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Browser Automation·★ 143·MIT

Bring Your Own Browser — let your AI agent use the Chrome you already have open

#ai-agent#browser-automation#bun#chrome-debugger#chrome-extension#claude-code#cursor#mcp
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Best Alternatives to byob

ToolDescriptionStarsLicenseUpdated
01mcp-chrome logomcp-chrome
Chrome MCP Server is a Chrome extension-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes your Chrome browser functionality to AI assistants like Claude, enabling complex browser automation, content analysis, and semantic search.
★ 12.5k
MIT
9mo ago
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02Scrapling logoScrapling
🕷️ An adaptive Web Scraping framework that handles everything from a single request to a full-scale crawl!
★ 89.0k
BSD-3-Clause
2d ago
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03chrome-devtools-mcp logochrome-devtools-mcp
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
★ 54.0k
Apache-2.0
2d ago
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04playwright-mcp logoplaywright-mcp
Playwright MCP server
★ 38.5k
Apache-2.0
1d ago
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05mcp logomcp
Browser MCP is a Model Context Provider (MCP) server that allows AI applications to control your browser
★ 7.2k
Apache-2.0
1y ago
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06firecrawl-mcp-server logofirecrawl-mcp-server
🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.
★ 7.7k
MIT
2d ago
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07nanobrowser logonanobrowser
Open-Source Chrome extension for AI-powered web automation. Run multi-agent workflows using your own LLM API key. Alternative to OpenAI Operator.
★ 14.1k
Apache-2.0
1w ago
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08mcp-server-browserbase logomcp-server-browserbase
Allow LLMs to control a browser with Browserbase and Stagehand
★ 3.4k
Apache-2.0
3mo ago
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byob logobyob
mcp-chrome logomcp-chrome
Scrapling logoScrapling
chrome-devtools-mcp logochrome-devtools-mcp
CategoryBrowser AutomationBrowser AutomationBrowser AutomationBrowser Automation
Stars★ 143★ 12.5k★ 89.0k★ 54.0k
LicenseMITMITBSD-3-ClauseApache-2.0
Updated3w ago9mo ago2d ago2d ago
Open SourceYesYesYesYes
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FAQ

What is byob?
byob is a local MCP server that lets AI coding tools directly control your real Chrome browser where you're already logged in. It provides a set of tools for reading pages, taking screenshots, clicking, typing, and more, all through a Chrome extension with no cloud costs. Setup takes about 5 minutes.
What is the best alternative to byob?
mcp-chrome is the top-rated alternative to byob in the Browser Automation category.
Is there a free alternative to byob?
mcp-chrome is a free, open-source alternative.
Is byob open source?
Yes, byob is open source on GitHub, licensed under MIT.
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