# ego lite > Source: > Published: 2026-09-17 09:15:28+00:00 Open Source Alternative to: 16,077stars+4,417(+38%) Last 30 days - Last commit 4 hours ago - Repository age 5 months - Version v2.0.0 - License [MIT](https://openalternative.co/licenses/mit) - Repository [citrolabs/ego-lite](https://github.com/citrolabs/ego-lite) ego (lite) is a Chromium browser designed to be used by both you and your AI agents at the same time. Instead of spinning up a separate headless browser that has no access to your logins, agents like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor drive ego (lite) directly through a connection layer called ego-browser. They get your real cookies, sessions, and logged-in state from day one. The core problem it solves: most [browser automation for AI](https://openalternative.co/categories/ai-machine-learning/ai-interaction-interfaces/browser-automation-for-ai) tools require a blank browser instance that has to re-authenticate to every service before doing anything useful. ego (lite) skips that entirely by sharing the same Chromium profile you already use daily. **Key capabilities:** - **Spaces** keep the agent's work isolated from yours. It runs tasks in its own workspace; your tabs stay untouched unless you hand one over. - **Parallel task execution** lets multiple agents run separate automation jobs simultaneously, each in its own Space, without colliding. - **Batch JavaScript actions** let an agent run several in-page steps in one pass rather than one tool call at a time, cutting token usage and finishing complex tasks up to 3.45x faster than comparable tools. - **Semantic snapshots** are generated inside a custom Chromium engine, not a JavaScript shim. They reach into cross-origin iframes, shadow DOM, and third-party widgets like Stripe, Salesforce, and React portals that standard tools miss. - **Chrome migration** imports your bookmarks, passwords, extensions, cookies, and tab groups in one click during onboarding. - **No login friction** means agents never hit captchas, 2FA prompts, or SSO redirects, because they're already authenticated through your session. Unlike [Browserbase](https://openalternative.co/alternatives/browserbase) or [Anchor Browser](https://openalternative.co/alternatives/anchor-browser), ego (lite) is also your daily browser. You don't run it alongside Chrome; it replaces Chrome. Any agent that can invoke a shell command can drive it through ego-browser, with no SDK to integrate and no model lock-in. All browsing data stays local on your machine. 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