Original author(s) Platform IA-32 and x86-64 | Operating system | |
Stable release 11.2 / October 16, 2016; 4 months ago (2016-10-16) Available in English + 10 other languages Type Form filler
Scripting
Server monitoring
Software testing
Web scraping | ||
iMacros is an extension for the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer web browsers which adds record and replay functionality similar to that found in web testing and form filler software. The macros can be combined and controlled via JavaScript. Demo macros and JavaScript code examples are included with the software. iMacros was developed by iOpus/Ipswitch. First released in 2001, iMacros was the first macro recorder tool specifically designed and optimized for web browsers and form filling.
iMacros for Firefox and Chrome offers a feature known as social scripting. It allows users to share macros and scripts in a way that is similar to how they share bookmarks on the many social bookmarking websites. After creating a new macro, users can click just once to share it with their friends as a link, either by distributing the link via email and social bookmarking websites, or by embedding it in a website or blog for public access. Technically, this is accomplished by embedding the imacro and the controlling JavaScript inside a plain text link.
Along with the freeware version, iMacros is available as a proprietary commercial application, with additional features and support for web scripting, web scraping, internet server monitoring, and web testing. In addition to working with HTML pages, the commercial editions can automate Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Silverlight, and Java applets by using Directscreen and image recognition technology. The freeware version of iMacros contains no control flow statements and with a few minor exceptions, complex or conditional code requires scripting available only in the commercial version.
Advanced versions also contain a command-line interface and an application programming interface (API) to automate more complicated tasks and integrate with other programs or scripts. The iMacros API is called the Scripting Interface. The Scripting Interface of the iMacros Scripting Edition is designed as a Component Object Model (COM) object and allows the user to remotely control (script) the iMacros Browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome from any Windows programming or scripting language.