PinchTab

What it is good for

• Letting an AI agent read and navigate web pages without loading raw HTML
• Running browser tasks in the background on a local machine
• Scraping structured content from websites for an agent
• Auditing a website for errors, broken assets, and performance before release

At a glance

Who it is for

• Developers
• Automation and no-code builders
• Researchers and analysts

Setup

Guided command-line setup

Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.

Cost

Free and open source

Type

Agent app

Tasks

• Do tasks in a web browser for you
• Collect data from websites
• Build a website or landing page

Works with

Chrome, Docker, Grok Build

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GitHub stars

10,540

GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.

Official links

Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.

• Source code on GitHub

Questions

Is PinchTab free?

Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).

Do I need to know how to code to use PinchTab?

You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.

What does PinchTab work with?

According to its own documentation, it works with Chrome, Docker, and Grok Build.

What is PinchTab good for?

Letting an AI agent read and navigate web pages without loading raw HTML, running browser tasks in the background on a local machine, scraping structured content from websites for an agent, and auditing a website for errors, broken assets, and performance before release.

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