Open source · TypeScript
Best TypeScript browser & computer use
The 6 open-source browser & computer use written in TypeScript in this index, ranked by real maintained adoption (GitHub stars and recent commit activity), never by sponsorship. UI-TARS-desktop leads the set at 39,142 GitHub stars, and 6 of the 6 have shipped a commit in the last 90 days. Every project here is TypeScript-first, self-hostable, and free to run; the trade-off is you host and maintain it yourself. Right now it's led by UI-TARS-desktop (39k stars), with page-agent and midscene close behind. Rankings shift as projects gain stars and ship commits.
UI-TARS-desktopAgentThe Open-Source Multimodal AI Agent Stack: Connecting Cutting-Edge AI Models and Agent InfraOpen sourceTypeScript · Apache-2.0Verified · Active 39kGitHub starspage-agentAgentJavaScript in-page GUI agent. Control web interfaces with natural language.Open sourceTypeScript · MITVerified · Active 29kGitHub starsmidsceneAgentAI-powered, vision-driven UI automation for every platform.Open sourceTypeScript · MITVerified · Active 15kGitHub starsnanobrowserAgentOpen-Source Chrome extension for AI-powered web automation. Run multi-agent workflows using your own LLM API key. Alternative to OpenAI Operator.Open sourceTypeScript · Apache-2.0Verified 14kGitHub starsllm-scraperSDK / libraryTurn any webpage into structured data using LLMsOpen sourceTypeScript · MITVerified · Active 6.9kGitHub starsparchiAgentYour AI friend right in your browserOpen sourceTypeScript · MITVerified · Active 549GitHub stars
Frequently asked
- What are the best TypeScript browser & computer use?
- By maintained adoption — GitHub stars plus recent commit activity — UI-TARS-desktop, page-agent and midscene lead the TypeScript browser & computer use in this index of 6. The full ranking is below; it reflects what is genuinely used and still maintained, not what pays.
- Are these TypeScript browser & computer use open source and free?
- Yes — every project on this page is open source and written primarily in TypeScript. MIT is the most common licence here, on 4 of 6, across 2 licences in total. The software is free to run and self-host; you still pay for the infrastructure you run it on and any model or API usage it makes.
- Why choose TypeScript browser & computer use specifically?
- Staying in your team's primary language — TypeScript — makes self-hosting, extending, and debugging far easier, because you can read and modify the source directly instead of treating it as a black box.