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Browserless

Headless browser automation as a self-hosted service

Automation & Workflows ★ 13.8k stars Medium setup SSPL-1.0

Browserless runs headless Chrome and Firefox as a managed service, exposing APIs for screenshots, PDFs, scraping, and automation. It connects to Puppeteer and Playwright over WebSocket.

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Key features

  • Headless browser pool
  • Puppeteer and Playwright support
  • Screenshot and PDF APIs
  • Session management

Strengths

  • Released under the SSPL-1.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 13.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Browserless secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Browserless's latest release (v2.57.0). OSV.dev lists 2 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-92811, published 2026-09-16 (28 days ago), fixed in 2.56.7

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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SelfHostIndex: 95 · excellent

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   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for Browserless
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/browserless/

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