---
title: "Real Browser"
description: ""
icon: "arrow-right-to-bracket"
---

Connect your existing Chrome browser to preserve authentication.

## Basic Example

```python
from browser_use import Agent, Browser, ChatOpenAI

# Connect to your existing Chrome browser
browser = Browser(
    executable_path='/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome',
    user_data_dir='~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome',
    profile_directory='Default',
)

agent = Agent(
    task='Visit https://duckduckgo.com and search for "browser-use founders"',
    browser=browser,
    llm=ChatOpenAI(model='gpt-4.1-mini'),
)
async def main():
	await agent.run()
```

> **Note:** You need to fully close chrome before running this example. Also, Google blocks this approach currently so we use DuckDuckGo instead.




## How it Works

1. **`executable_path`** - Path to your Chrome installation
2. **`user_data_dir`** - Your Chrome profile folder (keeps cookies, extensions, bookmarks)
3. **`profile_directory`** - Specific profile name (Default, Profile 1, etc.)


## Platform Paths

```python
# macOS
executable_path='/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome'
user_data_dir='~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome'

# Windows
executable_path='C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe'
user_data_dir='%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Google\\Chrome\\User Data'

# Linux
executable_path='/usr/bin/google-chrome'
user_data_dir='~/.config/google-chrome'
```
