1# Browser Use CLI Quickstart
2 
3## Install
4 
5Recommended docs path:
6- `curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/cli/install.sh | bash`
7 
8Manual install path:
9- `uv pip install browser-use`
10- `browser-use install`
11- `browser-use doctor`
12 
13In this environment, `uv tool install browser-use` also worked.
14 
15## Short local workflow
16 
17```bash
18browser-use open https://example.com
19browser-use state
20browser-use click 5
21browser-use input 3 "[email protected]"
22browser-use screenshot output.png
23browser-use close
24```
25 
26## Useful modes
27 
28### Local Chromium
29 
30```bash
31browser-use open https://example.com
32```
33 
34### Headed
35 
36```bash
37browser-use --headed open https://example.com
38```
39 
40### Real browser
41 
42```bash
43browser-use --browser real --profile "Default" open https://example.com
44```
45 
46### Named session
47 
48```bash
49browser-use --session work open https://example.com
50browser-use --session work state
51browser-use --session work close
52```
53 
54## Useful commands
55 
56```bash
57browser-use state
58browser-use get title
59browser-use get html
60browser-use eval "document.title"
61browser-use wait text "Success"
62browser-use screenshot page.png
63browser-use close --all
64```
65 
66## Interaction model
67 
68`state` returns indexed elements.
69Use those indices in later commands like `click`, `input`, `hover`, or `select`.
70 
71Re-run `state` after the page changes.
72