Browser Use
Category: AI Developer Tools
An open-source AI project that enables AI to control web browsers for seamless automation tasks. Browser Use was founded in 2024. The company is led by Magnus Müller. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: $17 million. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Felicis Ventures.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $17 million
Value proposition
Provides browser automation through open-source tools, hosted agents, and managed browsers; agents can inspect the DOM or screenshots and execute code through Chrome DevTools Protocol.
Products and solutions
Open-source browser automation tool, Browser Use Cloud hosted agents and managed browser infrastructure, Browser Use CLI 3.0 for coding agents, public Browser Harness v4 agent API.
Unique value
Fully open-source approach allowing complete customization and seamless integration with multiple Large Language Models (LLMs).
Target customer
Developers and businesses seeking browser automation solutions
Industries served
Technology, Automation, Artificial Intelligence
Technology advantage
Browser Harness exposes Chrome DevTools Protocol directly, letting agents choose observations and execute persistent code rather than relying on a fixed page representation and action menu.
How they differentiate
Combines open-source browser tooling with managed cloud browsers and a code-based harness that lets agents use both text and screenshots through direct CDP access.
Main competitors
OpenAI Operator, Various proprietary browser automation tools
Key partnerships
ETH Zurich Student Project House accelerator, active community engagement (e.g., Discord), Coinbase x402 integration enabling USDC payments for Browser Use Cloud.
Notable customers
Butterfly Effect (for its Manus AI agent), Composio (Browser Tool powered by Browser Use), Vesta (mortgage compliance evidence collection, migrated to v4 in August 2026).
Major milestones
Launched hosted version Explosive increase in download metrics Rapid community growth
Growth metrics
Achieved 50k GitHub stars; daily downloads surged from 5,000 to 28,000 within a week
Market positioning
Positioned as a developer-centric, efficient alternative for AI-driven web automation.
Geographic focus
Global
Patents and IP
None reported; no patents filed as of now
About Magnus Müller
Magnus Müller is the co-founder and CEO of Browser Use. He studied Data Science at ETH Zurich, previously co-founded GreenWAI, worked in R&D for process automation companies, and published research for Cambridge CARES. He has years of experience in web scraping, ML research, and building automation tools.
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Official website: https://cloud.browser-use.com/