Milo

What Milo is
Milo is a free, open-source desktop browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux that brings pages, browsing context, and AI agents into one workspace. Its agent workspace handles longer tasks such as inspecting pages, navigating, extracting and organizing information, and running multi-step automation with visible state. The learning system can turn observed workflows into reusable local guidance. Users can customize the start page with widgets, embeds, notes, and shortcuts, and write scripts to augment web pages. Milo supports selected Chrome extensions and configurable OpenAI-compatible providers for agents, translation, and learning. Browser features include downloads, passkeys, page translation, split views, workspace profiles, bookmarks, and history; users can import history and bookmarks from Chromium-based browsers. Privacy mode, task history, interruption, resumable sessions, and provider settings provide controls over agent activity. Milo is built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and a local browser automation runtime. The project documents macOS, Windows, and Linux package targets, but its repository page shows no listed releases.
Who it suits
Milo is aimed at knowledge workers doing research, operations, communication, procurement, analytics, writing, administration, or work with dashboards and internal tools. It may suit people who want browser tasks and learned guidance kept in a local workspace.
What it does well
- Free and open source
- Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Can turn observed workflows into local guidance
- Supports selected Chrome extensions
- Includes controls for pausing and resuming tasks
What to know first
- Repository page shows no listed releases
- Extension compatibility is limited to selected Chrome extensions
Getting started
- Open the Milo project website on GitHub.
- Choose the package target for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
- Configure an OpenAI-compatible provider for agents, translation, or learning if needed.
- Import Chromium-based browsing history and bookmarks if useful.
- Customize the start page with widgets, embeds, notes, or shortcuts.
Verdict
Milo brings browser features and agent workflows together, with local guidance and controls for managing agent activity. The repository shows no listed releases, so check the project’s current availability before relying on it.
Questions
Is Milo free?
Yes. Milo’s pricing model is free, and its pricing note describes it as open source.
Which platforms does Milo support?
Milo supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its package targets include macOS DMG, Windows NSIS, and Linux AppImage builds.
Can I use my own AI provider?
Users can configure OpenAI-compatible providers for agents, translation, and learning.
Does Milo support browser extensions?
It provides a compatibility layer for selected Chrome extensions.
Can I import bookmarks and history?
Yes. Milo supports importing browsing history and bookmarks from Chromium-based browsers.
Who makes Milo?
The maker profile lists Hangzhou as its location; it does not state a founding date or headquarters designation.
Facts from Milo's own pages
- Agent workflows
- Milo says its agent can navigate, inspect, extract, organize, and automate multi-step web tasks with user-visible state. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- Milo supports configurable OpenAI-compatible providers for agents, translation, and learning. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Browser features
- The listed browser features include downloads, passkeys, page translation, split views, workspace profiles, bookmarks, and browsing history. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Core tools
- Listed capabilities include a long-running agent workspace, a page-aware AI sidebar, customizable start-page widgets, notes, and docked shortcuts. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Desktop packaging
- The README documents packaging a macOS arm64 app and creating a release installer such as a DMG. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Milo supports user scripts, local widget packages using milo:// and widget:// protocols, and a compatibility layer for selected Chrome extensions. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Milo provides a compatibility layer for selected Chrome extensions. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Imports
- Milo supports importing browsing history and bookmarks from Chromium-based browsers. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The README describes knowledge workers doing research, operations, communication, procurement, analytics, writing, administration, and work with dashboards or internal tools as Milo's audience. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The README says local learning assets provide workflow guidance, site skills, and behavior summaries. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Local learning
- Milo says its learning system can turn observed workflows into reusable guidance while keeping data local. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Maker profile
- The GitHub maker profile lists Hangzhou as its location; it does not state a founding date or headquarters designation. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Memory
- Milo says its learning system can turn observed workflows into reusable local guidance. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Other browser features
- The README lists Chromium-based history and bookmark import, downloads, passkeys, page translation, split views, and workspace profiles. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Platform packages
- The package configuration specifies macOS DMG, Windows NSIS, and Linux AppImage build targets. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- The project describes privacy mode, task history, interruption, resumable sessions, and provider settings as controls for user-managed autonomy. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Milo describes itself as an AI native desktop browser that brings the web, user context, and autonomous agents into one workspace. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The repository page shows no listed releases. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Technical base
- Milo is built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and a local browser automation runtime. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Technology
- Milo is built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and a local browser automation runtime. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- User control
- The README lists privacy mode, task history, interruption, resumable sessions, and provider settings as controls for user-directed autonomy. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Widgets and scripts
- Users can customize the start page with widgets, embeds, notes, and shortcuts, and author scripts to augment web pages. · github.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Workspace context
- Browsing sessions, tabs, bookmarks, downloads, page state, and learned behavior can become structured context. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
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