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CloakBrowser

CloakHQ/CloakBrowser

Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test

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32k stars2.6k forksLast push Sep 18, 2026 Python MIT

Decision brief

CloakBrowser is a modified Chromium browser specifically tailored for passing bot detection tests, integrating fingerprint patches at source-level for advanced anti-detection in web scraping tasks. It offers both Python-

Good fit when

Use CloakBrowser when precise control over fingerprints and a high level of stealth are required to pass stringent bot detection tests.
Select it for projects that require robust bypassing of protections like Cloudflare, where traditional tools often fail.

Avoid when

Avoid using CloakBrowser if you prefer open-source solutions without license requirements for the latest binary versions.
Do not use CloackBrowser in environments where frequent updates to counter bot detection are unnecessary or overkill.

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (31,579) are secondary evidence.

Docker Hub pulls (30d): 193,714·Docker Hub API·Sep 20, 2026

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (1d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 11, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

pip install CloakBrowser

PyPI

How it fits your stack(4)

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Alternative

firecrawl

CloakBrowser and FireCrawl both deal with web scraping and automation, but while CloakBrowser focuses on bypassing bot detection to facilitate these activities, FireCrawl is aimed more broadly at large-scale web searching, scraping, and interaction.

alternative

browser-use

Both CloakBrowser and browser-use aim to automate tasks online through browser interactions, but they have different focuses with CloakBrowser emphasizing anti-detection capabilities.

alternative

Integrates

langchain

CloakBrowser can be integrated with LangChain to extend capabilities for tasks involving web automation and scraping, contributing to building sophisticated AI-powered workflows.

integrates

awesome-llm-apps

CloakBrowser can be an important component in the creation of AI and RAG apps that require browser-based automation, integrating into many of the applications listed on 'awesome-llm-apps'.

Relationship graph

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

A drop-in Playwright replacement with source-level fingerprint patches, built for web scraping and anti-detection needs. Passes all major bot detection tests.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Sep 20, 2026

Compatibility

Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.

Node.js runtimeNode.js

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)

**JavaScript / Node.js:**

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Python runtimePython