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BrowserStackLocal app UI options

The BrowserStackLocal app helps create a network tunnel between your private network and the BrowserStack infrastructure. This allows the Live desktop and mobile devices to access the non-public test website hosted in your internal environments.

The BrowserStackLocal app menu includes following options:

Menu items Description
Status Shows the connection status of the BrowserStackLocal app. The connection status can be one of the following: Starting, Connected, Disconnected, Stopped
Disconnect/Connect Disconnects or connects the BrowserStack Local with Live.
Options Opens the Local Console where you can configure settings for advanced use cases such as local websites that are behind proxy/firewall settings.
Launch Use this option to launch a Live local session.
Open at Login Check this option if you want the BrowserStackLocal app to open automatically when you log in to your local system.
Documentation Opens the Local Testing documentation.
About BrowserStack Local Shows the Local app version and describes what the Local app does.
Check for Updates Checks whether any BrowserStack Local app update is available.
Quit BrowserStack Local Use this option to stop the BrowserStack Local app from running for the use cases where you do not want to test a local website. It disconnects the BrowserStack Local app from the Live session.

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