Extensions are small software programs that can be used to modify and extend the functionality of any browser. You can build your own extension by using web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Extensions have little or no user interface.
Java extensions are useful when you have to automate a Java application. Without this extension, UiPath Studio does not correctly identify the UI element of a Java application.
Chrome and Firefox extensions are used when you are working with the Chrome/Firefox browsers. By this, we mean that while automating with UiPath Studio, if you are interacting with a browser, you first have to install the extension for that browser.
Similarly, the Silverlight extension has to be installed if you want to integrate your application using Microsoft's Silverlight.
Almost all extensions have a similar installation method. Once you get familiar with the method, you can install the remaining of the extensions on your own.
In UiPath Studio, you can find all the extensions in the Setup Extensions menu. Click on the SETUP tab at the top of the UiPath Studio window:
Now click on the Set Up Extensions icon and select the extension that you want to select:
In this session, we are going to select the Firefox extension from the drop-down list. Automatically, the Firefox browser is opened and asks you to add UiPath. Just click on the Add button:
Your extension has been successfully installed. A dialog box will pop up confirming this.
If you want to install other extensions, you just have to select the desired extension from the drop-down list.