Install

Install the browserlane binary on macOS, Linux, or Windows, then download Chrome for Testing.

browserlane ships as a single native binary, bl, for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The fastest way to get it is the one-line installer.

One-line install

curl -fsSL https://browserlane.com/install.sh | sh

irm https://browserlane.com/install.ps1 | iex

The installer detects your platform, verifies the download's checksum, installs bl, and puts it on your PATH.

Re-run to update

Running the installer again fetches the latest release and replaces your existing bl — that is the supported way to update.

Manual download

Prefer to grab the archive yourself? Download the asset for your platform from the latest release, extract it, and put bl on your PATH.

Platform	Asset
macOS (Apple Silicon)	`bl-*-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
macOS (Intel)	`bl-*-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
Linux (x64)	`bl-*-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
Windows (x64)	`bl-*-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`

Build from source

If you'd rather build it yourself, you need Rust stable.

git clone https://github.com/browserlane/browserlane
cd browserlane
cargo build --release
./target/release/bl --version

The binary lands at ./target/release/bl.

First run

Download Chrome for Testing

bl drives a pinned build of Chrome for Testing (and a matching chromedriver) that it keeps in a local cache. Fetch it once:

bl install

You can skip this — any browser command downloads Chrome on first use — but running it up front means your first automation doesn't stall on the download.

Verify the install

bl --version

To confirm the browser is in place, check:

bl is-installed   # exit 0 = Chrome + chromedriver present, exit 1 = missing
bl paths          # print the cache, Chrome, and chromedriver paths