nanobrowser

    nanobrowser/nanobrowser

    #96 this week

    Open-Source Chrome extension for AI-powered web automation. Run multi-agent workflows using your own LLM API key. Alternative to OpenAI Operator.

    ai-agents
    ai
    automation
    testing
    agent
    ai-tools
    browser
    browser-automation
    browser-use
    TypeScript
    Apache-2.0
    14.1K stars
    1.5K forks
    14.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #96 of 2,845 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 3%).

    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 8 days ago, with 25 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #31 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Enables AI-powered web automation through a Chrome extension using multi-agent workflows with user-provided LLM API keys.
    • Offers a privacy-focused, cost-effective alternative to commercial AI operators by running entirely in the local browser with flexible LLM provider support.
    • Use for automating complex web tasks like data extraction and navigation across multiple websites without manual intervention.
    • Use for integrating different LLM models to optimize performance and cost in multi-agent AI workflows within browser environments.
    • Use for developers seeking an open-source, extensible platform to build and customize AI-driven browser automation tools.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Nanobrowser is an open-source AI web automation tool that runs in your browser. A free alternative to OpenAI Operator with flexible LLM options and multi-agent system.

    ⬇️ Get Nanobrowser from Chrome Web Store for free

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    🌟 Loving Nanobrowser? Give us a star and help spread the word!

    ❤️ Support the project by sponsoring us - every contribution helps keep Nanobrowser free and open source!

    Nanobrowser's multi-agent system analyzing HuggingFace in real-time, with the Planner intelligently self-correcting when encountering obstacles and dynamically instructing the Navigator to adjust its approach—all running locally in your browser.

    Looking for a powerful AI browser agent without the $200/month price tag of OpenAI Operator? Nanobrowser , as a chrome extension, delivers premium web automation capabilities while keeping you in complete control:

    Note: We currently support OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, Cerebras, Llama and custom OpenAI-Compatible providers, more providers will be supported.

    Excerpt from the nanobrowser/nanobrowser README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Oct 9: +13Oct 10: +27Oct 11: +8

    +557 stars over 80 days across 10 snapshot days; best day +27 on Oct 10.

    Forks

    1.5K+64

    Open issues

    82+11

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