Open source anti-bot projects

Every project in the registry tagged anti-bot, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 6 combined stars ★ 22K refresh nightly
01 camofox-browser ★ 11K

Stealth headless browser for AI agents — bypass Cloudflare, bot detection, and anti-scraping. Drop-in Puppeteer/Playwright replacement.

last push26 hours ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
02 Cap ★ 7.8K

Privacy-first CAPTCHA alternative with proof-of-work

last push34 hours ago languageJavaScript license
03 ALTCHA ★ 2.8K

Next-Gen CAPTCHA and Spam Protection, GDPR compliant

last push7 days ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
04 reader ★ 560

Open source web infrastructure for AI. Scrape, crawl, and automate the web, clean markdown, browser sessions, ready for your agents.

last push29 days ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
05 Private Captcha ★ 195

GDPR-compliant bot protection without user friction

last push9 hours ago languageGo license
06 Friendly Captcha ★ 33

Invisible bot protection that respects user privacy

last push15 days ago languageTypeScript licenseMPL-2.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source anti-bot projects are there?

This registry tracks 6 projects tagged anti-bot, with 22,416 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is camofox-browser at 11,073 stars.

Are these anti-bot projects free to use?

Yes — 4 of the 6 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which anti-bot project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these anti-bot projects still maintained?

6 of the 6 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.