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 round. Key investors include Felicis Ventures.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $17 million
Value proposition
Offers a flexible, cost-effective solution that converts website interfaces into structured text for LLMs, bypassing slow and expensive vision-based methods.
Products and solutions
Open-source browser automation tool, Browser Use Cloud (hosted version)
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
Converts website interfaces into structured text for deterministic AI processing, avoiding the pitfalls associated with vision-based automation.
How they differentiate
Open-source model providing flexibility, customization, and cost-effectiveness compared to closed vision-based systems.
Main competitors
OpenAI Operator, Various proprietary browser automation tools
Key partnerships
ETH Zurich Student Project House accelerator, Active community engagement (e.g., Discord)
Notable customers
Butterfly Effect (for its Manus AI agent)
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.
Official website: https://cloud.browser-use.com/