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Jev Ultrafast
Jev Ultrafast — the fastest browser agent from browser-use: one decision-model request per action cycle drives a real browser, MIT
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browser-use
browser-use is an open-source ai agents project by browser-use (browser-use/browser-use on GitHub). It has 117,442 GitHub stars and 12,968 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 7 October 2026.
The open-source library that lets AI agents control a real browser.
★ 117.4k stars⑂ 13.0k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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so here's a placeholder. The guide below is complete regardless.
// project facts
Project facts
- Repository
- browser-use/browser-use
- GitHub stars
- 117,442
- Forks
- 12,968
- License
- MIT
- Last updated on GitHub
- 7 October 2026
- Category
- AI Agents
- Listing
- Full install guide
- Official site
- Official site
// how it works
How it works
- Define the job
Write down the task or workflow you want the agent to handle.
- Get the code
Clone the repository and read the README's prerequisites.
- Set up your environment
Install dependencies and configure keys or endpoints.
- Try the quickstart
Run the sample script and check the output against the docs.
// features
Why people love it
Real browser control
Drives Chromium through Playwright for faithful rendering.
Python-native
Integrates with the Python agent ecosystem.
LLM-agnostic
Works with whichever model you wire up.
Action grounding
Maps agent intentions to concrete page elements.
MIT licensed
Free for commercial products.
Huge community
Tens of thousands of stars and forks mean examples abound.
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// run it
Run it yourself
- Step 1 - Clone the repo
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use.git cd browser-use - Step 2 - Install dependencies
Create a virtual environment and install the requirements.
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt - Step 3 - Run an example
Treat these as starting points - the README documents the exact commands.
python examples/quickstart.py
// use cases
What you can build
- Automate form-filling and data entry across web apps.
- Scrape dynamic JavaScript-heavy sites via an agent.
- Build a research agent that browses and summarizes pages.
- Test web UIs with an agent that clicks through flows.
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// faq
Questions, answered
Who is behind browser-use?
The project lives at browser-use/browser-use and has attracted 12968 forks. Browse its commit history and contributor list for a sense of maintenance pace.
Is browser-use free to use?
Yes - it is MIT licensed, so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely, including in commercial projects.
Do I need a paid API to use it?
Browser control runs locally and is free; you only pay if you pair it with a hosted model API.
How does it compare to agent-browser or steel-browser?
browser-use is a Python library you embed in your own code, while agent-browser is a Rust CLI and Steel offers a hosted browser API. Choose browser-use when you want library-level control inside a Python agent.
Where should I start?
The README and the official docs site are the fastest path: run the quickstart example first, then adapt it to your use case.
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