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CloakBrowservstxtdot

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

CloakBrowsertxtdot
Score75/10047/100
Rank in category#2 of 11 in Browser Automation#19 of 25 in Proxy
GitHub stars32 586213
Stars, last 30 days+228+0
Stable releases, 12 months55
Latest releasechromium-v155.0.8059.39.2-pro · 27 Oct 2026v1.10.6 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

CloakBrowser scores 75/100 against 47/100 for txtdot, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, txtdot is easier to run; CloakBrowser needs more configuration.

CloakBrowser is growing faster right now (+228 stars in 30 days).

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