Pickle Browser
Browser for your agent. Runs local in a window you can see
An agent-first Chromium that runs on your machine with your real logins, in a window you watch. Every action is policy-gated - purchases and destructive steps need approval - and everything is logged. Page content never leaves the device; a local model ships in the box so it works offline, and it can optionally use Ollama Cloud, NVIDIA Build, or your existing Claude/ChatGPT subscriptions. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and Codex CLI. Persistent element memory across sessions plus a shared notebook the agent and user both write to. Tabs, history, bookmarks.
What is Pickle Browser?
Pickle Browser is a desktop browser built for AI agents that runs on your own machine, in a window you watch, using your existing browser logins. It is for people who want an agent to work on authenticated sites without handing credentials or page content to a hosted cloud browser.
Key features
- Runs locally on your computer using your real browser and logins; the site states page content never leaves your device and there is no hosted browser and no account to create
- The Ollama engine ships inside the app; on first run it downloads one open model sized to your hardware (about 1 GB) and then works offline, with each run costing $0 on the built-in local model
- Three interchangeable ways to power it, switchable in Settings: the bundled local model; free hosted models via Ollama Cloud (gpt-oss 20B and 120B, qwen3-coder 480B) after a free sign-in or NVIDIA Build with a free API key; or your own Claude, GPT or Gemini API key
- Connect any MCP agent — the site's framing is 'you choose the model, Pickle Browser is just the browser' — including connecting over MCP from Claude Desktop
- Approval gates on irreversible actions: 'Buying, sending and anything irreversible still asks you first', and connected agents get the same gates
- You see every tab the agent opens and can take over at any point — the site's wording is that you 'can grab the wheel any time'
- Sends the agent a clean structured read of a page instead of raw HTML, and shows the tokens saved on every step; the site reports a median 156x reduction versus raw HTML (range 4x-663x), and about 3x versus page text that has already been extracted
- Downloads for Windows, macOS and Linux
Who it's for
- A developer who wants an agent to do research or fill in flows on sites they are already logged into, without putting session cookies in a cloud browser
- Someone on a strict budget or working offline who wants an agent that browses using a bundled local model at no per-run cost
- A Claude Desktop or MCP-agent user who needs their existing agent to reach real logged-in pages and wants a per-action approval gate in front of purchases and sends
- A privacy-sensitive team that needs page content to stay on the operator's device while still watching each step the agent takes
When not to use it
Not for headless or parallel automation: it is one visible desktop window driven by one operator, with approval prompts on irreversible steps by design, so it does not fit CI pipelines, scheduled scraping, or anything that must run unattended at scale. The site also publishes no license, so it should not be treated as open source.
FAQ
How much does Pickle Browser cost?
The app is free and requires no account. The bundled local model makes each run cost $0. Optional paths cost whatever their provider charges: Ollama Cloud and NVIDIA Build are listed as free tiers requiring a sign-in or free API key, and you can otherwise supply your own Claude, GPT or Gemini API key.
Is my browsing data sent anywhere?
The site states it uses your real browser and logins and that page content never leaves your device, with no hosted browser required. That holds for the bundled local model. If you point it at a hosted model instead, the page content you send for reasoning goes to whichever provider you selected.
How much does it actually cut token usage?
It depends on your baseline. Against raw HTML the site reports a median 156x reduction with a range of 4x to 663x, and the homepage headline says up to 30x fewer tokens per page. Against page text you already extract, the site's own figure is about 3x — that is the number to use if you are already running an extractor.
Which platforms does it run on, and is installation clean?
Downloads are offered for Windows, macOS and Linux. The Windows download is gated behind an email address, and the site warns that first launch shows a 'Windows protected your PC — unknown publisher' SmartScreen notice because the installer is not yet code-signed.
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