BrowserOS / Nxtscape

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🌐 BrowserOS is an open-source Chromium fork that runs AI agents natively. The privacy-first alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, and Dia.

🔒 Use your own API keys or run local models with Ollama. Your data never leaves your machine.

💡 Join our Discord or Slack and help us build! Have feature requests? Suggest here.

Quick start

1. Download and install BrowserOS:

   • macOS
   • Windows
   • Linux (AppImage)
   • Linux (Debian)

2. Import your Chrome data (optional)

3. Connect your AI provider — use Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or local models via Ollama and LMStudio.

4. Start automating!

What makes BrowserOS special

• 🏠 Feels like home — same Chrome interface, all your extensions just work
• 🤖 AI agents that run on YOUR browser, not in the cloud
• 🔒 Privacy first — bring your own keys or run local models with Ollama. Your browsing history stays on your machine
• 🤝 BrowserOS as MCP server — control the browser from claude-code, gemini-cli, or any MCP client (31 tools)
• 🔄 Workflows — build repeatable browser automations with a visual graph builder
• 📂 Cowork — combine browser automation with local file operations. Research the web, save reports to your folder
• ⏰ Scheduled Tasks — run the agent on autopilot, daily or every few minutes
• 💬 LLM Hub — compare Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini side-by-side on any page
• 🛡️ Built-in ad blocker — 10x more protection than Chrome with uBlock Origin + Manifest V2 support
• 🚀 100% open source under AGPL-3.0

Demos

🤖 BrowserOS agent in action

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🎇 Install BrowserOS as MCP and control it from claude-code

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c725d6df-1a0d-40eb-a125-ea009bf664dc

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💬 Use BrowserOS to chat

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/726803c5-8e36-420e-8694-c63a2607beca

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⚡ Use BrowserOS to scrape data

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9f038216-bc24-4555-abf1-af2adcb7ebc0

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Why We're Building BrowserOS

For the first time since Netscape pioneered the web in 1994, AI gives us the chance to completely reimagine the browser. We've seen tools like Cursor deliver 10x productivity gains for developers—yet everyday browsing remains frustratingly archaic.

You're likely juggling 70+ tabs, battling your browser instead of having it assist you. Routine tasks, like ordering something from amazon or filling a form should be handled seamlessly by AI agents.

At BrowserOS, we're convinced that AI should empower you by automating tasks locally and securely—keeping your data private. We are building the best browser for this future!

How we compare

<details> <summary><b>vs Chrome</b></summary> <br> While we're grateful for Google open-sourcing Chromium, but Chrome hasn't evolved much in 10 years. No AI features, no automation, no MCP support. </details> <details> <summary><b>vs Brave</b></summary> <br> We love what Brave started, but they've spread themselves too thin with crypto, search, VPNs. We're laser-focused on AI-powered browsing. </details> <details> <summary><b>vs Arc/Dia</b></summary> <br> Many loved Arc, but it was closed source. When they abandoned users, there was no recourse. We're 100% open source - fork it anytime! </details> <details> <summary><b>vs Perplexity Comet</b></summary> <br> They're a search/ad company. Your browser history becomes their product. We keep everything local. </details> <details> <summary><b>vs ChatGPT Atlas</b></summary> <br> Your browsing data could be used for ads or to train their models. We keep your history and agent interactions strictly local. </details>

Contributing

We'd love your help making BrowserOS better!

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 💬 Join Discord
• 🐦 Follow on Twitter

License

BrowserOS is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Credits

• ungoogled-chromium - BrowserOS uses some patches for enhanced privacy. Thanks to everyone behind this project!
• The Chromium Project - At the core of BrowserOS, making it possible to exist in the first place.

Citation

If you use BrowserOS in your research or project, please cite:

@software{browseros2025,
  author = {Sonti, Nithin and Sonti, Nikhil and {BrowserOS-team}},
  title = {BrowserOS: The open-source Agentic browser},
  url = {https://github.com/browseros-ai/BrowserOS},