Screenbox
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Screenbox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Screenbox's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Free | AGPL-3.0 open-source software · Runs on your own infrastructure |
The facts
Each one read from Screenbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- It offers 21 MCP tools across more than 100 actions, including screenshots, OCR, clicking, typing, shell, file I/O, and clipboard operations.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The web dashboard provides live desktop viewing, agent management, snapshot controls, a knowledge browser, and session logs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Human oversight
- Users can watch agent activity through RDP or noVNC and take mouse and keyboard control.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It connects to MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor, and supports stdio, streamable HTTP, and SSE transports.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Isolation
- Desktops run in Docker containers with memory limits, network isolation, and no bind mounts; the maker cautions that containers are not hardened sandboxes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Knowledge
- Screenbox can compile session action logs into reusable facts and inject that knowledge into future screenshot and look responses.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the self-hosted software sends no telemetry or data to Screenbox or third parties, and deployment data remains on the user's infrastructure.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Screenbox provides isolated virtual desktops with real browsers and desktop applications for AI agents.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Resource management
- Idle desktops pause automatically, and acquired desktops can be released after a configurable time-to-live.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The maker advises against exposing the MCP API publicly, recommends localhost or VPN access, and says API tokens are generated automatically by setup.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Snapshots
- Users can save and restore desktop state, including files and browser sessions, and clone desktops from templates.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The security policy asks vulnerability reports to be submitted through GitHub private vulnerability reporting and says it aims to acknowledge them within 48 hours.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser and apps
- Each desktop includes real Chromium with DevTools and extensions, plus desktop applications such as file managers, terminals, and office tools.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Platforms and requirements
- The maker lists Linux with native Docker, macOS with Docker Desktop, and Windows with WSL2; each desktop uses about 2 GB RAM and needs no GPU.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The Terms identify Dmytro Klymentiev as the product's developer and maintainer.checked 7 Oct 2026
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