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24 alternatives to Web

A free macOS AI browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

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    iBrowsy▲92

    AI-powered macOS open source browser with Ai built in.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Browse AI▲548

    Train a robot to scrape any website in 2 mins with no-code

    2021 · browse.ai · its alternatives →

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    Run AI tools directly in your browser

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    We enable AI to control your browser

    2025 · browser-use.com · its alternatives →

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    A privacy-first AI browser you can train anonymously

    May 2026 · kahana.io · its alternatives →

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    Aria becomes the first built-in browser AI on iOS

    2023 · blogs.opera.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license. GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News Download (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releases Screenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshots I spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar for browsing stories, an integrated reader for articles, and comment threading — all in one window.…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Asidefree tier, from $20/mo▲161

    AI browser that actually gets work done for you

    Sep 2026 · aside.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source browser automation for local AI agents

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Web Extension, AI features, and new design

    2024 · gear4.app · its alternatives →

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    Free browser tools for everyday tasks, no login

    Jul 2026 · free-aitools.com · its alternatives →

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    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Jusi▲180

    AI platform for rapid launch of website & app development

    2024 · jusi.me · its alternatives →

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    A Chrome Extension for next-level web browsing

    2020 · webcheck.edicratic.com · its alternatives →

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    Been working on a desktop app for Mac that lets you create web flows and rerun them (https://www.donobu.com/). You can optionally use AI (BYOK: bring your own keys) to create flows for you and to do other interesting things, like making vision-based semantic assertions. Also, your data lives on your own filesystem, and we do not see any of it (further still, there is no phoning home at all). A nice benefit of this being a desktop app rather than a SAAS product, is that if you happen to be developing/iterating on a webpage locally, this has no problem hooking into it. What…

    2024 · donobu.com · its alternatives →

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    Uikit▲134

    Front-end framework for developing powerful web interfaces

    2014 · getuikit.com · its alternatives →

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    🔥 Open Source Browser API for AI Agents & Apps. Steel Browser is a batteries-included browser sandbox that lets you automate the web without worrying about infrastructure. - steel-dev/steel-browser

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WebBrain▲117

    The sidebar agent for the rest of us

    Aug 2026 · webbrain.one · its alternatives →

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    CheapUI▲122

    AI-powered UI component generator for web development

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Prism▲84

    Al Companion for macOS

    Jun 2026 · prism-app.tech · its alternatives →

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    Aye▲132

    Your teachable AI intern for everyday browser work

    Jul 2026 · ayeaye.app · its alternatives →

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    Native Swift apps + a real cloud database. One prompt away.

    Mar 2026 · nativeline.ai · its alternatives →

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    Uncursor▲127

    Build apps and websites with AI. On iOS, Android, & the web

    2025 · uncursor.com · its alternatives →

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    Browserbasefree tier, from $20/mo▲60

    A web browser for your AI

    2025 · browserbase.com · its alternatives →

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