+
+
+
+# What can Browser Use do?
+
+Browser Use lets an AI agent use a web browser the same way you do β it opens pages, clicks buttons, types, and fills in forms. You describe the task, and it completes it. For example, you can have it:
+
+
+### π Fill Forms
+#### Task: "Fill in this job application with my resume and information."
+
+[Example code β](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/blob/main/examples/use-cases/apply_to_job.py)
+
+
+### π Shop for Groceries
+#### Task: "Put this list of items into my instacart."
+
+https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a6813fa7-4a7c-40a6-b4aa-382bf88b1850
+
+[Example code β](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/blob/main/examples/use-cases/buy_groceries.py)
+
+
+### π» Be Your Personal Assistant
+#### Task: "Help me find parts for a custom PC."
+
+https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ac34f75c-057a-43ef-ad06-5b2c9d42bf06
+
+[Example code β](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/blob/main/examples/use-cases/pcpartpicker.py)
+
+
+
+
+# Quickstart
+
+If you want to use Browser Use in your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Hermes, OpenClaw, etc.), paste this prompt, and it sets everything up itself:
+
+```text
+Install or upgrade browser-use to the latest stable version with uv using Python 3.12, run `browser-use skill install` to register the skill, and connect it to my browser. If setup or connection fails, follow https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness/blob/main/install.md.
+```
+
+Then tell your agent what you want done.
+
+
+
+# Python library: the easiest way to automate the web
+
+Want to automate the web at scale, from your own code, and with any LLM? Use the Python library:
+
+**1. Install Browser Use (Python >= 3.11):**
+
+```bash
+uv add browser-use
+# or: pip install browser-use
+```
+
+**2. Add your LLM API key to `.env`**. Get one from [Browser Use Cloud](https://cloud.browser-use.com/new-api-key?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-quickstart-api-key), or bring your own provider key:
+
+```bash
+# .env
+BROWSER_USE_API_KEY=your-key
+# GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-key
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key
+```
+
+**3. Run your first agent:**
+
+```python
+import asyncio
+
+from browser_use import Agent, ChatBrowserUse
+
+async def main():
+ agent = Agent(
+ task="Find the number of stars of the browser-use repo",
+ llm=ChatBrowserUse(model='openai/gpt-5.5'),
+ # llm=ChatBrowserUse(model='bu-2-0'), # Browser Use's optimized model
+ # llm=ChatOpenAI(model='gpt-5.5'),
+ # llm=ChatAnthropic(model='claude-opus-4-8'), # Sonnet also works well
+ )
+ history = await agent.run()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ asyncio.run(main())
+```
+
+Check out the [library docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/open-source/introduction) and the [cloud docs](https://docs.cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-cloud-docs) for more!
+
+
+
+# Open Source vs Cloud
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+We benchmark Browser Use across 100 real-world browser tasks. Full benchmark is open source: **[browser-use/benchmark](https://github.com/browser-use/benchmark)**.
+
+Browser Use is also **#1 on the [Odysseys leaderboard](https://odysseysbench.com/leaderboard)** with an 87.4% average, ahead of computer-use agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft. Odysseys measures the agent's performance on 200 long-horizon web tasks.
+
+**Use the Open-Source Agent**
+- Free, and runs on your own machine
+- Deep code-level integration and control: pick your LLM, customize the agent's behavior
+- We recommend pairing it with our [cloud browsers](https://docs.browser-use.com/open-source/customize/browser/remote) for leading stealth, proxy rotation, and scaling
+
+**Use the [Fully-Hosted Cloud Agent](https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-hosted-agent) (recommended)**
+- Much more powerful agent for complex tasks (see plot above)
+- Easiest way to start and scale
+- Best stealth with proxy rotation and captcha solving
+- 1000+ integrations (Gmail, Slack, Notion, and more)
+- Persistent filesystem and memory
+
+
+
+## Integrations, hosting, custom tools, MCP, and more on our [Docs β](https://docs.browser-use.com)
+
+
+
+# FAQ
+
+
+Should I use the CLI vs. the Python library?
+
+**Use the CLI** if you already have an agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Hermes, OpenClaw, etc.) that you want to complete browser tasks for you. The agent installs the skill once (see [Quickstart](#quickstart)) and can then control the browser. Examples:
+- "Upload this video to YouTube"
+- "Compare these three laptops and give me a table with prices"
+- "Fill in this job application with my resume"
+
+**Use the Python library** when you are building software that automates the web. Examples:
+- Run many tasks on a schedule or in parallel (scraping, monitoring, QA)
+- Embed a browser agent into your own product
+- Custom tools, custom system prompts, structured output, fine-grained browser control
+
+Rule of thumb: one-off tasks through an agent β CLI. Repeatable automation in code β Python library.
+
+
+
+What's the best model to use?
+
+We optimized **ChatBrowserUse()** specifically for browser automation tasks. On avg it completes tasks 3-5x faster than other models with SOTA accuracy.
+
+For pricing and other LLM providers, see our [supported models documentation](https://docs.browser-use.com/supported-models).
+
+
+
+Can I use Claude / GPT / Gemini through ChatBrowserUse?
+
+Yes. `ChatBrowserUse` accepts provider-prefixed model ids, so a single `BROWSER_USE_API_KEY` reaches all of them β no separate OpenAI/Anthropic/Google keys required:
+
+```python
+from browser_use import Agent, ChatBrowserUse
+
+llm = ChatBrowserUse(model='anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6') # or 'openai/gpt-5.5', 'google/gemini-3-pro'
+agent = Agent(task='...', llm=llm)
+```
+
+For the best speed and cost we still recommend the default `bu-*` models.
+
+
+
+Should I use the Browser Use system prompt with the open-source preview model?
+
+Yes. If you use `ChatBrowserUse(model='browser-use/bu-30b-a3b-preview')` with a normal `Agent(...)`, Browser Use still sends its default agent system prompt for you.
+
+You do **not** need to add a separate custom "Browser Use system message" just because you switched to the open-source preview model. Only use `extend_system_message` or `override_system_message` when you intentionally want to customize the default behavior for your task.
+
+If you want the best default speed/accuracy, we still recommend the newer hosted `bu-*` models. If you want the open-source preview model, the setup stays the same apart from the `model=` value.
+
+
+
+Can I use custom tools with the agent?
+
+Yes! You can add custom tools to extend the agent's capabilities:
+
+```python
+from browser_use import Tools
+
+tools = Tools()
+
+@tools.action(description='Description of what this tool does.')
+def custom_tool(param: str) -> str:
+ return f"Result: {param}"
+
+agent = Agent(
+ task="Your task",
+ llm=llm,
+ browser=browser,
+ tools=tools,
+)
+```
+
+
+
+
+Can I use this for free?
+
+Yes! Browser-Use is open source and free to use. You only need to choose an LLM provider (like OpenAI, Google, ChatBrowserUse, or run local models with Ollama).
+
+
+
+Terms of Service
+
+This open-source library is licensed under the MIT License. For Browser Use services & data policy, see our [Terms of Service](https://browser-use.com/legal/terms-of-service) and [Privacy Policy](https://browser-use.com/privacy/).
+
+
+
+How do I handle authentication?
+
+Check out our authentication examples:
+- [Using real browser profiles](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/blob/main/examples/browser/real_browser.py) - Reuse your existing Chrome profile with saved logins
+- If you want to use temporary accounts with inbox, choose AgentMail
+- To sync your auth profile with the remote browser, run `curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile.sh | BROWSER_USE_API_KEY=XXXX sh` (replace XXXX with your API key)
+
+These examples show how to maintain sessions and handle authentication seamlessly.
+
+
+
+How do I solve CAPTCHAs?
+
+For CAPTCHA handling, you need better browser fingerprinting and proxies. Use [Browser Use Cloud](https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-faq-captcha) which provides stealth browsers designed to avoid detection and CAPTCHA challenges.
+
+
+
+How do I go into production?
+
+Chrome can consume a lot of memory, and running many agents in parallel can be tricky to manage.
+
+For production use cases, use our [Browser Use Cloud API](https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-faq-production) which handles:
+- Scalable browser infrastructure
+- Memory management
+- Proxy rotation
+- Stealth browser fingerprinting
+- High-performance parallel execution
+
+
+
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use Browser Use in your research or project, please cite:
+
+```bibtex
+@software{browser_use2024,
+ author = {MΓΌller, Magnus and Ε½uniΔ, Gregor},
+ title = {Browser Use: Enable AI to control your browser},
+ year = {2024},
+ publisher = {GitHub},
+ url = {https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use}
+}
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+**Tell your computer what to do, and it gets it done.**
+
+
+
+[](https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=mamagnus00)
+
+[](https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=gregpr07)
+
+