BrowserOS is an open source AI smart browser developed on Chromium and released under the AGPL-3.0 license by a San Francisco team. Its core features can be summarized in three dimensions:
- technical architectureInheriting the Chromium kernel, 100% is compatible with the Chrome extension ecosystem.
- core functionality: Provide localized AI agent services, support local models such as Ollama and third-party API access
- positioning (marketing): As an open-source alternative to Perplexity Comet, targeting privacy-protecting and tech-geek user groups
The essential difference with traditional browsers is that it deeply integrates AI capabilities into the browser's bottom layer, enabling advanced functions such as automated task execution, multi-model comparison, and intelligent content analysis through localized processing, while ensuring that user data is not uploaded to the cloud.
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