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Clearcote compared with JP the Cat
DetailClearcote logo ClearcoteJP the Cat logo JP the Cat
What it doesOpen-source anti-detect Chromium for Playwright Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree tier for one browser with GitHub account (auto-renewing 30-day key). Pro subscription at $49/month or $441/year for up to 250 concurrent browsers. Hosted browsers billed at €1 per GB of traffic with no plan fees, minimum prepaid €5. $12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.
Key features
  • Engine-level fingerprint control for Canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts and hardware
  • Playwright and Puppeteer SDKs for Python, Node and .NET
  • Persistent identities with same seed producing same device every session
  • TLS and HTTP/2 fingerprinting matched to Chrome version
  • Proxy support with automatic timezone and language matching
  • Hosted cloud browsers billed per GB with residential IPs
  • Docker and CDP endpoint support
  • MCP server for AI agents including Claude, Cursor and Cline
  • WebRTC proxy IP matching
  • Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude
  • Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok
  • macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes
  • 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes
  • Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard
  • Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows
  • 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound
  • Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed
  • Local-first design with no data upload to servers
What makes it different
  • Fingerprints set in Chromium engine rather than injected into pages
  • Fully open-source and reproducible from public source code
  • Same engine available self-hosted, containerized, or hosted in cloud
  • Drop-in replacement for Playwright and Puppeteer with minimal code changes
  • Cross-realm consistency with agreement between main thread, workers and iframes
  • Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens
  • Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint
  • One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required
  • Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)26 +1 (up) since last check5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)191
Citation Flow (Majestic)3120
Referring domains (Majestic)16329

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