hmm, I was going to experiment on this hackernews page, so I clicked on Extensions->BrowserFlow and it opened a window with a single button "Sign In". So it appears it does not work locally at all.

Question: Is there a technical reason for this, or you just want to insist that everyone create an account for some reason?

I do not see an obvious reason why macro recording and playback could not be performed purely locally. So I am skeptical that a server is needed, but always willing to learn and be astonished...

I would think that even if (big if) a server is needed, it could be done anonymously without need to collect email and create an account.

Anyway I am uninstalling the extension until such time as there is a local-only mode. too bad, from the demo it seems neat.

I made the decision to require user accounts to streamline the experience around saving flows (they're automatically synced to your account so you can share them between devices).

As a solo developer, I don't have the resources to support two versions of the product (one for users with accounts, one for users without) because it'd require maintaining multiple ways to save, load, and share flows.

Thanks!