# Obscura

> Lightweight Rust headless browser for AI agents and web scraping.

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/obscura
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/obscura.json
- Website: https://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura
- Category: Developer Tools
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-05-29T02:39:55+00:00
- Catalog revision: `3272282666`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura
- Stars: 30257
- Forks: 2289
- Open issues: 235
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last push: 2026-11-02T11:16:14+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-03T12:08:30+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Automation, Developer Tools, Web Scraping, Browser
Tech stacks: docker, rust, v8

## Features
- Optimized for high-performance automation with a tiny 30MB memory footprint. *(highlighted)*
- Features built-in anti-detection to bypass common bot mitigation systems. *(highlighted)*
- Supports Chrome DevTools Protocol for seamless Puppeteer and Playwright integration. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Obscura is an open source headless browser engine written in Rust, designed for web scraping and AI automation. It offers a lightweight, stealthy alternative to Chrome with built-in anti-detection and full Puppeteer support.

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Source: [FOSSHunter — Obscura](https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/obscura) — cite `synced_at` and the catalog revision when quoting metrics.
Interpretation rules: https://www.fosshunter.com/llms-full.txt