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Dao Browser
An opinionated browser, built on Chromium.·dao.msgbyte.com
Dao Browser is an open-source Chromium-based web browser for macOS featuring vertical tabs, a browser-native AI agent with long-term memory, a Spotlight-style command bar, split view, picture-in-picture, and a content-first browser chrome. Users can bring their own AI model (Gemini, GPT, Claude, or others) and configure host-aware 'skills' that adapt the AI agent's behavior per website. It is built on real Chromium and supports legacy Manifest V2 extensions.
What it's for
Ask AI questions about the content of a web pageSummarize a GitHub pull request and review diffsGet YouTube video transcripts and chapter summariesUnroll and save X (Twitter) threadsExplain arXiv abstracts and cite them as BibTeXWork side by side using split viewQuick lookups using a miniature 'Little Dao' window
Features 18
- Adaptive theming based on page content
- Browser-native AI agent with long-term memory
- Command bar (Spotlight-style, URL detection, search routing, ghost-text completion)
- Content-first browser chrome / collapsible sidebar
- Control Center panel for browser settings
- Explicit-run proactive AI suggestions
- Force Dark Mode (Chromium Auto Dark Mode)
- Host-aware AI skills tuned per domain
- Keyboard-first shortcuts (Cmd+T, Cmd+L, Cmd+S, Cmd+E, etc.)
- Little Dao miniature window for quick lookups
- macOS immersive mode (full-screen web canvas)
- MV2 (Manifest V2) extension compatibility
- Native Chromium base (not a wrapper)
- OpenAI-compatible model configuration (bring your own model)
- Picture-in-Picture
- Split view (drag two tabs together)
- Vertical tabs (resizable 150-400px, collapsible, grouped in folders)
- Visible AI cursor showing actions taken
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsmacOS
Companymsgbyte
Integrations
GeminiGPTClaude
Pricing
The browser is free and open source; no paid plans are listed.
FreeFree
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