Browser Use
Make websites accessible for AI agents. Automate tasks online with ease.
96.7K
GitHub Stars
10.8K
Forks
1000+
Integrations
Overview
Browser Use is an open-source Python library that enables AI agents to automate browser tasks using natural language. Built on Playwright, it allows any LLM (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, or local models via Ollama) to interact with websites just like a human - clicking, typing, navigating, and extracting data. The project exploded in popularity since its October 2024 launch, a browser automation framework for AI agents. It supports both local self-hosted deployment and a managed cloud service with stealth browsing, proxy rotation, and CAPTCHA solving.
The Verdict
Who Should Use Browser Use?
Best For
- Developers building AI-powered web scrapers
- Automating form filling and data entry
- Teams needing LLM-agnostic browser agents
- Projects requiring custom tool integrations
- Rapid prototyping of browser automation
Not Ideal For
- Simple scraping (use Playwright directly)
- Non-developers (no low-code UI)
- Production at scale without Cloud
- Sites with aggressive bot detection
What's Great
- Fully open source with MIT license
- Works with any LLM provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama)
- Simple async Python API with just a few lines of code
- Built-in CLI for rapid testing and iteration
- Claude Code skill integration available
- Active development with frequent releases
- Active community with frequent contributions and forks
Watch Out For
- Requires LLM API costs (unless using local models)
- CAPTCHA handling needs Cloud subscription
- High memory usage with Chrome instances
- 252 open issues on GitHub
- Production scaling requires managed Cloud
Pricing
Open Source
Free
Self-hosted, MIT license, full features
Browser Use Cloud
Usage-based
Stealth browsers, proxies, CAPTCHA solving
ChatBrowserUse LLM
$0.20/1M in
Optimized model, $2/1M output tokens
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Core Features
- LLM-driven browser automation
- Natural language task descriptions
- Multi-step task execution
- Element detection and interaction
- Screenshot capture and analysis
- Form filling automation
- Data extraction and scraping
- Custom tool/action support
Supported LLMs
- ChatBrowserUse (optimized)
- OpenAI GPT-4/GPT-4o
- Anthropic Claude 3.5/4
- Google Gemini
- Ollama (local models)
- Any LangChain-compatible LLM
Developer Tools
- Async Python API
- CLI for rapid prototyping
- Template quickstart system
- Claude Code skill
- MCP server support
- Real browser profile support
Cloud Features
- Stealth browser fingerprinting
- Proxy rotation
- CAPTCHA solving
- 1000+ integrations
- Persistent filesystem
- Memory across sessions
Use Cases
Automation Examples
- Job application form filling
- Grocery shopping automation
- PC parts comparison shopping
- Data extraction from websites
- Account management tasks
Community Stats
- 10,800+ forks
- 435 watchers
- Active Discord community
- Made in Zurich & San Francisco
How It Compares
| Feature | Browser Use | Playwright MCP | Stagehand (Browserbase) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 96.7K | 33.4K | 22.9K |
| LLM Agnostic | Yes, any LLM | MCP-based | Yes |
| Self-Hosted | Full OSS | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Option | Yes | No | Yes |
| CAPTCHA Solving | Cloud only | No | Cloud only |
| Custom Tools | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| CLI Tool | Yes | No | No |
| Python Native | Yes | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
| Best For | LLM browser agents | MCP integrations | SDK development |
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