# \[problem\] Not work flow editor Node-RED 1.3.4 on Chrome

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [7 May 2021 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347 "2021-05-07T19:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/1 "2021-05-07T19:09:47Z")

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Hi everyone, i`m new here, my language is not english, sorry about it.

I have installing Node-RED on my Rpi Zero, also on my Laptop, i have the V1.3, so when i start node-RED on terminal, is all ok, but when i open the editor on google chrome, it frozen..

look.

**1.- on my MACbook:**

![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 1.57.34 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/0/10ac2e7177dc81fadef000942a65e5f35efdba3f.png)

**so, when open the flow editor on Chrome:**

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 2.06.27 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/2/a29062420e9f11dc09970e3a121781b2fa4e09ae.png)

**and now on my Rpi ZERO, SSH:**

![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 2.02.38 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/1/617a62c2200763feaa0f8da9cedc1f958a0717ed.png)

**so, when open the flow editor on Chrome:**

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 1.55.56 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/7/f76a5122baa0f81cb39e15d71d9e86e317582d6e.png)

**when i open the editor on Safari, it work OK!**

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 2.05.18 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/6/16c0ee9fc0537d1f2819401aba4856ef9e14de42.png)

Note: DASHBOARD on Chorme it work OK, no problem, the problem is only the flow editor.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/2 "2021-05-07T19:16:49Z")

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On the browsers that aren't working, can you use the developer tools? You are likely to see some errors that may give clues. You might also see what is stuck by looking at the networking tab in the dev tools.

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/3 "2021-05-07T19:22:28Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> developer tools

Thank you for your response, i'm not a developer, but now i can take this screenshot:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 2.20.16 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/c/2c0f4177122195bd9ff23f08ffcb302288b16d93.png)

maybe?

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/4 "2021-05-07T19:26:37Z")

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From the image, it looks like you don't have an active tab in the editor. What happens if you add a new tab and add an inject node and dploy it? Can you get in then?

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/5 "2021-05-07T19:30:14Z")

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Thank you, Yes @zenofmud from the image looks like, but sure, i have an active tab in the editor, on Safari the flow editor work OK! all nodes work well. only i can not access to flow editor on Chrome

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/6 "2021-05-07T19:35:09Z")

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@TotallyInformation this is an screenshot of the networking tab in the dev tools:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 2.33.30 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/a/3ac20dba2c4ec6f7325c915d0c5943f24f1ffe7e.png)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/7 "2021-05-07T19:47:03Z")

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The "e.trim is not a function" on Chrome problem has been reported by two other users recently in the thread below. No solution has been found as far as I know.

> [@Node-red 1.3.1 no open chrome](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-1-3-1-no-open-chrome/43931):
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> Hi, Node-red 1.3.1 not open in google chrome, this error view: red.min.js: Uncaught TypeError: e.trim is not a function in macmini M1

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/8 "2021-05-07T20:06:06Z")

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Just on an off chance, could you make the first tab in the flow active - Just add a new tab and inject node, drag the tab to the left till it is the first tab and deploy. Then test on Chrome.

I don't expect it to work, but......

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/9 "2021-05-07T20:11:47Z")

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@zenofmud i just did it, but not work.

look, this is on Safari:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.08.12 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/2/72c9e9dd25442241ccfb11ab677fb3a59a774a38.png)

The error in Chrome, the dev tools is:

![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.08.45 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/e/ee074da4eb340bdf4be380bbbc2fbdaff79a488b.png)

when i try to open the flow editor on chrome.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/10 "2021-05-07T20:31:21Z")

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Can you open `http://192.168.0.8/plugins` in Chrome and Safari and in both cases, View Source of the page and see if there's any difference in what is returned?

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/11 "2021-05-07T20:46:56Z")

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> [@knolleary](#):
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> [http://192.168.0.8/plugins](http://192.168.0.8/plugins)

Sure @knolleary i'm try. this look in Chrome and Safari as:

**In Chrome:**

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.42.19 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/c/9c7beaf02ce1de2e9c34a55ef1d0d8f745d7586e.png)

**In Safari:**

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.41.57 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/b/fbe57acead0d1b9e9de1676cf89f65c277a48218.png)

It look as the same i both!

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/12 "2021-05-07T20:50:45Z")

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Okay - but I would not expect a 404 error.

I may have made a bad assumption about the url you are using to access Node-RED - I only had the safari screenshot to go by.

What URL do you access the Node-RED editor on? Whatever it is, add `plugins` to the end (after removing anything starting with a `#`).

For example, I access NR locally using `http://localhost:1880/` - so its `http://localhost:1880/plugins` that is the url to look at.

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/13 "2021-05-07T20:55:09Z")

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Ok, thank you for your quick answer @knolleary I just try only with `http://192.168.0.8:1880/plugins` this is returned:

on Chrome:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.48.03 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/e/9e97be9c9cf5604b713345d36ddd078f106c96a8.png)

on Safari:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-07 a la(s) 3.48.32 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/d/3d711616591d76d53a7c3bfff31b6f3e0108f7e1.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/14 "2021-05-07T20:57:42Z")

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Thanks @MecatronicaMADE - very strange for them to be different, but I can see why a response like that would break things.

I just don't know why Chrome is getting a different response - but it gives me something to go on.

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 21:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/15 "2021-05-07T21:02:25Z")

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No problem, its OK @knolleary .It works quite well on Safari, I just wanted to share it with the community. by the way, thanks a lot for the Node-RED tool. many successes.

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**Author:** ![jaeti01](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jaeti01/32/15005_2.png) [@jaeti01](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jaeti01)\
**Post date:** [12 May 2021 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/16 "2021-05-12T12:32:10Z")

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I had a similar experience and it turned out to be a browser cache problem. Can you delete your browser cache in chrome and check if that changes anything?

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2021 02:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/17 "2021-05-13T02:24:54Z")

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Hey @jaeti01 thank you, i just delete my browser cahce and i upgraded it too, but when i open the flow editor, not work.  
Look like: `http://localhost:1880`

![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-12 a la(s) 9.22.27 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/3/43e050a771a04faf9c57b2dab2b74da6241f4caa.png)

it freezes, the dashboard work very well, no problem.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2021 14:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/18 "2021-05-13T14:51:00Z")

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The `e.trim` issue is now fixed in git ready for 1.3.5.

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**Author:** ![MecatronicaMADE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@MecatronicaMADE](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MecatronicaMADE)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2021 18:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/19 "2021-05-13T18:34:29Z")

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Thank you so much @knolleary. Now the flow editor is working on Chrome webrowser.

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-13 a la(s) 1.29.51 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/8/48eaed13fc181c72bc2331052c4dabdaccf6306f.png)

and it looks:

 ![Captura de pantalla 2021-05-13 a la(s) 1.30.48 p. m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/6/b67caaa645ebb50a94411dc2bc2973134b31eecf.png)

👍

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**Post date:** [27 May 2021 18:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-not-work-flow-editor-node-red-1-3-4-on-chrome/45347/20 "2021-05-27T18:34:42Z")

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