The UI.Vision RPA alternative for Chrome
UI.VISION RPA WAS FORMERLY CALLED KANTU
RowPlay gives you the record-and-replay loop UI.Vision is known for — including running a macro for every row of a spreadsheet — without a command language to learn. Do the task once, paste your rows from Excel, and it fills them all in. Scheduling is built into the extension.
FREE · NO ACCOUNT · NO SCRIPTING LANGUAGE
Short version: UI.Vision RPA is a free, capable tool built around a command language, with CSV loops through csvRead and scheduling through your OS’s Task Scheduler or the command line. RowPlay does the same record → replay → spreadsheet loop point-and-click: paste rows straight from Excel, dry run, retry failed rows, and schedule runs inside the extension.
One macro. Every row of your spreadsheet.
No csvRead, no loop commands. Record the task, paste your rows, run.
Three steps
- 1
Record the task once. Fill in the form the way you normally would. Each click and field becomes a step, shown in plain English.
- 2
Paste your rows from Excel and link each field to a column — or drop in a .xlsx or .csv file. A normal table with headers works.
- 3
Dry run, then Run remaining. Check the first row, then RowPlay does the rest, one row at a time, in your own browser.
Test before you commit
Dry run fills just the first row. If it worked, Run remaining carries on from row 2, so nothing is entered twice.
Retry only what failed
A failed row doesn’t stop the batch. Afterwards, one click re-runs just the rows that failed.
Resume after a crash
Progress is saved after every row. If the browser closes mid-run, pick up from the first row that didn’t run.
A results sheet
Your rows come back with a status column, the reason for any failure and any values you extracted — ready to paste into Excel.
Every kind of field
Text, dropdowns (including custom menus), checkboxes from yes/no columns, and fields that only appear when a box is ticked.
Values that fill themselves
{{today}}, {{row}} and {{random}} add dates, row numbers and unique codes without a column.
Full walkthrough: auto-fill web forms from Excel.
RowPlay vs UI.Vision RPA
| RowPlay | UI.Vision RPA | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Active and free, for Chrome and Firefox | Active, free/open-source extension for Chrome, Firefox & Edge, plus optional paid tiers |
| How you build a macro | Click record, use the page normally, stop | Record, or write/edit commands in its own macro language |
| Looping over data | Paste rows from Excel — no loop syntax, with dry run and retry | csvRead command reads a CSV file, one row per loop iteration |
| Extracting values | Add an Extract or Extract Table step, no syntax to learn | !EXTRACT-style / ExtractTable commands |
| Scheduling | Built in — 15 minutes to 24 hours, or custom | Not built into the extension — runs via Windows Task Scheduler, macOS launchd, or its command-line API |
| Scope | Any website in your browser | Supported via a separate free XModules desktop app install |
| Cost | Free, one tier, everything included | Free edition unlimited; PRO $299/yr and Enterprise from $999/yr add support/update management/multi-machine licensing |
| Account required | No | No (license key needed only for paid tiers) |
If you're coming from UI.Vision
UI.Vision already documents its own migration path from iMacros, and its commands will feel familiar if you've scripted browser macros before. If you'd rather skip the command language entirely and just click through the page once, here's what maps to what:
csvRead reading a CSV file→Paste your rows on the Data tab (Excel copy-paste, no file to prepare)!EXTRACT / ExtractTable commands→An Extract step (single value) or Extract Table step (a whole repeating table/list)When UI.Vision might suit you better
Where each tool fits
- You need to click around desktop apps or match images on the screen — UI.Vision’s XModules are built for that. RowPlay works inside the browser, on any website.
Common questions
Is UI.Vision RPA the same as Kantu?
Can I import a UI.Vision macro directly?
csvRead or extraction commands.