Browser support
Form Rescue is an alpha. This table lists only what has actually been exercised.
| Browser | Version tested | How | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium (Playwright build) | 153.0.8010.12 | Full automated suite: recovery, privacy, durability incl. crash, scenarios, accessibility, performance | Passing |
| Microsoft Edge | 153.0.4234.48 | Full automated suite with the installed browser | Passing |
| Firefox | 156.0.1 | Published on Firefox Add-ons. Automated smoke over WebDriver BiDi: install, enable, save, reload, review, restore, sensitive-form check, delete all | Passing |
| Google Chrome (branded) | 153 | Chrome no longer loads unpacked extensions from the command line, so automation uses Chromium; a manual check is pending | Pending |
| Brave, Opera, Vivaldi | n/a | Not tested | Unknown |
| Safari, mobile browsers | n/a | Not supported | n/a |
Tested on Windows 11. macOS and Linux runs, and older browser versions, haven’t been done yet. The extension declares its minimum as the oldest version actually validated (Chrome/Edge 153, Firefox 156).
Differences between browsers
- Background: Chrome and Edge use a service worker; Firefox uses an event page. Both are stopped when idle; saved drafts don’t depend on them staying alive.
- Firefox: the Firefox Add-ons version installs permanently. Developer (temporary) installs are removed, with their storage, when Firefox restarts.
- Port matching: both browsers grant site access by host; Form Rescue applies exact scheme + host + port itself.
What’s supported on pages
Native textarea, text inputs, opted-in search inputs, non-sensitive select, checkboxes and radio groups; forms added after load; common React and Vue forms; open shadow roots; fields outside <form> elements.
Not supported: contenteditable and rich-text editors, iframes, closed shadow roots, file inputs, canvas editors, PDFs, browser pages, extension store pages, private windows.