BrowserOS vs Mind Browser

BrowserOS is an open-source Chromium-based browser with AI agents for carrying out web tasks from natural-language directions. The agents can navigate, click, type, fill forms, extract data, and run workflows across multiple steps. Chat Mode answers questions about the page in view; visual Graph Mode for repeatable workflows is marked as coming soon. BrowserOS supports Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, and local models through Ollama or LM Studio. Its maker lists more than 40 MCP app integrations, including Gmail, Slack, Notion, and Calendar, as well as 53 built-in browser tools. An included MCP server connects with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Codex. As a Chromium fork, it supports Chrome extensions and import of Chrome bookmarks, passwords, and settings. Browsing data stays on-device unless cloud syncing is enabled; syncing is off by default, and synced activity is encrypted on BrowserOS servers. BrowserOS says it does not store or log AI prompts or responses, though providers may handle submitted data under their own policies. It is free and licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Mind Browser is a free, MIT-licensed Chromium browser with five sidebar agents: Planner, Navigator, Researcher, Writer, and Analyst. They handle planning, browser control, source research, writing, and analysis using supported model providers or Ollama on the user’s machine. With Ollama selected, prompts and page text stay local. The browser includes News Hub with six sections, political-spectrum labels, deduplicated briefings, Google Trends, Polymarket odds, and Kalshi questions. Finance Hub offers chart ranges, indicators, company fundamentals, industry news, trending tickers, and watchlists without API keys or subscriptions. Finance data is typically fifteen minutes behind for US equities, and there is no broker integration or order tool. Other tools include Shields network blocking, split view, notes, command palette, extensions, PDF annotation, screenshots, and a per-process task manager. It supports macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon and Windows 10/11 on x64. Chrome bookmarks and history cannot currently be imported. The free plan is free, billed Free forever.