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Screenity vs BrowserOS
Screenity has 18,703 GitHub stars, 1,521 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. BrowserOS has 13,700 stars, 1,454 forks, 82 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Screenity leads on adoption by 37% (18,703 vs 13,700 stars). Screenity is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; BrowserOS is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Screenity has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, BrowserOS 11%. BrowserOS was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Screenity | BrowserOS | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 14K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Screenity if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick BrowserOS if
- You want the BrowserOS feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and BrowserOS fits your workflow better
About Screenity
Screenity is a JavaScript Chrome extension under the GPL 3.0 license that records the screen and supports annotation in the browser. It lives in the Chrome extension ecosystem and is distributed through the Chrome Web Store, while its source code is available on GitHub.
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About BrowserOS
BrowserOS is an open source agentic browser, written in TypeScript under AGPL 3.0, that puts AI agents inside a real Chromium browser on the user's own machine so they can work with real logged in accounts, and it is aimed at people who already use an agent harness such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any MCP agent and want that agent to handle web tasks instead of a sandbox.
read the full BrowserOS overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Screenity or BrowserOS more popular?
Screenity has 18,703 GitHub stars and BrowserOS has 13,700. Screenity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Screenity and BrowserOS free?
Both are open source. Screenity is licensed under GPL-3.0 and BrowserOS under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Screenity and BrowserOS?
Screenity is written in JavaScript and BrowserOS in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Screenity or BrowserOS?
Choose Screenity if you want the larger community (18,703 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose BrowserOS if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.