WorkBeaver
WorkBeaver is a Chrome extension that turns plain-English instructions into browser automations. It fills forms, extracts web data, updates spreadsheets and schedules recurring work, always showing its plan for approval first. A free tier includes 500 credits.
What is WorkBeaver?
WorkBeaver is a Chrome browser extension published by WorkBeaver Limited, a London company incorporated on 22 August 2024. It presents itself as an automation sidekick for people who are not developers: designed for non-technical teams, built on the idea that if you can describe a job to a colleague, you can automate it.
The working loop is deliberately short. You type the task in ordinary English; WorkBeaver turns it into a numbered plan of steps; you read that plan and approve it; only then does anything run. While it runs, the browser work stays visible and can be cancelled at any moment. A Page Picker lets you point once at a button, field, row, list or page area, with hover outlines showing exactly what is being selected, and the target is remembered for later runs.
What it does with that instruction covers most of the tedium of a browser day. It clicks, types, uploads, downloads and moves between tabs on forms, dashboards and admin portals. It extracts names, links, prices, messages, tables and repeated cards, delivering them as a clean table, a CSV or a spreadsheet update. It writes into Google Sheets and Excel 365 without copy-paste. Given a folder you explicitly approve, it reads, writes, renames, sorts and summarises files, and can analyse images. A right-click turns any page into something you can question, with summaries, explanations, comparisons and specific details drawn from the whole page, a selection, or an area you point to.
Recurring work is scheduled daily, weekly, once or at intervals, and runs locally for as long as Chrome is open. Every run leaves a durable result page with copyable cards, an activity log and an Ask User step that can pause for a human decision. When a site moves a button, WorkBeaver retries, repairs, asks, or stops safely.
Model work is split: Chrome's local AI is used where available, with cloud AI as a fallback that consumes credits. An Advanced Builder adds a visual canvas with blocks and branches for larger workflows. As of September 2026, access still runs through a private queue rather than a public Chrome Web Store listing.
What it does
- Run browser tasks described in plain English: clicks, typing, uploads, downloads, tabs and menus
- Extract lists, rows, links, prices and tables from pages into a clean table, CSV or spreadsheet
- Update Google Sheets and Excel 365 by adding rows, fixing values or replacing whole tables
- Answer questions about any page from a right-click: summaries, explanations, comparisons, details
- Read, write, rename, sort and summarise files inside an approved folder, and analyse images
- Schedule recurring work daily, weekly, once, or every few hours
- Recover when a site changes by retrying, repairing safely, asking the user, or stopping
When to use WorkBeaver / When not to
A quick filter to help you decide if WorkBeaver is the right fit.
When to use WorkBeaver
- Non-technical operations and admin staff who repeat the same clicks across web tools every day
- Sales and lead-generation teams that sort inboxes, pull out contact details and prepare follow-ups
- E-commerce, buying and procurement people monitoring prices, listings, stock and supplier portals
- Analysts and bookkeepers keeping Google Sheets or Excel 365 reports current without copy-paste
- Solo founders, freelancers and very small teams with no budget for a developer or an RPA platform
When not to use WorkBeaver
- Developers who need an API: WorkBeaver publishes no API and no developer documentation
- Anyone working outside Chrome or on mobile, since there is no iOS, Android or standalone desktop app
- Organisations with a compliance checklist: no GDPR statement, no DPA and no security certification is published
- Teams needing unattended jobs, because schedules only fire while Chrome is open on the machine
- Buyers who want immediate general availability, as access still runs through a private queue
How to use WorkBeaver
A typical end-to-end flow, from setup to results.
- Install the extension from the Add to Chrome button on the homepage
- Create a free account, for which no credit card is requested
- Claim the 500 starter cloud credits granted on sign-up
- Type the task you want done, in the same words you would use with a teammate
- Use the Page Picker to point once at the button, field, row or list that matters
- Read the numbered plan WorkBeaver proposes and approve it before anything runs
- Save the automation, then run it immediately or later
- Approve a specific folder if the task needs to read or write local files
- Add a schedule, daily, weekly, one-off or every few hours, keeping Chrome open for it to fire
- Open the Advanced Builder when a workflow outgrows a single plain-English instruction
Pros & Cons
Pros
- No code and no builder to learn first: the task is described in ordinary English
- Every automation shows its plan for approval before it runs, and stays cancellable while running
- Chrome's local AI is used where available, with cloud AI only as a fallback
- Automations, schedules, preferences and activity stay in the browser, and file access is scoped to an approved folder
- A permanent free tier with 500 starter credits and no credit card required
- A one-time purchase gives lifetime access to WorkBeaver 2026 with 100,000 credits that stay until spent
- The publisher is verifiable: a UK-registered company with number, registered address and data protection contact published
Cons
- Access is not open: the Add to Chrome button leads to a private access queue, with no Chrome Web Store listing
- Privacy policy, terms and refund policy, all dated 14 April 2026, still describe a pre-launch waitlist while the homepage sells four plans
- No GDPR statement, no DPA, no Article 27 representative and no certification behind the Enterprise-grade security claim
- Nothing is published about where data is hosted or whether customer data is ever used to train models
- No public API, no developer documentation and no mobile application
- Scheduled tasks only run while Chrome is open on the machine
- Credit-based pricing with no published cost per automation, and current prices announced as temporary
Pricing & Plans
A permanent free tier is available at no cost, granting 500 starter cloud credits without requiring a credit card. The cheapest recurring paid entry point is Monthly Essentials at USD 21.95 per month, presented as a launch price against a stated regular price of USD 45 per month. A one-time purchase, Lifetime Access, is offered at USD 349.99 against a stated regular price of USD 700.
- USD 0 forever
- with 500 starter cloud credits
- browser extension access
- Chrome local AI where available and no credit card required
- USD 349.99 one-time
- regular price stated at USD 700
- with lifetime ownership of WorkBeaver 2026
- 100
- 000 credits that stay until spent
- one year of updates and bug fixes
- and no recurring billing
- USD 21.95 per month
- regular price stated at USD 45
- with 10
- 000 cloud credits refilled monthly
- priority product support
- lifetime product updates and billing managed in Paddle
- USD 99 per month
- regular price stated at USD 225
- with 50
- 000 cloud credits refilled monthly
- the highest included monthly capacity
- extra support and onboarding guidance
- and lifetime product updates
Data, GDPR & hosting
A consolidated view of how WorkBeaver handles your data.
GDPR overview
No GDPR implementation is documented. The words GDPR and General Data Protection Regulation appear nowhere on the homepage, about, privacy, terms or refund pages, nor in their archived HTML. There is no data processing agreement, no Article 27 EU representative, no standard contractual clauses and no statement of lawful basis. What exists is thin but real: a data protection contact, dpo@workbeaver.com, published on the about page; a commitment never to sell or trade personal data; access and deletion on request, subject to legal or transactional retention requirements; and named recipients, Paddle and providers such as Supabase. The publisher is established in London and so falls under UK GDPR rather than the EU regulation. European users should treat this silence as a genuine documentation gap.
Who owns the data?
WorkBeaver Limited's privacy policy, last updated on 14 April 2026, never claims ownership of customer data and states plainly that the company does not sell, rent or trade personal information. It collects a name and email address, billing details relayed by Paddle, and non-identifying usage data; card numbers are neither collected nor stored. On the product side, the homepage states that saved automations, schedules, preferences, memory and activity live in the user's own browser, and that file access starts with a folder the user approves. Access and deletion are available on request, subject to legal or transactional retention requirements.
Reuse rights
The published documents describe what WorkBeaver does with data rather than what the user may do with the results, and nothing in the terms restricts reuse of the rows, files or answers the tool produces. The intellectual property clause covers only the website's own content, text, graphics, logos, images and software, which may not be reproduced without written permission. Personal data is used solely to process a reservation, apply the payment to the first month of service, send launch and product news, manage the waitlist and answer support requests. It is shared only with Paddle, the merchant of record for payments and tax compliance, and with storage and email providers described as trusted, Supabase being the one named. The site says nothing at all about whether customer data is used to train AI models.
Data retention & training
Hosting summary
No hosting jurisdiction is disclosed. The privacy policy names Paddle as merchant of record for payments and tax compliance, and refers to storage and email providers such as Supabase, but it never says in which country or region any of that data sits, and neither the homepage nor the terms fill the gap. The website itself is served behind Cloudflare, the domain resolving to 104.26.9.140, an anycast address in AS13335, but that describes content delivery rather than where customer records are stored. On the product side, the homepage states that saved automations, schedules, preferences, memory and activity remain in the user's own browser, and that file access is limited to a folder the user approves, which keeps a meaningful share of the working data on the user's own machine. Cloud AI is offered as a fallback to Chrome's local AI, with no model provider named and no processing location given. The publisher is established in London, so UK law governs the company, but that says nothing about the physical location of the servers.
Things to keep in mind
Risks and trade-offs to weigh before adopting WorkBeaver.
- The extension acts inside your own browser on sessions you are already logged into, so a badly worded instruction touches live accounts, not a sandbox
- File access covers reading and writing inside an approved folder, meaning a misdirected automation can overwrite, rename or move real documents
- Nothing is published about where data is hosted or whether customer content ever reaches a model for training, which is an unknown rather than a reassurance
- Approving plans quickly becomes a reflex, and the review step only protects you for as long as you actually read what it proposes
- Handing routine judgement to an agent erodes the tacit knowledge of how a process works, which is exactly what you need on the day it breaks
- Prices are announced as temporary and the credit model hides the true running cost, so a cheap trial can turn into an expensive dependency
- The 4.3 rating claimed on the about page cites Google and TrustPilot without a review count or a link, and cannot be verified
Setup & Integrations
Technical difficulty
Low. Setup means adding a Chrome extension and creating an account: no server, no API key, no code and no credit card. The site claims a first automation can be launched in minutes, and configuration happens through a plain-English description plus visual pointing at the elements that matter. The only technical requirements are Chrome itself, and Chrome staying open for scheduled tasks to fire. The real friction is not technical: as of September 2026, new users pass through a private access queue before onboarding.
Deployment
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Supported languages
Behind WorkBeaver
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Resources
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Frequently asked questions
What does WorkBeaver actually do?
Do I need to know how to code?
Can I try it for free?
How much does it cost?
Will it act without my approval?
Where are my automations stored?
Do scheduled tasks run without me?
Is there an API or a mobile app?
Who is behind WorkBeaver?
Can I get a refund?
Should you pick WorkBeaver?
WorkBeaver aims at a genuinely underserved audience: the person who spends an hour a day clicking through the same portals and has neither the budget nor the appetite for an RPA platform. The design decisions back that ambition up. Instructions are written in ordinary English, every automation shows its plan before it runs, the run stays cancellable, file access is scoped to a folder the user approves, and Chrome's local AI is preferred over the cloud wherever it is available. Saved work, schedules and activity are kept in the browser rather than on a server. For a tool that will be handed the keys to authenticated sessions, that posture matters.
The reservations are equally concrete, and they concern maturity more than design. On 7 September 2026 the product was not openly available: the Add to Chrome button leads to a private access queue rather than a Chrome Web Store listing, and the privacy policy, terms and refund policy, all dated 14 April 2026, still describe a waitlist and pre-reservations while the homepage sells four plans. Nothing is published about GDPR, a data processing agreement, where data is hosted, or whether customer data ever trains a model, and the Enterprise-grade security claim carries no certification behind it. Prices are flagged as temporary, and the credit model gives no way to work out what an automation actually costs.
The entry cost is low and reversible, with a permanent free tier, 500 credits, no card and a fourteen-day guarantee after launch, and the publisher is a verifiable UK company with a named data protection contact. Trying it costs little. Committing to the USD 349.99 lifetime purchase is a different decision, and one worth postponing until the legal documentation catches up with what the homepage already promises.
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