Browser-Use Explained: The Open-Source AI Agent That Clicks, Reads, and Automates the Web

An insider’s deep dive into the Browser-Use library: where Playwright meets GPT and the browser becomes an AI playground.

In a world where APIs can’t keep up with modern websites and automation scripts break with every new div tag, a new contender is stepping into the ring — and it’s thinking for itself.

A few months ago, I asked myself a deceptively simple question:

“Can I build an AI that understands how to browse the web like I do?”

Not with brittle scripts. Not with endless XPath selectors. But with plain English. Just tell the AI what you want, and let it figure out the rest — from logging into a website to booking a flight.

That question led me down a rabbit hole. The answer?
Browser Use — an open-source Python library that wraps Playwright in AI smarts and gives LLMs the keys to your browser.

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