# BrowserOS (open-source AI desktop app)

> BrowserOS is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia. It has 13,839 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at browseros-ai/BrowserOS.

Free · Open source · Everything runs on your machine A second browser, just for your AI agents. Import your logins from Chrome in one click, connect Claude Code, Codex, or any MCP agent, and hand off your web tasks. Agents run in parallel in their own tabs. You watch live, or replay any session like a video.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/browseros-ai/BrowserOS |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 13,839 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://BrowserOS.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v0.51.0 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/browseros-ai/BrowserOS/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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