bash                                                                                                                                                                       
  pip install flyto-core[browser] &amp;amp;&amp;amp; playwright install chromium  
  flyto recipe screenshot --url https://example.com                                                                                                                             

  Or download the desktop app: https://flyto2.com                                                                                                                               

  Links                                                                                                                                                                         

  - 🌐 Website: https://flyto2.com
  - 📦 GitHub: https://github.com/flytohub/flyto-core
  - 🎬 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Flyto2                                                                                                                                 
  - 📖 Docs: https://docs.flyto2.com                                                                                                                                            

  It's free, open source (Apache 2.0), and works 100% offline.                                                                                                                  

  What repetitive browser tasks would you automate first?
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