- Package ego-browser plugins for nine agent hosts
- 2.0.0 beta dev
- fix(plugins): make the Codex archive uploadable to the public plugin directory
- chore: sync 2.0.0-beta-dev into dev
- docs(i18n): localized READMEs in 8 languages, reviewed by native readers
- docs(i18n): add localized READMEs and refresh the English copy
Ego Lite by CitroLabs
Free desktop browser for AI agents that lets coding agents such as Codex or Claude Code run web automation with your logged-in browser state.
Browser and computer-use agents
New · Added to AgentGid on Oct 20, 2026Open source · MITFree to start
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#10 in Browser
Gid Score 37 / 100 · #105 of 260 ranked AI agents
Trend
Gaining stars fast
about +93 GitHub stars a day
Development
Updated recently
latest 2.1.0, 5d ago
Community
18.1K GitHub stars
public signals
Usage data: latest readings Oct 19 to Oct 20, 2026, last checked Oct 20, 22:24 UTC. Date of each number
What Ego Lite does
It is free and open source (MIT); you pay only for the models it calls.
Key facts
| Maker | CitroLabs |
|---|---|
| First released | April 2026 |
| License | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 218 |
Pricing
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 20, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (MIT)
- Closest alternativeBrowser Use · all alternatives
AgentGid articles about Ego Lite
Ego Lite alternatives
Best Ego Lite alternatives compared · All browser and computer-use agents
| # | Agent | Gid Score | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | Stars | Latest release | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |
Browser UseBrowser Use |
58 | 1.7M | down 6.5% | — | 119K+126/day | 0.13.136d ago | Free | |||
| 28 |
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54 | 2.3M | up 51.4% | up 31.7% | 18.5K+16/day | 0.1.1347d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
| 30 |
StagehandBrowserbase |
54 | 1.4M | down 35.0% | up 23.9% | 25.7K+16/day | 3.7.354d ago | Free + $20/mo | |||
| 31 |
agent-browserVercel Labs |
54 | 984K | down 43.1% | up 30.4% | 44.3K+66/day | 0.39.18d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
| 66 |
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43 | — | — | — | 13.1K+234/day | — | Free (OSS) | |||
| 80 |
Obscurah4ckf0r0day |
41 | — | — | — | 29.1K+37/day | 0.2.54d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
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Ego Lite news
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17 agents added to AgentGid
Hindsight, Cherry Studio, Google Workspace CLI, Hypit, Cognee, GenOffice, Ego Lite, cc-haha, Hive, Moli, Vibe-Trading, MemOS and 5 more
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Ego Lite 2.1.0 released
Package ego-browser plugins for nine agent hosts; 2.0.0 beta dev; fix(plugins): make the Codex archive uploadable to the public plugin directory
What changed: recent Ego Lite releases
8 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- release: merge dev into main
- fix(ego-browser): contain fixture and subscriber failures
- ci(security): prevent shell injection via github.headref in Main PR Source
- fix(ego-browser): preserve iframe snapshots and Page ref identity
- chore(github): add issue and pull request templates
- docs: clarify SDK development and refresh project links
Earlier releases
- test(ego-browser): migrate uncovered regression cases into real-browser e2e
- Clarify task space tab closure
- feat(ego-browser): expose claimTaskSpace and own error wording for the two business codes
- feat(ego-browser): align the two business error messages as parallel stop-and-resume guidance
- Clarify ego-browser task space lifecycle
- Developer
- build: package ego-browser release payload
- Delete public directory
- docs: clarify ego-browser rich editor workflow
- style: format ego-browser sources with Prettier
- feat(ego-browser): add errorcode abstraction and branch on stable codes
- docs: update README banner
- Split fetch helpers by runtime
- fix: map keyboard editing commands
- docs(ego-browser): add install guide and agent skill pointers
- docs: update README layout
Ego Lite popularity and usage data
The GitHub repository has 18.1K stars, 1,715 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 2.1.0, published Oct 16, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: ego-lite.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption30
Community52
Attention—
Momentum55
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
How fresh these numbers are
| Number | Latest reading | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 20, 22:24 UTC |
| Website rank (Tranco) | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 20, 22:24 UTC |
We fetch every source once a day. Registries publish downloads and page views a day or two late, so their latest reading trails the check. A reading more than 4 days old is marked out of date; the Gid Score still uses it until a newer one arrives.
Ego Lite FAQ
How much does Ego Lite cost?
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Ego Lite open source?
Yes. Ego Lite is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Ego Lite?
The GitHub repository has 18.1K stars, 1,715 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 2.1.0, published Oct 16, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of Ego Lite?
The latest stable release we track is 2.1.0, published on Oct 16, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Ego Lite?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are Browser Use, Browser Harness, Stagehand, agent-browser.
For the makers of Ego Lite badges, corrections
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Where these numbers come from
GitHub: citrolabs/ego-lite. Site rank: ego.app on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: lite.ego.app, github.com.