Apps and SaaS
Steel Browser
🔥 Open Source Browser API for AI Agents & Apps. Steel Browser is a batteries-included browser sandbox that lets you automate the web without worrying about infrastructure.
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About Steel Browser
Steel Browser is an open source browser sandbox with a TypeScript API for AI agents and applications. It provides a managed browser environment that handles infrastructure concerns like session management and proxy rotation, enabling developers to automate web interactions without building their own browser automation stack.
Best for
Developers building AI agents or automation scripts that need a managed browser environment
Use cases
- Automate web scraping and data extraction tasks
- Run AI agents that interact with web pages
- Test web applications in isolated browser sessions
Notes
7,140 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-08. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Batteries-included setup reduces infrastructure overhead
- Open source with a permissive license and active community
- TypeScript API integrates well with modern JavaScript projects
Cons
- Relatively new project with limited production track record
- Dependency on browser sandbox may introduce latency
- Documentation and examples may still be maturing
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 3
- GitHub forks
- 1,007
- GitHub stars
- 7,934
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 60.2
- Open issues
- 44
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 2
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Stars and usage
How Steel Browser is growing
7,870 to 7,934
Health and security
Is Steel Browser looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
70 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 3 days ago |
| Releases | 11.3 of 15 | 2 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 60.2 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Alternatives
Alternatives to Steel Browser
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrowserbaseThis is an alternative to it | Agent | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
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- GitHubRegistry
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