Chrome DevTools MCP alternatives.

We make Yab, so it’s first. The rest, by the facts.checked Oct 9 ↓

Chrome DevTools MCP is Google’s free, open-source MCP server and command line that gives a coding agent Chrome’s DevTools: the console, network, screenshots and performance traces.

What Chrome DevTools MCP has that people look for elsewhere: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price. Below, 7 browsers and tools ranked by how much of that they keep, and Yab.

Chrome DevTools MCP alternatives, one by one

1

Yab

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Free; its AI runs on your own Claude or ChatGPT planMacWebKit

Yab, Yet Another Browser, is a free Mac browser that keeps everything from Arc (tabs down the side, spaces, folders, Split View) and gives your Claude or ChatGPT plan an agent that works in your signed-in tabs.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser and a free price. Misses: a Windows version.

Pick it if you miss Arc and want spaces, pins and folders kept, on a Mac. The catch: Mac only: macOS 15.4 or later, no Windows, iPhone or Android.

2

Playwright MCP

Free and open source; you pay only for your agent’s modelMac, Windows and Linux

Playwright MCP is Microsoft’s free, open-source MCP server that lets an agent drive Chrome, Edge, Firefox or WebKit through Playwright, in a profile of its own by default.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you run agents in CI and tests that need a clean, repeatable browser. The catch: Its own profile has none of your sign-ins unless you use extension mode.

3

Browser Use

Library free (MIT); cloud pay as you go, from $0.02 per browser hourMac, Windows and Linux

Browser Use is an open-source Python library, command line and MCP server for building browser agents, with a paid cloud for running many browsers at once.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you build your own browser agents in Python. The catch: The library is free; models and cloud browsers cost money.

4

Claude in Chrome

Needs a paid Claude plan: Pro $20/month, Max from $100/month, Team or EnterpriseMac, Windows and Linux

Claude in Chrome is Anthropic’s Chrome extension that lets Claude read, click and type in your own signed-in Chrome, on a paid Claude plan. Claude Code can use it with claude --chrome.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser and a Windows version. Misses: a free price.

Pick it if you pay for Claude and want it to work in the Chrome you already use. The catch: Needs a paid Claude plan, from Pro at $20 a month.

5

Opera Neon

Free, and free for outside agents; Opera’s own agents $19.90/monthMac and WindowsChromium

Opera Neon is Opera’s agent browser for Mac and Windows. Its own agents act in your live session on a $19.90 plan, and since August 2026 outside agents like Claude Code can use it free through its MCP Connector.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you want Claude Code or another MCP client to use a real signed-in browser, free. The catch: Opera’s own agents need the $19.90 a month plan.

6

Aside

Free with 500 AI credits a month; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; or your own ChatGPT or Claude planMac and WindowsChromium

Aside is an AI agent browser from a Y Combinator startup, on Chromium, for Mac and Windows. Its agent does multi-step work in the sites you are signed in to, on Aside’s own models or your ChatGPT or Claude plan.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you want an agent for multi-step work across your signed-in sites, on Mac or Windows. The catch: The free plan has 500 AI credits a month; more is Pro at $20 or Max at $200.

7

Tabbit

Free with a weekly AI allowance; Pro $30/monthMac and WindowsChromium

Tabbit is a free Chromium AI browser for Mac and Windows from Lumina Lab in Singapore, with chat, an agent mode and a choice of many vendors’ models.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you want a free agent browser with a wide choice of models, Chinese ones included. The catch: Top models and heavy agent use need Pro at $30 a month.

8

BrowserOS

Free and open source; you pay your own AI providerMac, Windows and LinuxChromium

BrowserOS is an open-source Chromium agent browser for Mac, Windows and Linux. Its agent runs on the AI you connect: an API key, a ChatGPT or Copilot plan, Claude Code or Codex, or a local model.

Keeps: an AI agent, a way in for agents like Claude Code, your signed-in browser, a Windows version and a free price.

Pick it if you want an open-source agent browser on your own AI keys or local models. The catch: No built-in model since version 0.51: connect a provider before the agent works.

What each keeps of Chrome DevTools MCP

Chrome DevTools MCP has all of these. Which alternative has which.

BrowserAn AI agentOutside agentsSigned-in browserWindowsFree
YabYesYesYesNoYes
Playwright MCPYesYesYesYesYes
Browser UseYesYesYesYesYes
Claude in ChromeYesYesYesYesNo
Opera NeonYesYesYesYesYes
AsideYesYesYesYesYes
TabbitYesYesYesYesYes
BrowserOSYesYesYesYesYes

Questions

What is the best Chrome DevTools MCP alternative?

It depends on what you need it for. For tests and CI, in a clean browser: Playwright MCP. For a real browser you are signed in to: Opera Neon. Yab gives Claude Code, Codex or any MCP client your own signed-in browser on a Mac; it is ours, so weigh that.

Is there a free alternative to Chrome DevTools MCP?

Yes. Free to use: Playwright MCP, Browser Use, Opera Neon, Aside, Tabbit and BrowserOS, and Yab. Some charge for their AI: see each one’s price above.

Which Chrome DevTools MCP alternatives run on Windows?

Playwright MCP, Browser Use, Claude in Chrome, Opera Neon, Aside, Tabbit and BrowserOS. Yab is Mac only.

Compared with Chrome DevTools MCP

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Yab, Yet Another Browser.

Free for the Mac. Arc’s sidebar, your own Claude or ChatGPT as the agent, Chrome extensions on WebKit.

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