Fetches SHA256SUMS sidecar file from download server before extraction.
Mismatch = hard error, unavailable = warn and proceed (graceful for old releases).
Respects CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL contract (no GitHub fallback for custom mirrors).
Skip with CLOAKBROWSER_SKIP_CHECKSUM=true. Both Python and JS wrappers.
macOS downloads were broken: symlinks in Chromium.app Framework layout were
skipped and flatten logic removed the .app bundle structure. Now allows safe
symlinks, skips flattening .app dirs, and runs xattr -cr post-extraction to
prevent Gatekeeper prompts. Also adds Turnstile GIF to README proof section.
- Binary downloads now served from CloakHQ/cloakbrowser releases (chromium-v* tags)
- Auto-update: background version check on launch, downloads newer binary for next use
- Graceful error on macOS/Windows (Linux-only binaries for now)
- Rate-limited (1hr), opt-out via CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE=false
- Add release-binary.yml workflow for anonymous binary releases
Parse user:pass from proxy URLs into separate Playwright username/password
fields. Puppeteer wrapper strips credentials from --proxy-server and
auto-calls page.authenticate(). Bump Python 0.1.6, JS 0.1.3.
Adds js/ package mirroring the Python wrapper architecture:
- Dual API: import from 'cloakbrowser' (Playwright) or 'cloakbrowser/puppeteer'
- TypeScript with full type definitions
- Same binary download/cache logic, same stealth args, same env vars
- Optional peer deps: users install only the runtime they need
- Full 6-site stealth test suite (sannysoft, incolumitas, BrowserScan, deviceandbrowserinfo, FingerprintJS, reCAPTCHA v3)
- Published to npm as cloakbrowser@0.1.2
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