Is browser still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release 1.0.3, 2 days ago.

Widely used. 42k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install browser on Windows (lightpanda-io/browser) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

lightpanda-io/browser

Lightpanda: the headless browser designed for AI and automation

Docker#browser#browser-automation#cdp#headless

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 41,538
Activity: Updated this month
License: AGPL-3.0
Open issues: 79
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Looked up: 12 min ago

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (AGPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release 1.0.3, 2 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used42k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗lightpanda.ioThe project's own site.Docs ↗lightpanda.ioLinked from the README.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, with Docker on Windows

Apps are only published for macOS and Linux.
It's a self-hosted app: the README runs it with Docker, and you open it in your browser.
On Windows that means installing Docker Desktop first.

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Run it with Docker

A self-hosted app: Docker runs it on your computer and you open it in the browser. Needs Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine on Linux). Run docker compose commands inside the cloned repo folder.

Docker

docker run -d --name lightpanda -p 127.0.0.1:9222:9222 lightpanda/browser:latest

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

Did you get it running?

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Good to know

Dockerfile available (base image: debian:stable-slim).
Makefile has a make install target — it may automate most of these steps.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: src/rust/Cargo.toml, src/rust/ffi/Cargo.toml, src/rust/html5ever/Cargo.toml, src/rust/render/Cargo.toml

Files we read (10)

.github/workflows/agent-regression.yml

.github/workflows/completion-test.yml

.github/workflows/e2e-integration-test.yml

.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml

.github/workflows/nix-build.yml

.github/workflows/zig-test.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Dockerfile

Makefile

README.md

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