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Smartcuts (YC W21) — Chrome extension to turn clicks & keystrokes into no-code automations

Smartcuts is a Chrome extension that lets you automate anything in your browser, without code. Record your clicks and keystrokes, and replay them later on similar web pages to automate repetitive work.

Smartcuts is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Chrome extension to turn clicks & keystrokes into no-code automations. The founder listed is Brian Noguchi (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, March 6, 2021).

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Smartcuts

New accelerator entry · 2021-03-06 · the record

Winter 2021
batch
3
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2021
Announced2021-03-06
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size3
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Productivity
SectorsNo-code, Automation
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote
HiringYes
Sitehttps://trysmartcuts.com/

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Smartcuts is a Chrome extension that lets you automate anything in your browser, without code. Record your clicks and keystrokes, and replay them later on similar web pages to automate repetitive work. It's like Excel macros for any website.

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