How does Clickable work?
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You type a goal; Clickable reads the page, rings the one next thing to click, and shows the next step once you've clicked it.
You type a goal and press Guide me. Clickable reads a short summary of the page, picks the one next thing to click, rings it in blue with a short note and waits. When you click it, Clickable sees the page change and shows the next step, until you’re done.
Clickable works like a patient friend sitting next to you: it looks at the screen, points at the next thing to press, and waits for you to press it. Here’s what happens at each step.
1. You say what you need
Open the Clickable panel next to the website and type your goal in your own words, in any language: “Where’s my tax summary for last year?”, “Cambiar el idioma de Google”, “Book an appointment”. Press Guide me.
You don’t need to know the name of the menu or setting. That’s Clickable’s job.
2. Clickable reads a summary of the page
Clickable builds a short summary of the page you’re on:
- the page address and title;
- up to 15 headings;
- the buttons, links and form fields, with their labels, where they are, and whether a field is filled or empty, a box ticked or a menu option chosen;
- a short excerpt of the visible text (at most 1,500 characters), including warnings and error messages.
What you type into fields, and your passwords, are never part of it. Clickable names each button and field by the words you can see on the screen, so its instructions match what you’re looking at.
3. It picks one next step
Your goal and the page summary go to an AI model, which picks the single element most likely to move you forward. On the page, Clickable draws a blue ring around it with a short note, such as Step 2: Click “Payments”. In the panel you see the same step and, in a sentence, why it’s the right one.
If the step is typing something Clickable can give you exactly, like a search phrase, it shows the words with a Copy text button. You paste them yourself.
4. You click, Clicky follows
You make the click. Clickable notices that you acted on the highlighted element, reads the new page and shows the next step. When you’re typing in a field, it waits until you press Tab or Enter, or click elsewhere.
When it isn’t sure
- It asks. If the way forward depends on something only you know, such as which of two forms applies to you, Clicky asks one short question with a few answers to choose from.
- Not this. If the ring is on the wrong thing, press Not this and Clickable looks for another option.
- Pause. Want to look around on your own? Press Pause: the ring disappears and Clickable ignores the page until you press Resume.
- Stuck. If nothing on the page fits your goal, Clickable says so plainly instead of guessing.
Sign-in pages
When a website sends you to Cl@ve, Google, Microsoft, GOV.UK One Login, Government Gateway or NHS login, Clickable pauses and doesn’t read that page. You sign in yourself, and Clickable carries on when you’re back.
When you’re done
Clickable tells you when the page shows the goal is done, such as a confirmation message or the document you wanted. It asks whether it worked, which helps us improve it.
What it can’t do yet
- Read parts of a page shown inside an embedded frame.
- Work on Chrome’s own pages, or on a phone.
- Show the panel in languages other than English (Clicky’s instructions already follow your language).
Read next: Is Clickable safe? or go back to What is Clickable?