release: v0.3.5 — persistent context, Windows zip fix, community PRs

- Add launch_persistent_context() Python + JS with examples - Document persistent context API in both READMEs - Bump version to 0.3.5 - Credit @evelaa123 and @yahooguntu in CHANGELOG
Merge pull request #22 from evelaa123/feat/launch-persistent-context
2026-06-23 11:41:46 +02:00 · 2026-03-04 19:23:16 +01:00 · 2026-03-04 19:10:23 +01:00 · 2026-03-04 18:34:25 +01:00 · 2026-03-04 13:38:09 +03:00 · 2026-03-04 12:31:33 +03:00
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@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# CloakBrowser Binary License
+
+**Version 1.0 — February 2026**
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 CloakHQ. All rights reserved.
+
+This license applies to the compiled CloakBrowser Chromium binary ("Binary") distributed via GitHub Releases and cloakbrowser.dev. It does **not** apply to the wrapper source code in this repository, which is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
+
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+
+## Intellectual Property
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+## Contact
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@@ -6,9 +6,62 @@ Changes are tagged: **[wrapper]** for Python/JS wrapper, **[binary]** for Chromi

 ---

-## [0.3.0] — Unreleased
+## [0.3.5] — 2026-03-04

-Chromium v145 upgrade. 26 fingerprint patches (up from 16). New download verification and fallback system. Pending: macOS v145 binary builds.
+- **[wrapper]** Add `launch_persistent_context()` and `launch_persistent_context_async()` (Python) — persistent browser profiles with cookie/localStorage persistence across sessions, avoids incognito detection (thanks [@evelaa123](https://github.com/evelaa123), [@yahooguntu](https://github.com/yahooguntu) — PRs #22, #17)
+- **[wrapper]** Add `launchPersistentContext()` (JS/TS) — same feature for JavaScript with full type support
+- **[wrapper]** Fix Windows zip extraction failure when primary download server is down — file handle leak caused `ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION` on fallback download (thanks [@evelaa123](https://github.com/evelaa123) — PR #23)
+
+## [0.3.4] — 2026-03-04
+
+Binary v14: auto-spoof restored with seed, wrapper simplified to match.
+
+- **[binary]** Restore full auto-spoof when `--fingerprint=seed` is set — all randomized properties now derive from the seed consistently
+- **[binary]** Auto-inject random fingerprint seed at startup if none provided. Binary is stealthy with zero flags
+- **[binary]** 26 source-level C++ patches (up from 25)
+- **[wrapper]** Simplify default stealth args — remove flags the binary now auto-generates. Wrapper still sets platform profile on Linux and `--no-sandbox`
+- **[wrapper]** Fix timezone in `launch_context()` — use Playwright's per-context timezone instead of binary flag, fixing mismatch when creating new browser contexts with geoip
+- **[wrapper]** Clarify README platform detection behavior
+
+## [0.3.3] — 2026-03-03
+
+All platforms now run Chromium 145 v2 with 25 patches. Windows x64 added.
+
+- **[binary]** Auto-spoof by default — binary is stealthy with zero flags. Random fingerprint seed auto-generated at startup, no wrapper or configuration required
+- **[binary]** Platform-aware auto-detection — GPU, screen dimensions, and User-Agent automatically match the real OS (macOS, Linux, Windows) without explicit flags
+- **[binary]** Expanded GPU model database for realistic per-session diversity
+- **[binary]** First macOS v145 builds (arm64 + x64) — 25 patches, up from 16 on v142
+- **[binary]** First Windows x64 v145 build — 25 patches
+- **[wrapper]** Add Windows x64 platform support — auto-download, binary path resolution, and platform detection
+- **[wrapper]** Upgrade macOS (arm64 + x64) from Chromium 142 to 145 — all platforms now ship the same 25-patch build
+- **[wrapper]** Add explicit Mac GPU flags (`Apple M3 Metal` renderer) to default stealth args for consistent WebGL fingerprints
+- **[wrapper]** Improve reCAPTCHA stealth test — wait for score element instead of blind sleep
+- **[wrapper]** JS: add `win32-x64` platform mapping, Windows binary path (`chrome.exe`)
+
+## [0.3.1] — 2026-03-03
+
+- **[wrapper]** Auto-check for wrapper updates on startup (PyPI/npm). Notifies users when a newer wrapper version is available. Runs once per process, respects `CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE=false`.
+
+---
+
+## [0.3.0] — 2026-03-02
+
+Chromium v145 upgrade. 25 fingerprint patches (up from 16). New download verification and fallback system. macOS v145 binary builds pending.
+
+### Breaking
+
+- **[wrapper]** Python dependency changed from `playwright` to `patchright` (CDP stealth fork). Patchright is API-compatible, but if you import `playwright` directly elsewhere, add it as a separate dependency. Replace `from playwright.sync_api` with `from patchright.sync_api` (or keep using `cloakbrowser.launch()` which handles this automatically).
+- **[wrapper]** `launch_context()` / `launchContext()` now defaults viewport to 1920×947 (realistic maximized Chrome on 1080p Windows with 48px taskbar) instead of Playwright's default 1280×720. Pass `viewport={"width": 1280, "height": 720}` explicitly to restore old behavior.
+
+### 2026-03-02
+
+- **[binary]** Full stealth audit — multiple detection vectors eliminated, improved cross-API consistency
+- **[binary]** Platform-aware fingerprint defaults: screen dimensions, taskbar, and layout auto-adjust per spoofed platform
+- **[binary]** Stability and performance improvements across fingerprint patches
+- **[binary]** New optional flags: `--fingerprint-fonts-dir`, `--fingerprint-taskbar-height`
+- **[wrapper]** Sync wrapper with latest binary changes: updated flag names, viewport, and defaults
+- **[wrapper]** Per-platform Chromium versioning — Linux and macOS can track different binary versions independently
+- **[wrapper]** Improved SHA-256 checksum verification and version marker migration

 ### 2026-03-01

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License

-Copyright (c) 2026 cloakbrowser
+Copyright (c) 2026 CloakHQ

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -2,31 +2,46 @@
 <img src="https://i.imgur.com/cqkp6fG.png" width="500" alt="CloakBrowser">
 </p>

-# CloakBrowser
-
 <p align="center">
 <a href="https://pypi.org/project/cloakbrowser/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/cloakbrowser" alt="PyPI"></a>
 <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/cloakbrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/cloakbrowser" alt="npm"></a>
-<a href="https://pypi.org/project/cloakbrowser/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/cloakbrowser" alt="Python"></a>
 <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser" alt="License"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser" alt="Last Commit"></a>
 <br>
 <a href="https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser" alt="Stars"></a>
 <a href="https://pepy.tech/projects/cloakbrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/cloakbrowser?label=pypi&logo=pypi&logoColor=white" alt="PyPI Downloads"></a>
 <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/cloakbrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/cloakbrowser?label=npm&logo=npm&logoColor=white" alt="npm Downloads"></a>
-<a href="https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser" alt="Last Commit"></a>
 </p>

-**Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test.**
+<br>

-Drop-in Playwright/Puppeteer replacement for Python and JavaScript. Same API, same code — just swap the import. Your browser now scores **0.9 on reCAPTCHA v3**, passes **Cloudflare Turnstile**, and clears **30 out of 30** stealth detection tests.
+<h3 align="center">Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test.</h3>
+
+<table><tr><td>
+Not a patched config. Not a JS injection. A real Chromium binary with fingerprints modified at the C++ source level. Antibot systems score it as a normal browser — because it <em>is</em> a normal browser.
+</td></tr></table>
+
+<br>
+
+<p align="center">
+<img src="https://i.imgur.com/IvB0It7.gif" width="600" alt="Cloudflare Turnstile — 3 Tests Passing">
+<br><em>Cloudflare Turnstile — 3 live tests passing (headed mode, macOS)</em>
+</p>
+
+<br>
+
+<p align="center">
+Drop-in Playwright/Puppeteer replacement for Python and JavaScript.<br>
+Same API, same code — just swap the import. <strong>3 lines of code, 30 seconds to unblock.</strong>
+</p>

 - 🔒 **26 source-level C++ patches** — not JS injection, not config flags
- 🛡️ **CDP stealth built-in** — powered by [Patchright](https://github.com/Kaliiiiiiiiii-Vinyzu/patchright), hides Playwright's automation signals
+- 🛡️ **CDP stealth built-in** — uses [Patchright](https://github.com/Kaliiiiiiiiii-Vinyzu/patchright) to reduce Playwright's automation footprint
 - 🎯 **0.9 reCAPTCHA v3 score** — human-level, server-verified
 - ☁️ **Passes Cloudflare Turnstile**, FingerprintJS, BrowserScan — 30/30 tests
 - 🔄 **Drop-in replacement** — works with Playwright (Python & JS) and Puppeteer (JS)
 - 📦 **`pip install cloakbrowser`** or **`npm install cloakbrowser`** — binary auto-downloads, zero config
- 🦊 **Fills the Camoufox vacuum** — Chromium-based, actively maintained
+- 💸 **Enterprise results, zero cost** — anti-detect browsers charge $49–299/month for the same results. CloakBrowser is free

 **Python:**
 ```python
@@ -48,15 +63,7 @@ await page.goto('https://protected-site.com');
 await browser.close();
 ```

-**JavaScript (Puppeteer):**
-```javascript
-import { launch } from 'cloakbrowser/puppeteer';
-
-const browser = await launch();
-const page = await browser.newPage();
-await page.goto('https://protected-site.com');
-await browser.close();
-```
+Also works with Puppeteer: `import { launch } from 'cloakbrowser/puppeteer'` ([details](#puppeteer))

 ## Install

@@ -76,14 +83,37 @@ npm install cloakbrowser puppeteer-core

 On first run, the stealth Chromium binary is automatically downloaded (~200MB, cached locally).

-## What's New in v0.3.0
+**Optional:** Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP:
+```bash
+pip install cloakbrowser[geoip]
+```

- **Chromium 145** — latest stable, 26 fingerprint patches
- **10 new patches** — screen dimensions, audio, WebGL, and more
- **CDP hardening** — audited and patched known automation detection vectors
+**Migrating from Playwright?** One-line change:
+
+```diff
+- from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+- pw = sync_playwright().start()
+- browser = pw.chromium.launch()
+ from cloakbrowser import launch
+ browser = launch()
+
+page = browser.new_page()
+page.goto("https://example.com")
+# ... rest of your code works unchanged
+```
+
+> ⭐ **Star** to show support — **[Watch releases](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/subscription)** to get notified when new builds drop.
+
+## What's New in v0.3.4
+
+- **All 4 platforms** — Linux x64, macOS arm64, macOS x64, and Windows x64 all on Chromium 145
+- **26 fingerprint patches** — 10 new patches since v142 (screen, device memory, audio, WebGL, auto-spoof, and more)
+- **Stealthy with zero flags** — binary auto-generates a random fingerprint seed at startup. No configuration required
+- **Deterministic seeds** — `--fingerprint=seed` produces the same identity across launches for session persistence
+- **Full stealth audit** — every patch reviewed for detection vectors, multiple fixes shipped
 - **Timezone & locale from proxy IP** — `launch(proxy="...", geoip=True)` auto-detects timezone and locale
- **Improved cross-platform spoofing** — fixed edge cases in font rendering and GPU reporting
- **Automated test matrix** — 41+ tests across 8 groups (stealth, fingerprint, reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, TLS, enterprise) running in Docker
+- **SHA-256 checksum verification** — binary downloads are verified for integrity
+- **CDP hardening** — audited and patched known automation detection vectors

 See the full [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for details.

@@ -91,19 +121,23 @@ See the full [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for details.

 - **Config-level patches break** — `playwright-stealth`, `undetected-chromedriver`, and `puppeteer-extra` inject JavaScript or tweak flags. Every Chrome update breaks them. Antibot systems detect the patches themselves.
 - **CloakBrowser patches Chromium source code** — fingerprints are modified at the C++ level, compiled into the binary. Detection sites see a real browser because it *is* a real browser.
- **Two layers of stealth** — C++ patches handle fingerprints (GPU, screen, UA, hardware reporting), while the Patchright driver eliminates CDP automation leaks. Most stealth tools only do one or the other.
+- **Two layers of stealth** — C++ patches handle fingerprints (GPU, screen, UA, hardware reporting), while the Patchright driver defers Playwright's binding registration and randomizes internal world names. Most stealth tools only do one or the other.
+- **Same behavior everywhere** — works identically local, in Docker, and on VPS. No environment-specific patches or config needed.
+- **Works with AI browser agents** — drop-in stealth binary for [browser-use](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use), [agent-browser](https://github.com/nichochar/agent-browser), Claude computer use, and OpenAI Operator
 - **One line to switch** — same Playwright API, no new abstractions, no CAPTCHA-solving services.

+CloakBrowser doesn't solve CAPTCHAs — it prevents them from appearing. Antibot systems score it as a normal browser because it *is* a normal browser, just with your fingerprints instead of theirs. No CAPTCHA services, no proxy rotation built in — bring your own proxies, use the Playwright API you already know.
+
 ## Test Results

-All tests verified against live detection services. Last tested: Feb 2026 (Chromium 145).
+All tests verified against live detection services. Last tested: Mar 2026 (Chromium 145).

 | Detection Service | Stock Playwright | CloakBrowser | Notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | **reCAPTCHA v3** | 0.1 (bot) | **0.9** (human) | Server-side verified |
 | **Cloudflare Turnstile** (non-interactive) | FAIL | **PASS** | Auto-resolve |
 | **Cloudflare Turnstile** (managed) | FAIL | **PASS** | Single click |
-| **ShieldSquare** (yad2.co.il) | BLOCKED | **PASS** | Production site |
+| **ShieldSquare** | BLOCKED | **PASS** | Production site |
 | **FingerprintJS** bot detection | DETECTED | **PASS** | demo.fingerprint.com |
 | **BrowserScan** bot detection | DETECTED | **NORMAL** (4/4) | browserscan.net |
 | **bot.incolumitas.com** | 13 fails | **1 fail** | WEBDRIVER spec only |
@@ -114,16 +148,10 @@ All tests verified against live detection services. Last tested: Feb 2026 (Chrom
 | UA string | `HeadlessChrome` | **`Chrome/145.0.0.0`** | No headless leak |
 | CDP detection | Detected | **Not detected** | `isAutomatedWithCDP: false` |
 | TLS fingerprint | Mismatch | **Identical to Chrome** | ja3n/ja4/akamai match |
-
-**30/30 tests passed.**
+| | | **30/30 passed** | |

 ### Proof

-<p align="center">
-<img src="https://i.imgur.com/IvB0It7.gif" width="600" alt="Cloudflare Turnstile — 3 Tests Passing (Headed Mode)">
-<br><em>Cloudflare Turnstile — 3 live tests passing in headed mode (macOS)</em>
-</p>
-
 <p align="center">
 <img src="https://i.imgur.com/hvIQyMv.png" width="600" alt="reCAPTCHA v3 — Score 0.9">
 <br><em>reCAPTCHA v3 score 0.9 — server-side verified (human-level)</em>
@@ -149,7 +177,7 @@ All tests verified against live detection services. Last tested: Feb 2026 (Chrom
 CloakBrowser is a thin wrapper (Python + JavaScript) around a custom-built Chromium binary:

 1. **You install** → `pip install cloakbrowser` or `npm install cloakbrowser`
-2. **First launch** → binary auto-downloads for your platform (Linux x64, macOS arm64/x64)
+2. **First launch** → binary auto-downloads for your platform (Chromium 145)
 3. **Every launch** → Playwright or Puppeteer starts with our binary + stealth args
 4. **You write code** → standard Playwright/Puppeteer API, nothing new to learn

@@ -157,6 +185,8 @@ The binary includes 26 source-level patches covering canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts

 These are compiled into the Chromium binary — not injected via JavaScript, not set via flags.

+Binary downloads are verified with SHA-256 checksums to ensure integrity.
+
 ## API

 ### `launch()`
@@ -174,7 +204,7 @@ browser = launch(headless=False)
 browser = launch(proxy="http://user:pass@proxy:8080")

 # With extra Chrome args
-browser = launch(args=["--disable-gpu", "--window-size=1920,1080"])
+browser = launch(args=["--disable-gpu"])

 # With timezone and locale (sets both binary flags and Playwright context)
 browser = launch(timezone="America/New_York", locale="en-US")
@@ -182,6 +212,9 @@ browser = launch(timezone="America/New_York", locale="en-US")
 # Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP (requires: pip install cloakbrowser[geoip])
 browser = launch(proxy="http://proxy:8080", geoip=True)

+# Explicit timezone/locale always win over auto-detection
+browser = launch(proxy="http://proxy:8080", geoip=True, timezone="Europe/London")
+
 # Without default stealth args (bring your own fingerprint flags)
 browser = launch(stealth_args=False, args=["--fingerprint=12345"])
 ```
@@ -206,7 +239,7 @@ asyncio.run(main())

 ### `launch_context()`

-Convenience function that creates browser + context with common options:
+Convenience function that creates browser + context in one call with user agent, viewport, locale, and timezone:

 ```python
 from cloakbrowser import launch_context
@@ -218,28 +251,30 @@ context = launch_context(
    timezone_id="America/New_York",
 )
 page = context.new_page()
+page.goto("https://protected-site.com")
+context.close()
 ```

-### Auto Timezone/Locale from Proxy IP
+### `launch_persistent_context()`

-When using a proxy, antibot systems check that your browser's timezone and locale match the proxy's geographic location. CloakBrowser can auto-detect these from the proxy IP using an offline GeoIP database:
-
-```bash
-pip install cloakbrowser[geoip]   # installs geoip2 + downloads ~70 MB database on first use
-```
+Same as `launch_context()`, but with a persistent user profile. Cookies, localStorage, and cache persist across sessions. Also avoids incognito detection by services like BrowserScan.

 ```python
-# Timezone and locale auto-set from proxy's IP geolocation
-browser = launch(proxy="http://proxy:8080", geoip=True)
+from cloakbrowser import launch_persistent_context

-# Works with launch_context too — sets both binary flags AND Playwright context
-context = launch_context(proxy="http://proxy:8080", geoip=True)
+# First run — creates the profile
+ctx = launch_persistent_context("./my-profile", headless=False)
+page = ctx.new_page()
+page.goto("https://protected-site.com")
+ctx.close()  # profile saved

-# Explicit values always win over auto-detection
-browser = launch(proxy="http://proxy:8080", geoip=True, timezone="Europe/London")
+# Next run — cookies, localStorage restored automatically
+ctx = launch_persistent_context("./my-profile", headless=False)
 ```

-> **Note:** For rotating residential proxies, the DNS-resolved IP may differ from the exit IP. Pass explicit `timezone`/`locale` in those cases.
+Supports all the same options as `launch_context()`: `proxy`, `user_agent`, `viewport`, `locale`, `timezone_id`, `color_scheme`, `geoip`.
+
+Async version: `launch_persistent_context_async()`.

 ### Utility Functions

@@ -248,7 +283,7 @@ from cloakbrowser import binary_info, clear_cache, ensure_binary

 # Check binary installation status
 print(binary_info())
-# {'version': '142.0.7444.175', 'platform': 'linux-x64', 'installed': True, ...}
+# {'version': '145.0.7632.109', 'platform': 'linux-x64', 'installed': True, ...}

 # Force re-download
 clear_cache()
@@ -264,7 +299,7 @@ CloakBrowser ships a TypeScript package with full type definitions. Choose Playw
 ### Playwright (default)

 ```javascript
-import { launch, launchContext } from 'cloakbrowser';
+import { launch, launchContext, launchPersistentContext } from 'cloakbrowser';

 // Basic
 const browser = await launch();
@@ -273,7 +308,9 @@ const browser = await launch();
 const browser = await launch({
  headless: false,
  proxy: 'http://user:pass@proxy:8080',
-  args: ['--window-size=1920,1080'],
+  args: ['--fingerprint=12345'],
+  timezone: 'America/New_York',
+  locale: 'en-US',
 });

 // Convenience: browser + context in one call
@@ -284,10 +321,19 @@ const context = await launchContext({
  timezoneId: 'America/New_York',
 });
 const page = await context.newPage();
+
+// Persistent profile — cookies/localStorage survive restarts, avoids incognito detection
+const ctx = await launchPersistentContext({
+  userDataDir: './chrome-profile',
+  headless: false,
+  proxy: 'http://user:pass@proxy:8080',
+});
 ```

 > **Note:** Each example above is standalone — not meant to run as one block.

+All Python options work in JS: `stealthArgs: false` to disable defaults, `geoip: true` to auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP.
+
 ### Puppeteer

 > **Note:** The Playwright wrapper is recommended for sites with reCAPTCHA Enterprise. Puppeteer's CDP protocol leaks automation signals that reCAPTCHA Enterprise can detect, causing intermittent 403 errors. This is a known Puppeteer limitation, not specific to CloakBrowser. Use Playwright for best results.
@@ -324,10 +370,21 @@ clearCache();
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_CACHE_DIR` | `~/.cloakbrowser` | Binary cache directory |
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL` | `cloakbrowser.dev` | Custom download URL for binary |
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE` | `true` | Set to `false` to disable background update checks |
+| `CLOAKBROWSER_SKIP_CHECKSUM` | `false` | Set to `true` to skip SHA-256 verification after download |

 ## Fingerprint Management

-Every launch automatically generates a **unique fingerprint**. A random seed (10000–99999) drives all seed-based patches — canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts, and client rects all produce consistent, correlated values derived from that single seed.
+The binary is **stealthy by default** — no flags needed. It auto-generates a random fingerprint seed at startup and spoofs all detectable values (GPU, hardware specs, screen dimensions, canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts). Every launch produces a fresh, coherent identity.
+
+**How fingerprinting works:**
+
+| Scenario | What happens |
+|----------|-------------|
+| **No flags** | Random seed auto-generated at startup. GPU, screen, hardware specs, and all noise patches are spoofed automatically. Fresh identity each launch. |
+| **`--fingerprint=seed`** | Deterministic identity from the seed. Same seed = same fingerprint across launches. Use this for session persistence (returning visitor). |
+| **`--fingerprint=seed` + explicit flags** | Explicit flags override individual auto-generated values. The seed fills in everything else. |
+
+The binary detects its platform at compile time — a macOS binary reports as macOS with Apple GPU, a Linux binary reports as Linux with NVIDIA GPU. The **wrapper** overrides this on Linux by passing `--fingerprint-platform=windows`, so sessions appear as Windows desktops (more common fingerprint, harder to cluster). Use `--fingerprint-platform` for cross-platform spoofing when running the binary directly.

 > **Tip: Use a fixed seed when revisiting the same site.** A random seed makes every session look like a different device — which can be suspicious when hitting the same site repeatedly from the same IP. For reCAPTCHA v3 Enterprise and similar scoring systems, a fixed seed produces a consistent fingerprint across sessions, making you look like a returning visitor:
 > ```python
@@ -339,17 +396,20 @@ Every launch automatically generates a **unique fingerprint**. A random seed (10

 ### Default Fingerprint

-Every `launch()` call sets these automatically. Defaults are **platform-aware** — macOS runs as a native Mac browser, Linux spoofs Windows:
+Every `launch()` call sets these automatically. The **wrapper** applies platform-aware defaults — on Linux it spoofs as Windows for a more common fingerprint, on macOS it runs as a native Mac browser:

-| Flag | Linux Default | macOS Default | Controls |
+| Flag | Linux/Windows Default | macOS Default | Controls |
 |------|--------------|---------------|----------|
 | `--fingerprint` | Random (10000–99999) | Random (10000–99999) | Master seed for canvas, WebGL, audio, fonts, client rects |
 | `--fingerprint-platform` | `windows` | `macos` | `navigator.platform`, User-Agent OS, GPU pool selection |
-| `--fingerprint-hardware-concurrency` | `8` | *(not set — uses real value)* | `navigator.hardwareConcurrency` |
-| `--fingerprint-gpu-vendor` | `NVIDIA Corporation` | *(not set — native Apple GPU)* | WebGL `UNMASKED_VENDOR_WEBGL` |
-| `--fingerprint-gpu-renderer` | `NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070` | *(not set — native Metal renderer)* | WebGL `UNMASKED_RENDERER_WEBGL` |
+| `--fingerprint-gpu-vendor` | `NVIDIA Corporation` | `Google Inc. (Apple)` | WebGL `UNMASKED_VENDOR_WEBGL` |
+| `--fingerprint-gpu-renderer` | `NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070` | `ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3, Unspecified Version)` | WebGL `UNMASKED_RENDERER_WEBGL` |

-> **Important:** `--fingerprint-platform` must always be set. The binary defaults to `windows` internally when this flag is missing, which causes GPU/UA mismatches on non-Windows systems. The wrapper handles this automatically.
+The binary auto-generates hardware concurrency (8), device memory (8), and screen dimensions (1920x1080 on Windows/Linux, 1440x900 on macOS) from the seed. Override with explicit flags if needed.
+
+> **Using the binary directly?** It works out of the box with zero flags — the binary auto-spoofs everything. Pass `--fingerprint=seed` for a persistent identity, or use explicit flags like `--fingerprint-gpu-renderer` to override any auto-generated value.
+
+> **Production tip:** For better stealth at scale, pass your own GPU, screen, and hardware values instead of relying on defaults. Custom parameters make your sessions harder to cluster by anti-bot systems that look for uniform fingerprint profiles.

 ### Additional Flags

@@ -357,20 +417,24 @@ Supported by the binary but **not set by default** — pass via `args` to custom

 | Flag | Controls |
 |------|----------|
+| `--fingerprint-hardware-concurrency` | `navigator.hardwareConcurrency` (auto-generated: `8`) |
+| `--fingerprint-device-memory` | `navigator.deviceMemory` in GB (auto-generated: `8`) |
+| `--fingerprint-screen-width` | Screen width (auto-generated: `1920` Win/Linux, `1440` macOS) |
+| `--fingerprint-screen-height` | Screen height (auto-generated: `1080` Win/Linux, `900` macOS) |
 | `--fingerprint-brand` | Browser brand: `Chrome`, `Edge`, `Opera`, `Vivaldi` |
 | `--fingerprint-brand-version` | Brand version (UA + Client Hints) |
 | `--fingerprint-platform-version` | Client Hints platform version |
 | `--fingerprint-location` | Geolocation coordinates |
-| `--timezone` | Timezone (e.g. `America/New_York`) |
+| `--fingerprint-timezone` | Timezone (e.g. `America/New_York`) |
+| `--fingerprint-taskbar-height` | Override taskbar height (binary defaults: Win=48, Mac=95, Linux=0) |
+| `--fingerprint-fonts-dir` | Path to cross-platform font directory |
+| `--enable-blink-features=FakeShadowRoot` | Access closed shadow DOM elements |

 > **Note:** All stealth tests were verified with the default fingerprint config above. Changing these flags may affect detection results — test your configuration before using in production.

 ### Examples

 ```python
-# Default — unique fingerprint every launch
-browser = launch()
-
 # Pin a seed for a persistent identity
 browser = launch(args=["--fingerprint=42069"])

@@ -378,17 +442,10 @@ browser = launch(args=["--fingerprint=42069"])
 browser = launch(stealth_args=False, args=[
    "--fingerprint=42069",
    "--fingerprint-platform=windows",
-    "--fingerprint-hardware-concurrency=8",
    "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=NVIDIA Corporation",
    "--fingerprint-gpu-renderer=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070",
 ])

-# Add timezone and location on top of defaults
-browser = launch(args=[
-    "--timezone=America/New_York",
-    "--fingerprint-location=40.7128,-74.0060",
-])
-
 # Override GPU to look like a different machine
 browser = launch(args=[
    "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=Intel Inc.",
@@ -396,30 +453,6 @@ browser = launch(args=[
 ])
 ```

-```javascript
-// JavaScript — same flags
-const browser = await launch({
-  args: ['--fingerprint=42069', '--timezone=Europe/London'],
-});
-```
-
-
-## Use With Existing Playwright Code
-
-If you have existing Playwright scripts, migration is one line:
-
-```diff
- from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
- pw = sync_playwright().start()
- browser = pw.chromium.launch()
-+ from cloakbrowser import launch
-+ browser = launch()
-
-page = browser.new_page()
-page.goto("https://example.com")
-# ... rest of your code works unchanged
-```
-
 ## Comparison

 | Feature | Playwright | playwright-stealth | undetected-chromedriver | Camoufox | CloakBrowser |
@@ -428,33 +461,35 @@ page.goto("https://example.com")
 | Cloudflare Turnstile | Fail | Sometimes | Sometimes | Pass | **Pass** |
 | Patch level | None | JS injection | Config patches | C++ (Firefox) | **C++ (Chromium)** |
 | Survives Chrome updates | N/A | Breaks often | Breaks often | Yes | **Yes** |
-| Maintained | Yes | Stale | Stale | Dead (2025) | **Active** |
+| Maintained | Yes | Stale | Stale | Unstable (2026 beta) | **Active** |
 | Browser engine | Chromium | Chromium | Chrome | Firefox | **Chromium** |
 | Playwright API | Native | Native | No (Selenium) | No | **Native** |

 ## Platforms

-| Platform | Status |
-|---|---|
-| Linux x86_64 | ✅ Available |
-| macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) | ✅ Available |
-| macOS x86_64 (Intel) | ✅ Available |
-| Windows | Planned |
+| Platform | Chromium | Patches | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Linux x86_64 | 145 | 26 | ✅ Latest |
+| macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) | 145 | 26 | ✅ Latest |
+| macOS x86_64 (Intel) | 145 | 26 | ✅ Latest |
+| Windows x86_64 | 145 | 26 | ✅ Latest |

-**macOS (early access):** macOS builds are new — tested but not yet battle-tested at scale like Linux. If you hit any issues, [please open a GitHub issue](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/issues).
+The wrapper auto-downloads the correct binary for your platform.

 **macOS first launch:** The binary is ad-hoc signed. On first run, macOS Gatekeeper will block it. Right-click the app → **Open** → click **Open** in the dialog. This is only needed once.

-**On Windows?** You can still use CloakBrowser via Docker or with your own Chromium binary by setting `CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH=/path/to/chrome`.
 ## Examples

 **Python** — see [`examples/`](examples/):
 - [`basic.py`](examples/basic.py) — Launch and load a page
+- [`persistent_context.py`](examples/persistent_context.py) — Persistent profile with cookie/localStorage persistence
 - [`recaptcha_score.py`](examples/recaptcha_score.py) — Check your reCAPTCHA v3 score
 - [`stealth_test.py`](examples/stealth_test.py) — Run against all detection services
+- [`fingerprint_scan_test.py`](examples/fingerprint_scan_test.py) — Test against fingerprint-scan.com and CreepJS

 **JavaScript** — see [`js/examples/`](js/examples/):
 - [`basic-playwright.ts`](js/examples/basic-playwright.ts) — Playwright launch and load
+- [`persistent-context.ts`](js/examples/persistent-context.ts) — Persistent profile with cookie/localStorage persistence
 - [`basic-puppeteer.ts`](js/examples/basic-puppeteer.ts) — Puppeteer launch and load
 - [`stealth-test.ts`](js/examples/stealth-test.ts) — Full 6-site detection test suite

@@ -462,16 +497,12 @@ page.goto("https://example.com")

 | Feature | Status |
 |---------|--------|
-| Linux x64 binary | ✅ Released |
-| macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) | ✅ Released |
-| macOS x64 (Intel) | ✅ Released |
-| Chromium 145 build (26 patches) | 🔧 In progress |
+| Linux x64 — Chromium 145 (26 patches) | ✅ Released |
+| macOS arm64/x64 — Chromium 145 (26 patches) | ✅ Released |
+| Windows x64 — Chromium 145 (26 patches) | ✅ Released |
 | JavaScript/Puppeteer + Playwright support | ✅ Released |
 | Fingerprint rotation per session | ✅ Released |
 | Built-in proxy rotation | 📋 Planned |
-| Windows support | 📋 Planned |
-
-> ⭐ **Star this repo** to get notified when new builds drop.

 ## Docker

@@ -495,6 +526,21 @@ COPY your_script.py /app/
 CMD ["python", "your_script.py"]
 ```

+**With a proxy** (the most common production setup):
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm cloakbrowser python -c "
+from cloakbrowser import launch
+browser = launch(proxy='http://user:pass@proxy:8080')
+page = browser.new_page()
+page.goto('https://example.com')
+print(page.title())
+browser.close()
+"
+```
+
+CloakBrowser works identically local, in Docker, and on VPS. No environment-specific config needed.
+
 **Note:** If you run CloakBrowser inside a web server with uvloop (e.g., `uvicorn[standard]`), use `--loop asyncio` to avoid subprocess pipe hangs.

 ## Headed Mode (for aggressive bot detection)
@@ -540,6 +586,13 @@ const browser = await launch({ args: ['--disable-http2'] });

 Only use this flag for sites that require it — most sites work fine with HTTP/2.

+**Something not working? Make sure you're on the latest wrapper**
+Older versions may use outdated stealth args or download an older binary:
+```bash
+pip install -U cloakbrowser    # Python
+npm install cloakbrowser@latest # JavaScript
+```
+
 **Binary download fails / timeout**
 Set a custom download URL or use a local binary:
 ```bash
@@ -558,6 +611,10 @@ You do NOT need `playwright install chromium`. CloakBrowser downloads its own bi
 patchright install-deps chromium
 ```

+**macOS: Blocked on some sites that pass on Linux**
+
+The macOS fingerprint profile has known inconsistencies that aggressive bot detection catches. If a site blocks you on macOS but works on Linux, switch to a Windows fingerprint profile by passing `stealth_args=False` and manually setting `--fingerprint-platform=windows` with matching GPU flags (see [Fingerprint Management](#fingerprint-management) for the full flag list).
+
 **reCAPTCHA v3 scores are low (0.1–0.3)**

 Avoid `page.wait_for_timeout()` — it sends CDP protocol commands that reCAPTCHA detects. Use native sleep instead:
@@ -584,7 +641,7 @@ Other tips for maximizing reCAPTCHA scores:
 - **Use residential proxies** — datacenter IPs are flagged by IP reputation, not browser fingerprint
 - **Spend 15+ seconds on the page** before triggering reCAPTCHA — short visits score lower
 - **Space out requests** — back-to-back `grecaptcha.execute()` calls from the same session get penalized. Wait 30+ seconds between pages with reCAPTCHA
- **Use a fixed fingerprint seed** (`--fingerprint=12345`) for consistent device identity across sessions
+- **Use a fixed fingerprint seed** for consistent device identity across sessions (see [Fingerprint Management](#fingerprint-management))
 - **Use `page.type()` instead of `page.fill()`** for form filling — `fill()` sets values directly without keyboard events, which reCAPTCHA's behavioral analysis flags. `type()` with a delay simulates real keystrokes:
  ```python
  page.type("#email", "user@example.com", delay=50)
@@ -597,7 +654,7 @@ Other tips for maximizing reCAPTCHA scores:
 A: CloakBrowser is a browser. Using it is legal. What you do with it is your responsibility, just like with Chrome, Firefox, or any browser. We do not endorse violating website terms of service.

 **Q: How is this different from Camoufox?**
-A: Camoufox patched Firefox. We patch Chromium. Chromium means native Playwright support, larger ecosystem, and TLS fingerprints that match real Chrome. Also, Camoufox is no longer maintained (since March 2025).
+A: Camoufox patches Firefox. We patch Chromium. Chromium means native Playwright support, larger ecosystem, and TLS fingerprints that match real Chrome. Camoufox returned in early 2026 but is in unstable beta — CloakBrowser is production-ready.

 **Q: Will detection sites eventually catch this?**
 A: Possibly. Bot detection is an arms race. Source-level patches are harder to detect than config-level patches, but not impossible. We actively monitor and update when detection evolves.
@@ -605,9 +662,6 @@ A: Possibly. Bot detection is an arms race. Source-level patches are harder to d
 **Q: Can I use my own proxy?**
 A: Yes. Pass `proxy="http://user:pass@host:port"` to `launch()`.

-**Q: Can I use this with Docker?**
-A: Yes. A ready-to-use Dockerfile is included — see the [Docker](#docker) section above.
-
 ## Links

 - 📋 **Changelog** — [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
@@ -619,7 +673,8 @@ A: Yes. A ready-to-use Dockerfile is included — see the [Docker](#docker) sect

 ## License

-MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+- **Wrapper code** (this repository) — MIT. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/blob/main/LICENSE).
+- **CloakBrowser binary** (compiled Chromium) — free to use, no redistribution. See [BINARY-LICENSE.md](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/blob/main/BINARY-LICENSE.md).

 ## Contributing

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Usage:
    browser.close()
 """

-from .browser import launch, launch_async, launch_context
+from .browser import launch, launch_async, launch_context, launch_persistent_context, launch_persistent_context_async
 from .config import CHROMIUM_VERSION, get_default_stealth_args
 from .download import binary_info, check_for_update, clear_cache, ensure_binary
 from ._version import __version__
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ __all__ = [
    "launch",
    "launch_async",
    "launch_context",
+    "launch_persistent_context",
+    "launch_persistent_context_async",
    "ensure_binary",
    "clear_cache",
    "binary_info",
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.3.0"
+__version__ = "0.3.5"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Usage:
 from __future__ import annotations

 import logging
+import os
 from typing import Any, Literal
 from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse, urlunparse

@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def launch(
        args: Additional Chromium CLI arguments to pass.
        stealth_args: Include default stealth fingerprint args (default True).
            Set to False if you want to pass your own --fingerprint flags.
-        timezone: IANA timezone (e.g. 'America/New_York'). Sets --timezone binary flag.
+        timezone: IANA timezone (e.g. 'America/New_York'). Sets --fingerprint-timezone binary flag.
        locale: BCP 47 locale (e.g. 'en-US'). Sets --lang binary flag.
        geoip: Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP (default False).
            Requires ``pip install cloakbrowser[geoip]``. Downloads ~70 MB
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ async def launch_async(
        proxy: Proxy server URL (e.g. 'http://proxy:8080' or 'socks5://proxy:1080').
        args: Additional Chromium CLI arguments to pass.
        stealth_args: Include default stealth fingerprint args (default True).
-        timezone: IANA timezone (e.g. 'America/New_York'). Sets --timezone binary flag.
+        timezone: IANA timezone (e.g. 'America/New_York'). Sets --fingerprint-timezone binary flag.
        locale: BCP 47 locale (e.g. 'en-US'). Sets --lang binary flag.
        geoip: Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP (default False).
        **kwargs: Passed directly to playwright.chromium.launch().
@@ -159,6 +160,200 @@ async def launch_async(
    return browser


+def launch_persistent_context(
+    user_data_dir: str | os.PathLike,
+    headless: bool = True,
+    proxy: str | None = None,
+    args: list[str] | None = None,
+    stealth_args: bool = True,
+    user_agent: str | None = None,
+    viewport: dict | None = None,
+    locale: str | None = None,
+    timezone_id: str | None = None,
+    color_scheme: Literal["light", "dark", "no-preference"] | None = None,
+    geoip: bool = False,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> Any:
+    """Launch stealth browser with a persistent profile and return a BrowserContext.
+
+    This persists cookies, localStorage, cache, and other browser state across
+    sessions by storing them in ``user_data_dir``. Also avoids incognito detection
+    by services like BrowserScan (-10% penalty).
+
+    Args:
+        user_data_dir: Path to the directory where browser profile data is stored.
+            Created automatically if it doesn't exist. Reuse the same path across
+            sessions to restore cookies, localStorage, cached credentials, etc.
+        headless: Run in headless mode (default True).
+        proxy: Proxy server URL (e.g. 'http://proxy:8080' or 'socks5://proxy:1080').
+        args: Additional Chromium CLI arguments.
+        stealth_args: Include default stealth fingerprint args (default True).
+        user_agent: Custom user agent string.
+        viewport: Viewport size dict, e.g. {"width": 1920, "height": 1080}.
+        locale: Browser locale, e.g. "en-US".
+        timezone_id: Timezone, e.g. "America/New_York".
+        color_scheme: Color scheme preference — 'light', 'dark', or 'no-preference'.
+            Default: None (uses Chromium default, which is 'light').
+        geoip: Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP (default False).
+            Requires ``pip install cloakbrowser[geoip]``.
+        **kwargs: Passed directly to playwright.chromium.launch_persistent_context().
+
+    Returns:
+        Playwright BrowserContext object backed by a persistent profile.
+        Call ``.close()`` when done — this also stops the Playwright instance.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> from cloakbrowser import launch_persistent_context
+        >>> ctx = launch_persistent_context("./my-profile", headless=False)
+        >>> page = ctx.new_page()
+        >>> page.goto("https://protected-site.com")
+        >>> ctx.close()  # Profile is saved; re-use path next run to restore state.
+    """
+    from patchright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+
+    binary_path = ensure_binary()
+    timezone_id, locale = _maybe_resolve_geoip(geoip, proxy, timezone_id, locale)
+    chrome_args = _build_args(stealth_args, args, timezone=timezone_id, locale=locale)
+
+    logger.debug(
+        "Launching persistent stealth Chromium (headless=%s, user_data_dir=%s)",
+        headless,
+        user_data_dir,
+    )
+
+    context_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if user_agent:
+        context_kwargs["user_agent"] = user_agent
+    context_kwargs["viewport"] = viewport or DEFAULT_VIEWPORT
+    if locale:
+        context_kwargs["locale"] = locale
+    if timezone_id:
+        context_kwargs["timezone_id"] = timezone_id
+    if color_scheme:
+        context_kwargs["color_scheme"] = color_scheme
+    context_kwargs.update(kwargs)
+
+    pw = sync_playwright().start()
+    context = pw.chromium.launch_persistent_context(
+        user_data_dir=os.fspath(user_data_dir),
+        executable_path=binary_path,
+        headless=headless,
+        args=chrome_args,
+        ignore_default_args=["--enable-automation"],
+        **_build_proxy_kwargs(proxy),
+        **context_kwargs,
+    )
+
+    # Patch close() to also stop the Playwright instance
+    _original_close = context.close
+
+    def _close_with_cleanup() -> None:
+        _original_close()
+        pw.stop()
+
+    context.close = _close_with_cleanup
+
+    return context
+
+
+async def launch_persistent_context_async(
+    user_data_dir: str | os.PathLike,
+    headless: bool = True,
+    proxy: str | None = None,
+    args: list[str] | None = None,
+    stealth_args: bool = True,
+    user_agent: str | None = None,
+    viewport: dict | None = None,
+    locale: str | None = None,
+    timezone_id: str | None = None,
+    color_scheme: Literal["light", "dark", "no-preference"] | None = None,
+    geoip: bool = False,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> Any:
+    """Async version of launch_persistent_context().
+
+    Launch stealth browser with a persistent profile and return a BrowserContext.
+    This persists cookies, localStorage, cache, and other browser state across
+    sessions by storing them in ``user_data_dir``.
+
+    Args:
+        user_data_dir: Path to the directory where browser profile data is stored.
+            Created automatically if it doesn't exist.
+        headless: Run in headless mode (default True).
+        proxy: Proxy server URL (e.g. 'http://proxy:8080' or 'socks5://proxy:1080').
+        args: Additional Chromium CLI arguments.
+        stealth_args: Include default stealth fingerprint args (default True).
+        user_agent: Custom user agent string.
+        viewport: Viewport size dict, e.g. {"width": 1920, "height": 1080}.
+        locale: Browser locale, e.g. "en-US".
+        timezone_id: Timezone, e.g. "America/New_York".
+        color_scheme: Color scheme preference — 'light', 'dark', or 'no-preference'.
+        geoip: Auto-detect timezone/locale from proxy IP (default False).
+        **kwargs: Passed directly to playwright.chromium.launch_persistent_context().
+
+    Returns:
+        Playwright BrowserContext object backed by a persistent profile (async API).
+        Call ``await .close()`` when done.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> import asyncio
+        >>> from cloakbrowser import launch_persistent_context_async
+        >>>
+        >>> async def main():
+        ...     ctx = await launch_persistent_context_async("./my-profile", headless=False)
+        ...     page = await ctx.new_page()
+        ...     await page.goto("https://protected-site.com")
+        ...     await ctx.close()
+        >>>
+        >>> asyncio.run(main())
+    """
+    from patchright.async_api import async_playwright
+
+    binary_path = ensure_binary()
+    timezone_id, locale = _maybe_resolve_geoip(geoip, proxy, timezone_id, locale)
+    chrome_args = _build_args(stealth_args, args, timezone=timezone_id, locale=locale)
+
+    logger.debug(
+        "Launching persistent stealth Chromium async (headless=%s, user_data_dir=%s)",
+        headless,
+        user_data_dir,
+    )
+
+    context_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if user_agent:
+        context_kwargs["user_agent"] = user_agent
+    context_kwargs["viewport"] = viewport or DEFAULT_VIEWPORT
+    if locale:
+        context_kwargs["locale"] = locale
+    if timezone_id:
+        context_kwargs["timezone_id"] = timezone_id
+    if color_scheme:
+        context_kwargs["color_scheme"] = color_scheme
+    context_kwargs.update(kwargs)
+
+    pw = await async_playwright().start()
+    context = await pw.chromium.launch_persistent_context(
+        user_data_dir=os.fspath(user_data_dir),
+        executable_path=binary_path,
+        headless=headless,
+        args=chrome_args,
+        ignore_default_args=["--enable-automation"],
+        **_build_proxy_kwargs(proxy),
+        **context_kwargs,
+    )
+
+    # Patch close() to also stop the Playwright instance
+    _original_close = context.close
+
+    async def _close_with_cleanup() -> None:
+        await _original_close()
+        await pw.stop()
+
+    context.close = _close_with_cleanup
+
+    return context
+
+
 def launch_context(
    headless: bool = True,
    proxy: str | None = None,
@@ -198,8 +393,11 @@ def launch_context(
    # Resolve geoip BEFORE launch() to avoid double-resolution and ensure
    # resolved values flow to both binary flags AND context params
    timezone_id, locale = _maybe_resolve_geoip(geoip, proxy, timezone_id, locale)
+    # Skip --fingerprint-timezone binary flag: it only applies to the default
+    # context and interferes with Playwright's timezone_id on new contexts.
+    # Timezone is set via browser.new_context(timezone_id=...) below instead.
    browser = launch(headless=headless, proxy=proxy, args=args, stealth_args=stealth_args,
-                     timezone=timezone_id, locale=locale)
+                     timezone=None, locale=locale)

    context_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
    if user_agent:
@@ -270,7 +468,7 @@ def _build_args(
        result.extend(extra_args)
    # Timezone/locale flags are independent of stealth_args — always inject when set
    if timezone:
-        result.append(f"--timezone={timezone}")
+        result.append(f"--fingerprint-timezone={timezone}")
    if locale:
        result.append(f"--lang={locale}")
    return result
@@ -10,9 +10,19 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from ._version import __version__

 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Chromium version shipped with this release
+# Chromium version shipped with this release.
+# Different platforms may ship different versions during transition periods.
+# CHROMIUM_VERSION is the latest across all platforms (for display/reference).
+# Use get_chromium_version() for the current platform's actual version.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CHROMIUM_VERSION = "145.0.7632.109"
+CHROMIUM_VERSION = "145.0.7632.109.2"
+
+PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS: dict[str, str] = {
+    "linux-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+    "darwin-arm64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+    "darwin-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+    "windows-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+}

 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Default stealth arguments passed to the patched Chromium binary.
@@ -37,28 +47,26 @@ def get_default_stealth_args() -> list[str]:
        # Tell the fingerprint patches we're on macOS so GPU/UA match natively
        return base + [
            "--fingerprint-platform=macos",
+            "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=Google Inc. (Apple)",
+            "--fingerprint-gpu-renderer=ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3, Unspecified Version)",
        ]

-    # Linux: spoof as Windows
+    # Linux/Windows: Windows fingerprint profile
+    # Hardware concurrency, device memory, screen, and window size are
+    # auto-generated by the binary from the seed (v14+).
    return base + [
        "--fingerprint-platform=windows",
-        "--fingerprint-hardware-concurrency=8",
-        "--fingerprint-device-memory=8",
        "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=NVIDIA Corporation",
        "--fingerprint-gpu-renderer=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070",
-        "--fingerprint-taskbar-height=40",
-        "--fingerprint-screen-width=1920",
-        "--fingerprint-screen-height=1080",
-        "--window-size=1920,1080",
    ]


 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Default viewport — realistic maximized Chrome on 1080p Windows
-# screen=1920x1080, availHeight=1040 (minus 40px taskbar),
-# innerHeight=955 (minus ~85px Chrome UI: tabs + address bar + bookmarks)
+# screen=1920x1080, availHeight=1032 (minus 48px taskbar, binary default),
+# innerHeight=947 (minus ~85px Chrome UI: tabs + address bar + bookmarks)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DEFAULT_VIEWPORT = {"width": 1920, "height": 955}
+DEFAULT_VIEWPORT = {"width": 1920, "height": 947}

 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Platform detection
@@ -68,11 +76,18 @@ SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS: dict[tuple[str, str], str] = {
    ("Linux", "aarch64"): "linux-arm64",
    ("Darwin", "arm64"): "darwin-arm64",
    ("Darwin", "x86_64"): "darwin-x64",
+    ("Windows", "AMD64"): "windows-x64",
+    ("Windows", "x86_64"): "windows-x64",
 }

-# Platforms with pre-built binaries available for download.
-# Update this set as new platform builds are released.
-AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS: set[str] = {"linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64"}
+# Platforms with pre-built binaries available for download (derived from version map).
+AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS: set[str] = set(PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS.keys())
+
+
+def get_chromium_version() -> str:
+    """Return the Chromium version for the current platform."""
+    tag = get_platform_tag()
+    return PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS.get(tag, CHROMIUM_VERSION)


 def get_platform_tag() -> str:
@@ -105,7 +120,7 @@ def get_cache_dir() -> Path:

 def get_binary_dir(version: str | None = None) -> Path:
    """Return the directory for a Chromium version binary."""
-    v = version or CHROMIUM_VERSION
+    v = version or get_chromium_version()
    return get_cache_dir() / f"chromium-{v}"


@@ -116,6 +131,8 @@ def get_binary_path(version: str | None = None) -> Path:
    if platform.system() == "Darwin":
        # macOS: Chromium.app bundle
        return binary_dir / "Chromium.app" / "Contents" / "MacOS" / "Chromium"
+    elif platform.system() == "Windows":
+        return binary_dir / "chrome.exe"
    else:
        # Linux: flat binary
        return binary_dir / "chrome"
@@ -134,30 +151,32 @@ def check_platform_available() -> None:
        available = ", ".join(sorted(AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS))
        import sys
        sys.exit(
-            f"\n\033[1mCloakBrowser\033[0m — Pre-built binaries are currently only available for: {available}.\n"
-            f"Windows builds are coming soon.\n\n"
-            f"To use CloakBrowser now, run in Docker (see README) or set CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH."
+            f"\n\033[1mCloakBrowser\033[0m — Pre-built binaries are currently only available for: {available}.\n\n"
+            f"To use CloakBrowser now, set CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH to a local Chromium binary."
        )


 def get_effective_version() -> str:
-    """Return the best available version: auto-updated if available, else hardcoded.
+    """Return the best available version: auto-updated if available, else platform default.

-    Reads the latest_version marker file from the cache directory.
-    Returns CHROMIUM_VERSION if no update has been downloaded.
+    Reads a platform-scoped marker file from the cache directory.
+    Returns the platform's hardcoded version if no update has been downloaded.
    """
-    marker = get_cache_dir() / "latest_version"
-    if marker.exists():
-        try:
-            version = marker.read_text().strip()
-            if version and _version_newer(version, CHROMIUM_VERSION):
-                # Verify the binary actually exists
-                binary = get_binary_path(version)
-                if binary.exists():
-                    return version
-        except (ValueError, OSError):
-            pass
-    return CHROMIUM_VERSION
+    base = get_chromium_version()
+    # Try platform-scoped marker first, fall back to legacy marker for upgrades from <0.3.0
+    cache = get_cache_dir()
+    for name in (f"latest_version_{get_platform_tag()}", "latest_version"):
+        marker = cache / name
+        if marker.exists():
+            try:
+                version = marker.read_text().strip()
+                if version and _version_newer(version, base):
+                    binary = get_binary_path(version)
+                    if binary.exists():
+                        return version
+            except (ValueError, OSError):
+                pass
+    return base


 def _version_tuple(v: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
@@ -185,18 +204,27 @@ GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL = (
 )


+def get_archive_ext() -> str:
+    """Return the archive extension for the current platform (.zip for Windows, .tar.gz otherwise)."""
+    return ".zip" if platform.system() == "Windows" else ".tar.gz"
+
+
+def get_archive_name(tag: str | None = None) -> str:
+    """Return the archive filename for a platform tag (e.g. 'cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz')."""
+    t = tag or get_platform_tag()
+    return f"cloakbrowser-{t}{get_archive_ext()}"
+
+
 def get_download_url(version: str | None = None) -> str:
    """Return the full download URL for the current platform's binary archive."""
-    v = version or CHROMIUM_VERSION
-    tag = get_platform_tag()
-    return f"{DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v{v}/cloakbrowser-{tag}.tar.gz"
+    v = version or get_chromium_version()
+    return f"{DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v{v}/{get_archive_name()}"


 def get_fallback_download_url(version: str | None = None) -> str:
    """Return the GitHub Releases fallback URL for the binary archive."""
-    v = version or CHROMIUM_VERSION
-    tag = get_platform_tag()
-    return f"{GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v{v}/cloakbrowser-{tag}.tar.gz"
+    v = version or get_chromium_version()
+    return f"{GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v{v}/{get_archive_name()}"


 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from pathlib import Path

 import httpx

+from ._version import __version__ as _wrapper_version
 from .config import (
    CHROMIUM_VERSION,
    DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL,
@@ -27,9 +28,12 @@ from .config import (
    GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL,
    _version_newer,
    check_platform_available,
+    get_archive_ext,
+    get_archive_name,
    get_binary_dir,
    get_binary_path,
    get_cache_dir,
+    get_chromium_version,
    get_download_url,
    get_effective_version,
    get_fallback_download_url,
@@ -76,18 +80,19 @@ def ensure_binary() -> str:
        _maybe_trigger_update_check()
        return str(binary_path)

-    # Fall back to hardcoded version if effective version binary doesn't exist
-    if effective != CHROMIUM_VERSION:
+    # Fall back to platform's hardcoded version if effective version binary doesn't exist
+    platform_version = get_chromium_version()
+    if effective != platform_version:
        fallback_path = get_binary_path()
        if fallback_path.exists() and _is_executable(fallback_path):
            logger.debug("Binary found in cache: %s", fallback_path)
            _maybe_trigger_update_check()
            return str(fallback_path)

-    # Download hardcoded version
+    # Download platform's hardcoded version
    logger.info(
        "Stealth Chromium %s not found. Downloading for %s...",
-        CHROMIUM_VERSION,
+        platform_version,
        get_platform_tag(),
    )
    _download_and_extract()
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ def _download_and_extract(version: str | None = None) -> None:
    binary_dir.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    # Download to temp file first (atomic — no partial downloads in cache)
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".tar.gz", delete=False) as tmp:
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=get_archive_ext(), delete=False) as tmp:
        tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)

    try:
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ def _download_and_extract(version: str | None = None) -> None:
 def _verify_download_checksum(file_path: Path, version: str | None = None) -> None:
    """Fetch SHA256SUMS and verify the downloaded file. Warn if unavailable, fail on mismatch."""
    checksums = _fetch_checksums(version)
-    tarball_name = f"cloakbrowser-{get_platform_tag()}.tar.gz"
+    tarball_name = get_archive_name()

    if checksums is None:
        logger.warning("SHA256SUMS not available for this release — skipping checksum verification")
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ def _verify_download_checksum(file_path: Path, version: str | None = None) -> No

 def _fetch_checksums(version: str | None = None) -> dict[str, str] | None:
    """Fetch SHA256SUMS file for a version. Returns {filename: hash} or None."""
-    v = version or CHROMIUM_VERSION
+    v = version or get_chromium_version()
    has_custom_url = os.environ.get("CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL")

    # Build URL list — respect custom URL contract (no GitHub fallback)
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ def _download_file(url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
 def _extract_archive(
    archive_path: Path, dest_dir: Path, binary_path: Path | None = None
 ) -> None:
-    """Extract tar.gz archive to destination directory."""
+    """Extract tar.gz or zip archive to destination directory."""
    logger.info("Extracting to %s", dest_dir)

    # Clean existing dir if partial download existed
@@ -263,26 +268,12 @@ def _extract_archive(

    dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

-    with tarfile.open(archive_path, "r:gz") as tar:
-        # Security: prevent path traversal
-        safe_members = []
-        for member in tar.getmembers():
-            # Allow symlinks — macOS .app bundles require them (Framework layout)
-            if member.issym() or member.islnk():
-                link_target = member.linkname
-                # Reject symlinks that escape the dest dir
-                if os.path.isabs(link_target) or ".." in link_target.split("/"):
-                    logger.warning("Skipping suspicious symlink: %s -> %s", member.name, link_target)
-                    continue
-            else:
-                member_path = (dest_dir / member.name).resolve()
-                if not str(member_path).startswith(str(dest_dir.resolve())):
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"Archive contains path traversal: {member.name}")
-            safe_members.append(member)
+    if str(archive_path).endswith(".zip"):
+        _extract_zip(archive_path, dest_dir)
+    else:
+        _extract_tar(archive_path, dest_dir)

-        tar.extractall(dest_dir, members=safe_members)
-
-    # If tar extracted into a single subdirectory, flatten it
+    # If extracted into a single subdirectory, flatten it
    # (e.g. fingerprint-chromium-142-custom-v2/chrome → chrome)
    # But never flatten .app bundles — macOS needs the bundle structure intact
    _flatten_single_subdir(dest_dir)
@@ -300,6 +291,38 @@ def _extract_archive(
        logger.info("Binary ready: %s", bp)


+def _extract_tar(archive_path: Path, dest_dir: Path) -> None:
+    """Extract tar.gz archive with path traversal protection."""
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, "r:gz") as tar:
+        safe_members = []
+        for member in tar.getmembers():
+            # Allow symlinks — macOS .app bundles require them (Framework layout)
+            if member.issym() or member.islnk():
+                link_target = member.linkname
+                if os.path.isabs(link_target) or ".." in link_target.split("/"):
+                    logger.warning("Skipping suspicious symlink: %s -> %s", member.name, link_target)
+                    continue
+            else:
+                member_path = (dest_dir / member.name).resolve()
+                if not str(member_path).startswith(str(dest_dir.resolve())):
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"Archive contains path traversal: {member.name}")
+            safe_members.append(member)
+
+        tar.extractall(dest_dir, members=safe_members)
+
+
+def _extract_zip(archive_path: Path, dest_dir: Path) -> None:
+    """Extract zip archive with path traversal protection."""
+    import zipfile
+
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(archive_path, "r") as zf:
+        for info in zf.infolist():
+            member_path = (dest_dir / info.filename).resolve()
+            if not str(member_path).startswith(str(dest_dir.resolve())):
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Archive contains path traversal: {info.filename}")
+        zf.extractall(dest_dir)
+
+
 def _flatten_single_subdir(dest_dir: Path) -> None:
    """If extraction created a single subdirectory, move its contents up.

@@ -327,7 +350,9 @@ def _is_executable(path: Path) -> bool:


 def _make_executable(path: Path) -> None:
-    """Make a file executable (chmod +x)."""
+    """Make a file executable (chmod +x). Skipped on Windows (no-op / AV lock risk)."""
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        return
    current = path.stat().st_mode
    path.chmod(current | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)

@@ -384,7 +409,7 @@ def check_for_update() -> str | None:
    latest = _get_latest_chromium_version()
    if latest is None:
        return None
-    if not _version_newer(latest, CHROMIUM_VERSION):
+    if not _version_newer(latest, get_chromium_version()):
        return None

    binary_dir = get_binary_dir(latest)
@@ -420,16 +445,23 @@ def _should_check_for_update() -> bool:


 def _get_latest_chromium_version() -> str | None:
-    """Hit GitHub Releases API, return latest chromium-v* version string or None."""
+    """Hit GitHub Releases API, return latest chromium-v* version for this platform.
+
+    Checks that the release has a binary asset for the current platform,
+    so Linux-only releases won't be offered to macOS users.
+    """
    try:
        resp = httpx.get(
            GITHUB_API_URL, params={"per_page": 10}, timeout=10.0
        )
        resp.raise_for_status()
+        platform_tarball = get_archive_name()
        for release in resp.json():
            tag = release.get("tag_name", "")
            if tag.startswith("chromium-v") and not release.get("draft"):
-                return tag.removeprefix("chromium-v")
+                asset_names = {a["name"] for a in release.get("assets", [])}
+                if platform_tarball in asset_names:
+                    return tag.removeprefix("chromium-v")
        return None
    except Exception:
        logger.debug("Auto-update check failed", exc_info=True)
@@ -437,16 +469,47 @@ def _get_latest_chromium_version() -> str | None:


 def _write_version_marker(version: str) -> None:
-    """Write the latest version marker to cache dir."""
+    """Write the latest version marker for this platform to cache dir."""
    cache_dir = get_cache_dir()
    cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    marker = cache_dir / "latest_version"
+    marker = cache_dir / f"latest_version_{get_platform_tag()}"
    # Write to temp file then rename for atomicity
    tmp = marker.with_suffix(".tmp")
    tmp.write_text(version)
    tmp.rename(marker)


+_wrapper_update_checked = False
+
+
+def _check_wrapper_update() -> None:
+    """Check PyPI for a newer wrapper version. Runs once per process."""
+    global _wrapper_update_checked
+    if _wrapper_update_checked:
+        return
+    _wrapper_update_checked = True
+    if os.environ.get("CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE", "").lower() == "false":
+        return
+    if os.environ.get("CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL"):
+        return
+    try:
+        resp = httpx.get(
+            "https://pypi.org/pypi/cloakbrowser/json",
+            timeout=5.0,
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        latest = resp.json()["info"]["version"]
+        if _version_newer(latest, _wrapper_version):
+            logger.warning(
+                "Update available: cloakbrowser %s → %s. "
+                "Run: pip install --upgrade cloakbrowser",
+                _wrapper_version,
+                latest,
+            )
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Wrapper update check failed", exc_info=True)
+
+
 def _check_and_download_update() -> None:
    """Background task: check for newer binary, download if available."""
    try:
@@ -455,10 +518,11 @@ def _check_and_download_update() -> None:
        check_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        check_file.write_text(str(time.time()))

+        platform_version = get_chromium_version()
        latest = _get_latest_chromium_version()
        if latest is None:
            return
-        if not _version_newer(latest, CHROMIUM_VERSION):
+        if not _version_newer(latest, platform_version):
            return

        # Already downloaded?
@@ -469,7 +533,7 @@ def _check_and_download_update() -> None:
        logger.info(
            "Newer Chromium available: %s (current: %s). Downloading in background...",
            latest,
-            CHROMIUM_VERSION,
+            platform_version,
        )
        _download_and_extract(version=latest)
        _write_version_marker(latest)
@@ -483,6 +547,12 @@ def _check_and_download_update() -> None:

 def _maybe_trigger_update_check() -> None:
    """Fire-and-forget update check in a daemon thread."""
+    # Wrapper update: once per process, not rate-limited
+    if not _wrapper_update_checked:
+        t = threading.Thread(target=_check_wrapper_update, daemon=True)
+        t.start()
+
+    # Binary update: rate-limited to once per hour
    if not _should_check_for_update():
        return
    t = threading.Thread(target=_check_and_download_update, daemon=True)
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Usage:
 """

 import sys
+import time

 from cloakbrowser import launch_context

@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ def test_fingerprint_scan(page):
    """fingerprint-scan.com — bot risk score + headless detection signals."""
    print("=== fingerprint-scan.com ===")
    page.goto("https://fingerprint-scan.com/", wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=30000)
-    page.wait_for_timeout(20000)  # Castle.js needs time to compute score
+    time.sleep(20)  # Castle.js needs time to compute score

    # Check bot risk score
    score = page.evaluate(
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def test_creepjs(page):
        "https://abrahamjuliot.github.io/creepjs/", wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=30000
    )
    print("Waiting 30s for CreepJS analysis...")
-    page.wait_for_timeout(30000)
+    time.sleep(30)

    # Extract % scores from page text (matches test-infra/matrix_tests/group3_bot_detection.py)
    scores = page.evaluate("""() => {
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ def main():
        args=[
            "--fingerprint-screen-width=1920",
            "--fingerprint-screen-height=1080",
-            "--timezone=Asia/Jerusalem",
+            "--fingerprint-timezone=Asia/Jerusalem",
        ],
    )
    page = context.new_page()
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Persistent context example: cookies and localStorage survive across sessions."""
+
+from cloakbrowser import launch_persistent_context
+
+PROFILE_DIR = "./my-profile"
+
+# Session 1 — set some state
+print("=== Session 1: Setting state ===")
+ctx = launch_persistent_context(PROFILE_DIR, headless=False)
+page = ctx.new_page()
+page.goto("https://example.com")
+page.evaluate("document.cookie = 'session=abc123; path=/; max-age=3600'")
+page.evaluate("localStorage.setItem('user', 'returning')")
+print(f"Cookie: {page.evaluate('document.cookie')}")
+ls_val = page.evaluate("localStorage.getItem('user')")
+print(f"localStorage: {ls_val}")
+ctx.close()
+
+# Session 2 — state is restored
+print("\n=== Session 2: Verifying persistence ===")
+ctx = launch_persistent_context(PROFILE_DIR, headless=False)
+page = ctx.new_page()
+page.goto("https://example.com")
+print(f"Cookie: {page.evaluate('document.cookie')}")
+ls_val = page.evaluate("localStorage.getItem('user')")
+print(f"localStorage: {ls_val}")
+ctx.close()
+
+print("\nDone!")
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ def test_recaptcha(page):
    """recaptcha-demo.appspot.com — Google's official reCAPTCHA v3 score."""
    page.goto(
        "https://recaptcha-demo.appspot.com/recaptcha-v3-request-scores.php",
-        wait_until="networkidle",
+        wait_until="domcontentloaded",
        timeout=30000,
    )
-    # Page auto-submits via grecaptcha.execute() — wait for backend response
-    time.sleep(8)
+    # Wait for backend response (step3 element appears when score arrives)
+    try:
+        page.wait_for_selector("li.step3", timeout=20000)
+        time.sleep(1)
+    except Exception:
+        time.sleep(10)  # fallback

    results = page.evaluate("""() => {
        const text = document.body.innerText;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ await browser.close();
 ### Options

 ```javascript
-import { launch, launchContext } from 'cloakbrowser';
+import { launch, launchContext, launchPersistentContext } from 'cloakbrowser';

 // With proxy
 const browser = await launch({
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ const browser = await launch({ headless: false });

 // Extra Chrome args
 const browser = await launch({
-  args: ['--window-size=1920,1080'],
+  args: ['--fingerprint=12345'],
 });

-// With timezone and locale (sets --timezone and --lang binary flags)
+// With timezone and locale (sets --fingerprint-timezone and --lang binary flags)
 const browser = await launch({
  timezone: 'America/New_York',
  locale: 'en-US',
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ const context = await launchContext({
  locale: 'en-US',
  timezoneId: 'America/New_York',
 });
+
+// Persistent profile — cookies/localStorage survive restarts, avoids incognito detection
+const ctx = await launchPersistentContext({
+  userDataDir: './chrome-profile',
+  headless: false,
+  proxy: 'http://user:pass@proxy:8080',
+});
+const page = ctx.pages()[0] || await ctx.newPage();
+await page.goto('https://example.com');
+await ctx.close();  // profile saved — reuse same path to restore state
 ```

 ### Auto Timezone/Locale from Proxy IP
@@ -155,6 +165,7 @@ if (newVersion) console.log(`Updated to ${newVersion}`);
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_CACHE_DIR` | `~/.cloakbrowser` | Binary cache directory |
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL` | `cloakbrowser.dev` | Custom download URL |
 | `CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE` | `true` | Set to `false` to disable background update checks |
+| `CLOAKBROWSER_SKIP_CHECKSUM` | `false` | Set to `true` to skip SHA-256 verification after download |

 ## Migrate From Playwright

@@ -175,9 +186,7 @@ const page = await browser.newPage();
 | Linux x86_64 | ✅ Available |
 | macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) | ✅ Available |
 | macOS x86_64 (Intel) | ✅ Available |
-| Windows | Planned |
-
-**On Windows?** You can still use CloakBrowser via Docker or with your own Chromium binary by setting `CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH=/path/to/chrome`.
+| Windows x86_64 | ✅ Available |

 ## Requirements

@@ -216,4 +225,5 @@ Other tips for maximizing reCAPTCHA scores:

 ## License

-MIT — see [LICENSE](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/blob/main/LICENSE).
+- **Wrapper code** (this repository) — MIT. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/blob/main/LICENSE).
+- **CloakBrowser binary** (compiled Chromium) — free to use, no redistribution. See [BINARY-LICENSE.md](https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/blob/main/BINARY-LICENSE.md).
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Persistent context example: cookies and localStorage survive across sessions.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH=/path/to/chrome npx tsx examples/persistent-context.ts
+ */
+
+import { launchPersistentContext } from "../src/index.js";
+
+const PROFILE_DIR = "./my-profile";
+
+// Session 1 — set some state
+console.log("=== Session 1: Setting state ===");
+let ctx = await launchPersistentContext({
+  userDataDir: PROFILE_DIR,
+  headless: false,
+});
+let page = ctx.pages()[0] || (await ctx.newPage());
+await page.goto("https://example.com");
+await page.evaluate(() => {
+  document.cookie = "session=abc123; path=/; max-age=3600";
+  localStorage.setItem("user", "returning");
+});
+console.log(`Cookie: ${await page.evaluate(() => document.cookie)}`);
+console.log(`localStorage: ${await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem("user"))}`);
+await ctx.close();
+
+// Session 2 — state is restored
+console.log("\n=== Session 2: Verifying persistence ===");
+ctx = await launchPersistentContext({
+  userDataDir: PROFILE_DIR,
+  headless: false,
+});
+page = ctx.pages()[0] || (await ctx.newPage());
+await page.goto("https://example.com");
+console.log(`Cookie: ${await page.evaluate(() => document.cookie)}`);
+console.log(`localStorage: ${await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem("user"))}`);
+await ctx.close();
+
+console.log("\nDone!");
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "cloakbrowser",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.5",
  "description": "Stealth Chromium that passes every bot detection test. Drop-in Playwright/Puppeteer replacement with source-level fingerprint patches.",
  "type": "module",
  "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -25,12 +25,20 @@
    "playwright",
    "puppeteer",
    "scraping",
+    "web-scraping",
    "anti-detect",
+    "antidetect",
+    "undetected",
    "bot-detection",
    "fingerprint",
    "recaptcha",
    "cloudflare",
-    "datadome"
+    "turnstile",
+    "datadome",
+    "captcha",
+    "headless",
+    "automation",
+    "ai-agent"
  ],
  "license": "MIT",
  "repository": {
@@ -6,11 +6,35 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+// Read wrapper version from package.json (single source of truth)
+let WRAPPER_VERSION = "0.0.0";
+try {
+  const _configDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  const _pkgPath = path.resolve(_configDir, "..", "package.json");
+  const _pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(_pkgPath, "utf-8")) as { version: string };
+  WRAPPER_VERSION = _pkg.version;
+} catch {
+  // Fallback — package.json not found (bundled or unusual layout).
+  // Wrapper update check will compare against 0.0.0 and always suggest updating.
+}
+export { WRAPPER_VERSION };

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Chromium version shipped with this release
+// Chromium version shipped with this release.
+// Different platforms may ship different versions during transition periods.
+// CHROMIUM_VERSION is the latest across all platforms (for display/reference).
+// Use getChromiumVersion() for the current platform's actual version.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-export const CHROMIUM_VERSION = "145.0.7632.109";
+export const CHROMIUM_VERSION = "145.0.7632.109.2";
+
+export const PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS: Record<string, string> = {
+  "linux-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+  "darwin-arm64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+  "darwin-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+  "windows-x64": "145.0.7632.109.2",
+};

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Platform detection
@@ -20,11 +44,16 @@ const SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS: Record<string, string> = {
  "linux-arm64": "linux-arm64",
  "darwin-arm64": "darwin-arm64",
  "darwin-x64": "darwin-x64",
+  "win32-x64": "windows-x64",
 };

-// Platforms with pre-built binaries available for download.
-// Update this set as new platform builds are released.
-const AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS = new Set(["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64"]);
+// Platforms with pre-built binaries available for download (derived from version map).
+const AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS = new Set(Object.keys(PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS));
+
+export function getChromiumVersion(): string {
+  const tag = getPlatformTag();
+  return PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS[tag] ?? CHROMIUM_VERSION;
+}

 export function getPlatformTag(): string {
  const platform = process.platform;
@@ -36,6 +65,7 @@ export function getPlatformTag(): string {
  else if (platform === "linux" && arch === "arm64") key = "linux-arm64";
  else if (platform === "darwin" && arch === "arm64") key = "darwin-arm64";
  else if (platform === "darwin" && arch === "x64") key = "darwin-x64";
+  else if (platform === "win32" && arch === "x64") key = "win32-x64";
  else {
    const supported = Object.values(SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS).join(", ");
    throw new Error(
@@ -56,7 +86,7 @@ export function getCacheDir(): string {
 }

 export function getBinaryDir(version?: string): string {
-  return path.join(getCacheDir(), `chromium-${version || CHROMIUM_VERSION}`);
+  return path.join(getCacheDir(), `chromium-${version || getChromiumVersion()}`);
 }

 export function getBinaryPath(version?: string): string {
@@ -64,6 +94,9 @@ export function getBinaryPath(version?: string): string {
  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
    return path.join(binaryDir, "Chromium.app", "Contents", "MacOS", "Chromium");
  }
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    return path.join(binaryDir, "chrome.exe");
+  }
  return path.join(binaryDir, "chrome");
 }

@@ -74,9 +107,8 @@ export function checkPlatformAvailable(): void {
  if (!AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS.has(tag)) {
    const available = [...AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS].sort().join(", ");
    throw new Error(
-      `CloakBrowser — Pre-built binaries are currently only available for: ${available}.\n` +
-        `Windows builds are coming soon.\n\n` +
-        `To use CloakBrowser now, run in Docker (see README) or set CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH.`
+      `CloakBrowser — Pre-built binaries are currently only available for: ${available}.\n\n` +
+        `To use CloakBrowser now, set CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH to a local Chromium binary.`
    );
  }
 }
@@ -94,34 +126,45 @@ export const GITHUB_API_URL =
 export const GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL =
  "https://github.com/CloakHQ/cloakbrowser/releases/download";

+export function getArchiveExt(): string {
+  return process.platform === "win32" ? ".zip" : ".tar.gz";
+}
+
+export function getArchiveName(tag?: string): string {
+  return `cloakbrowser-${tag || getPlatformTag()}${getArchiveExt()}`;
+}
+
 export function getDownloadUrl(version?: string): string {
-  const v = version || CHROMIUM_VERSION;
-  const tag = getPlatformTag();
-  return `${DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v${v}/cloakbrowser-${tag}.tar.gz`;
+  const v = version || getChromiumVersion();
+  return `${DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v${v}/${getArchiveName()}`;
 }

 export function getFallbackDownloadUrl(version?: string): string {
-  const v = version || CHROMIUM_VERSION;
-  const tag = getPlatformTag();
-  return `${GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v${v}/cloakbrowser-${tag}.tar.gz`;
+  const v = version || getChromiumVersion();
+  return `${GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL}/chromium-v${v}/${getArchiveName()}`;
 }

 export function getEffectiveVersion(): string {
-  const marker = path.join(getCacheDir(), "latest_version");
-  try {
-    if (fs.existsSync(marker)) {
-      const version = fs.readFileSync(marker, "utf-8").trim();
-      if (version && versionNewer(version, CHROMIUM_VERSION)) {
-        const binary = getBinaryPath(version);
-        if (fs.existsSync(binary)) {
-          return version;
+  const base = getChromiumVersion();
+  const cacheDir = getCacheDir();
+  // Try platform-scoped marker first, fall back to legacy marker for upgrades from <0.3.0
+  for (const name of [`latest_version_${getPlatformTag()}`, "latest_version"]) {
+    const marker = path.join(cacheDir, name);
+    try {
+      if (fs.existsSync(marker)) {
+        const version = fs.readFileSync(marker, "utf-8").trim();
+        if (version && versionNewer(version, base)) {
+          const binary = getBinaryPath(version);
+          if (fs.existsSync(binary)) {
+            return version;
+          }
        }
      }
+    } catch {
+      // Marker unreadable — try next
    }
-  } catch {
-    // Marker unreadable — fall back to hardcoded
  }
-  return CHROMIUM_VERSION;
+  return base;
 }

 export function parseVersion(v: string): number[] {
@@ -149,9 +192,9 @@ export function getLocalBinaryOverride(): string | undefined {
 // Default stealth arguments
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Default viewport — realistic maximized Chrome on 1080p Windows
-// screen=1920x1080, availHeight=1040 (minus 40px taskbar),
-// innerHeight=955 (minus ~85px Chrome UI: tabs + address bar + bookmarks)
-export const DEFAULT_VIEWPORT = { width: 1920, height: 955 };
+// screen=1920x1080, availHeight=1032 (minus 48px taskbar, binary default),
+// innerHeight=947 (minus ~85px Chrome UI: tabs + address bar + bookmarks)
+export const DEFAULT_VIEWPORT = { width: 1920, height: 947 };

 export function getDefaultStealthArgs(): string[] {
  const seed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 90000) + 10000; // 10000-99999
@@ -165,20 +208,21 @@ export function getDefaultStealthArgs(): string[] {

  if (isMac) {
    // macOS: run as native Mac browser — GPU/UA match natively
-    return [...base, "--fingerprint-platform=macos"];
+    return [
+      ...base,
+      "--fingerprint-platform=macos",
+      "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=Google Inc. (Apple)",
+      "--fingerprint-gpu-renderer=ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3, Unspecified Version)",
+    ];
  }

-  // Linux: spoof as Windows
+  // Linux/Windows: spoof as Windows desktop
+  // Hardware concurrency, device memory, screen, and window size are
+  // auto-generated by the binary from the seed (v14+).
  return [
    ...base,
    "--fingerprint-platform=windows",
-    "--fingerprint-hardware-concurrency=8",
-    "--fingerprint-device-memory=8",
    "--fingerprint-gpu-vendor=NVIDIA Corporation",
    "--fingerprint-gpu-renderer=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070",
-    "--fingerprint-taskbar-height=40",
-    "--fingerprint-screen-width=1920",
-    "--fingerprint-screen-height=1080",
-    "--window-size=1920,1080",
  ];
 }
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ import { extract as tarExtract } from "tar";

 import type { BinaryInfo } from "./types.js";
 import {
-  CHROMIUM_VERSION,
  DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL,
  GITHUB_API_URL,
  GITHUB_DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL,
+  WRAPPER_VERSION,
  checkPlatformAvailable,
+  getArchiveExt,
+  getArchiveName,
  getBinaryDir,
  getBinaryPath,
  getCacheDir,
+  getChromiumVersion,
  getDownloadUrl,
  getEffectiveVersion,
  getFallbackDownloadUrl,
@@ -66,8 +69,9 @@ export async function ensureBinary(): Promise<string> {
    return binaryPath;
  }

-  // Fall back to hardcoded version if effective version binary doesn't exist
-  if (effective !== CHROMIUM_VERSION) {
+  // Fall back to platform's hardcoded version if effective version binary doesn't exist
+  const platformVersion = getChromiumVersion();
+  if (effective !== platformVersion) {
    const fallbackPath = getBinaryPath();
    if (fs.existsSync(fallbackPath) && isExecutable(fallbackPath)) {
      maybeTriggerUpdateCheck();
@@ -75,9 +79,9 @@ export async function ensureBinary(): Promise<string> {
    }
  }

-  // Download hardcoded version
+  // Download platform's hardcoded version
  console.log(
-    `[cloakbrowser] Stealth Chromium ${CHROMIUM_VERSION} not found. Downloading for ${getPlatformTag()}...`
+    `[cloakbrowser] Stealth Chromium ${platformVersion} not found. Downloading for ${getPlatformTag()}...`
  );
  await downloadAndExtract();

@@ -85,8 +89,8 @@ export async function ensureBinary(): Promise<string> {
  if (!fs.existsSync(downloadedPath)) {
    throw new Error(
      `Download completed but binary not found at expected path: ${downloadedPath}. ` +
-        `This may indicate a packaging issue. Please report at ` +
-        `https://github.com/CloakHQ/cloakbrowser/issues`
+      `This may indicate a packaging issue. Please report at ` +
+      `https://github.com/CloakHQ/cloakbrowser/issues`
    );
  }

@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ export function binaryInfo(): BinaryInfo {
 /** Manually check for a newer Chromium version. Returns new version or null. */
 export async function checkForUpdate(): Promise<string | null> {
  const latest = await getLatestChromiumVersion();
-  if (!latest || !versionNewer(latest, CHROMIUM_VERSION)) return null;
+  if (!latest || !versionNewer(latest, getChromiumVersion())) return null;

  const binaryDir = getBinaryDir(latest);
  if (fs.existsSync(binaryDir)) {
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ async function downloadAndExtract(version?: string): Promise<void> {
  // Download to temp file (atomic — no partial downloads in cache)
  const tmpPath = path.join(
    path.dirname(binaryDir),
-    `_download_${Date.now()}.tar.gz`
+    `_download_${Date.now()}${getArchiveExt()}`
  );

  try {
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ async function downloadAndExtract(version?: string): Promise<void> {

 async function verifyDownloadChecksum(filePath: string, version?: string): Promise<void> {
  const checksums = await fetchChecksums(version);
-  const tarballName = `cloakbrowser-${getPlatformTag()}.tar.gz`;
+  const tarballName = getArchiveName();

  if (!checksums) {
    console.warn("[cloakbrowser] SHA256SUMS not available for this release — skipping checksum verification");
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ async function verifyDownloadChecksum(filePath: string, version?: string): Promi
 }

 async function fetchChecksums(version?: string): Promise<Map<string, string> | null> {
-  const v = version || CHROMIUM_VERSION;
+  const v = version || getChromiumVersion();
  const hasCustomUrl = !!process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL;

  // Respect custom URL contract — no GitHub fallback when custom URL is set
@@ -233,12 +237,13 @@ async function fetchChecksums(version?: string): Promise<Map<string, string> | n
  return null;
 }

-function parseChecksums(text: string): Map<string, string> {
+/** @internal Exported for testing only. */
+export function parseChecksums(text: string): Map<string, string> {
  const result = new Map<string, string>();
  for (const line of text.trim().split("\n")) {
    const trimmed = line.trim();
    if (!trimmed) continue;
-    const match = trimmed.match(/^([a-f0-9]{64})\s+\*?(.+)$/);
+    const match = trimmed.match(/^([a-f0-9]{64})\s+\*?(.+)$/i);
    if (match) {
      result.set(match[2]!, match[1]!.toLowerCase());
    }
@@ -271,6 +276,9 @@ async function downloadFile(url: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
  const controller = new AbortController();
  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS);

+  // Create file stream early so we can ensure cleanup on error
+  const fileStream = createWriteStream(dest);
+
  try {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      signal: controller.signal,
@@ -289,7 +297,6 @@ async function downloadFile(url: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
    let downloaded = 0;
    let lastLoggedPct = -1;

-    const fileStream = createWriteStream(dest);
    const reader = response.body.getReader();

    // Stream chunks to file with progress logging
@@ -313,19 +320,32 @@ async function downloadFile(url: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
      }
    }

-    // Wait for file stream to finish
+    // Wait for file stream to fully close (not just finish)
    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      fileStream.end(() => resolve());
+      fileStream.end();
+      fileStream.on("close", () => resolve());
      fileStream.on("error", reject);
    });

    const sizeMB = Math.floor(fs.statSync(dest).size / (1024 * 1024));
    console.log(`[cloakbrowser] Download complete: ${sizeMB} MB`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Ensure file stream is destroyed on error to release the handle
+    if (!fileStream.destroyed) {
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        fileStream.destroy();
+        fileStream.on("close", () => resolve());
+        // Safety timeout in case close never fires
+        setTimeout(resolve, 2000);
+      });
+    }
+    throw err;
  } finally {
    clearTimeout(timeout);
  }
 }

+
 async function extractArchive(
  archivePath: string,
  destDir: string,
@@ -339,30 +359,18 @@ async function extractArchive(
  }
  fs.mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true });

-  // Extract with tar — the 'tar' package handles symlink/traversal safety
-  await tarExtract({
-    file: archivePath,
-    cwd: destDir,
-    // Security: strip leading path components and reject absolute paths
-    strip: 0,
-    filter: (entryPath: string) => {
-      // Reject absolute paths and path traversal
-      if (path.isAbsolute(entryPath) || entryPath.includes("..")) {
-        console.warn(
-          `[cloakbrowser] Skipping suspicious archive entry: ${entryPath}`
-        );
-        return false;
-      }
-      return true;
-    },
-  });
+  if (archivePath.endsWith(".zip")) {
+    await extractZip(archivePath, destDir);
+  } else {
+    await extractTar(archivePath, destDir);
+  }

  // Flatten single subdirectory if needed
  flattenSingleSubdir(destDir);

-  // Make binary executable
+  // Make binary executable (skip on Windows — no-op / AV lock risk)
  const bp = binaryPath || getBinaryPath();
-  if (fs.existsSync(bp)) {
+  if (process.platform !== "win32" && fs.existsSync(bp)) {
    fs.chmodSync(bp, 0o755);
  }

@@ -376,6 +384,40 @@ async function extractArchive(
  }
 }

+async function extractTar(archivePath: string, destDir: string): Promise<void> {
+  await tarExtract({
+    file: archivePath,
+    cwd: destDir,
+    strip: 0,
+    filter: (entryPath: string) => {
+      if (path.isAbsolute(entryPath) || entryPath.includes("..")) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[cloakbrowser] Skipping suspicious archive entry: ${entryPath}`
+        );
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+async function extractZip(archivePath: string, destDir: string): Promise<void> {
+  // Brief delay to ensure OS fully releases file handles (Windows)
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    // PowerShell 5.1's Expand-Archive uses .NET FileStream which can conflict
+    // with recently-closed Node.js file handles. Use ZipFile API directly.
+    execFileSync("powershell", [
+      "-NoProfile", "-Command",
+      `Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem; ` +
+      `[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory('${archivePath}', '${destDir}')`,
+    ], { timeout: 120_000 });
+  } else {
+    execFileSync("unzip", ["-o", archivePath, "-d", destDir], { timeout: 120_000 });
+  }
+}
+
 /**
 * If extraction created a single subdirectory, move its contents up.
 * Many tarballs wrap files in a top-level directory.
@@ -437,7 +479,8 @@ function shouldCheckForUpdate(): boolean {
  return true;
 }

-async function getLatestChromiumVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
+/** @internal Exported for testing only. */
+export async function getLatestChromiumVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
  try {
    const resp = await fetch(`${GITHUB_API_URL}?per_page=10`, {
      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000),
@@ -446,10 +489,17 @@ async function getLatestChromiumVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
    const releases = (await resp.json()) as Array<{
      tag_name: string;
      draft: boolean;
+      assets: Array<{ name: string }>;
    }>;
+    const platformTarball = getArchiveName();
    for (const release of releases) {
      if (release.tag_name.startsWith("chromium-v") && !release.draft) {
-        return release.tag_name.replace("chromium-v", "");
+        const assetNames = new Set(
+          (release.assets ?? []).map((a) => a.name)
+        );
+        if (assetNames.has(platformTarball)) {
+          return release.tag_name.replace(/^chromium-v/, "");
+        }
      }
    }
    return null;
@@ -461,12 +511,42 @@ async function getLatestChromiumVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
 function writeVersionMarker(version: string): void {
  const cacheDir = getCacheDir();
  fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true });
-  const marker = path.join(cacheDir, "latest_version");
+  const marker = path.join(cacheDir, `latest_version_${getPlatformTag()}`);
  const tmp = `${marker}.tmp`;
  fs.writeFileSync(tmp, version);
  fs.renameSync(tmp, marker);
 }

+let wrapperUpdateChecked = false;
+
+/** @internal Exported for testing only. */
+export function resetWrapperUpdateChecked(): void {
+  wrapperUpdateChecked = false;
+}
+
+/** @internal Exported for testing only. */
+export async function checkWrapperUpdate(): Promise<void> {
+  if (wrapperUpdateChecked) return;
+  wrapperUpdateChecked = true;
+  if (process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE?.toLowerCase() === "false") return;
+  if (process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL) return;
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/cloakbrowser/latest", {
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000),
+    });
+    if (!resp.ok) return;
+    const data = (await resp.json()) as { version: string };
+    if (data.version && versionNewer(data.version, WRAPPER_VERSION)) {
+      console.warn(
+        `[cloakbrowser] Update available: ${WRAPPER_VERSION} → ${data.version}. ` +
+        `Run: npm install cloakbrowser@latest`
+      );
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Non-fatal — never block binary update check
+  }
+}
+
 async function checkAndDownloadUpdate(): Promise<void> {
  try {
    // Record check timestamp first (rate limiting)
@@ -477,8 +557,9 @@ async function checkAndDownloadUpdate(): Promise<void> {
      String(Date.now())
    );

+    const platformVersion = getChromiumVersion();
    const latest = await getLatestChromiumVersion();
-    if (!latest || !versionNewer(latest, CHROMIUM_VERSION)) return;
+    if (!latest || !versionNewer(latest, platformVersion)) return;

    // Already downloaded?
    if (fs.existsSync(getBinaryDir(latest))) {
@@ -487,7 +568,7 @@ async function checkAndDownloadUpdate(): Promise<void> {
    }

    console.log(
-      `[cloakbrowser] Newer Chromium available: ${latest} (current: ${CHROMIUM_VERSION}). Downloading in background...`
+      `[cloakbrowser] Newer Chromium available: ${latest} (current: ${platformVersion}). Downloading in background...`
    );
    await downloadAndExtract(latest);
    writeVersionMarker(latest);
@@ -503,7 +584,12 @@ async function checkAndDownloadUpdate(): Promise<void> {
 }

 function maybeTriggerUpdateCheck(): void {
+  // Wrapper update: once per process, not rate-limited
+  if (!wrapperUpdateChecked) {
+    checkWrapperUpdate().catch(() => { });
+  }
+
+  // Binary update: rate-limited to once per hour
  if (!shouldCheckForUpdate()) return;
-  // Fire-and-forget — don't await
-  checkAndDownloadUpdate().catch(() => {});
+  checkAndDownloadUpdate().catch(() => { });
 }
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 */

 // Launch functions (Playwright API)
-export { launch, launchContext } from "./playwright.js";
+export { launch, launchContext, launchPersistentContext } from "./playwright.js";

 // Binary management
 export { ensureBinary, clearCache, binaryInfo, checkForUpdate } from "./download.js";
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ export { ensureBinary, clearCache, binaryInfo, checkForUpdate } from "./download
 export { CHROMIUM_VERSION, getDefaultStealthArgs } from "./config.js";

 // Types
-export type { LaunchOptions, LaunchContextOptions, BinaryInfo } from "./types.js";
+export type { LaunchOptions, LaunchContextOptions, LaunchPersistentContextOptions, BinaryInfo } from "./types.js";
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 */

 import type { Browser, BrowserContext } from "playwright-core";
-import type { LaunchOptions, LaunchContextOptions } from "./types.js";
+import type { LaunchOptions, LaunchContextOptions, LaunchPersistentContextOptions } from "./types.js";
 import { DEFAULT_VIEWPORT, getDefaultStealthArgs } from "./config.js";
 import { ensureBinary } from "./download.js";
 import { parseProxyUrl } from "./proxy.js";
@@ -88,6 +88,53 @@ export async function launchContext(
  return context;
 }

+/**
+ * Launch stealth browser with a persistent user profile (non-incognito).
+ * Uses Playwright's chromium.launchPersistentContext() under the hood.
+ *
+ * This avoids incognito detection by services like BrowserScan (-10% penalty)
+ * and enables session persistence (cookies, localStorage) across launches.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { launchPersistentContext } from 'cloakbrowser';
+ * const context = await launchPersistentContext({
+ *   userDataDir: './chrome-profile',
+ *   headless: false,
+ *   proxy: 'http://user:pass@host:port',
+ *   geoip: true,
+ * });
+ * const page = context.pages()[0] || await context.newPage();
+ * await page.goto('https://example.com');
+ * await context.close();
+ * ```
+ */
+export async function launchPersistentContext(
+  options: LaunchPersistentContextOptions
+): Promise<BrowserContext> {
+  const { chromium } = await import("playwright-core");
+
+  const binaryPath = process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_BINARY_PATH || (await ensureBinary());
+  const resolved = await maybeResolveGeoip(options);
+  const args = buildArgs({ ...options, ...resolved });
+
+  const context = await chromium.launchPersistentContext(options.userDataDir, {
+    executablePath: binaryPath,
+    headless: options.headless ?? true,
+    args,
+    ignoreDefaultArgs: ["--enable-automation"],
+    ...(options.proxy ? { proxy: parseProxyUrl(options.proxy) } : {}),
+    ...(options.userAgent ? { userAgent: options.userAgent } : {}),
+    viewport: options.viewport ?? DEFAULT_VIEWPORT,
+    ...(resolved.locale ? { locale: resolved.locale } : {}),
+    ...(resolved.timezone ? { timezoneId: resolved.timezone } : {}),
+    ...(options.colorScheme ? { colorScheme: options.colorScheme } : {}),
+    ...options.launchOptions,
+  });
+
+  return context;
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Internal
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,7 +168,7 @@ function buildArgs(options: LaunchOptions): string[] {
  }
  // Timezone/locale flags — always inject when set
  if (options.timezone) {
-    args.push(`--timezone=${options.timezone}`);
+    args.push(`--fingerprint-timezone=${options.timezone}`);
  }
  if (options.locale) {
    args.push(`--lang=${options.locale}`);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function buildArgs(options: LaunchOptions): string[] {
    args.push(...options.args);
  }
  if (options.timezone) {
-    args.push(`--timezone=${options.timezone}`);
+    args.push(`--fingerprint-timezone=${options.timezone}`);
  }
  if (options.locale) {
    args.push(`--lang=${options.locale}`);
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface LaunchOptions {
  args?: string[];
  /** Include default stealth fingerprint args (default: true). Set false to use custom --fingerprint flags. */
  stealthArgs?: boolean;
-  /** IANA timezone, e.g. "America/New_York". Sets --timezone binary flag. */
+  /** IANA timezone, e.g. "America/New_York". Sets --fingerprint-timezone binary flag. */
  timezone?: string;
  /** BCP 47 locale, e.g. "en-US". Sets --lang binary flag. */
  locale?: string;
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export interface LaunchContextOptions extends LaunchOptions {
  colorScheme?: "light" | "dark" | "no-preference";
 }

+export interface LaunchPersistentContextOptions extends LaunchContextOptions {
+  /** Path to user data directory for persistent profile. */
+  userDataDir: string;
+}
+
 export interface BinaryInfo {
  version: string;
  platform: string;
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import {
  CHROMIUM_VERSION,
+  getChromiumVersion,
  getDefaultStealthArgs,
  getCacheDir,
  getBinaryDir,
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import { _buildArgsForTest } from "../src/playwright.js";

 describe("config", () => {
  it("CHROMIUM_VERSION matches expected format", () => {
-    expect(CHROMIUM_VERSION).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/);
+    expect(CHROMIUM_VERSION).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/);
  });

  it("getDefaultStealthArgs returns expected flags", () => {
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ describe("config", () => {
    expect(dir).toContain(".cloakbrowser");
  });

-  it("getBinaryDir includes version", () => {
+  it("getBinaryDir includes platform version", () => {
    const dir = getBinaryDir();
-    expect(dir).toContain(`chromium-${CHROMIUM_VERSION}`);
+    expect(dir).toContain(`chromium-${getChromiumVersion()}`);
  });

-  it("getDownloadUrl contains version and platform tag", () => {
+  it("getDownloadUrl contains platform version and platform tag", () => {
    const url = getDownloadUrl();
-    expect(url).toContain(CHROMIUM_VERSION);
+    expect(url).toContain(getChromiumVersion());
    expect(url).toContain("cloakbrowser-");
    expect(url).toContain(".tar.gz");
    expect(url).toContain("cloakbrowser.dev");
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ describe("config", () => {
 });

 describe("buildArgs timezone/locale", () => {
-  it("injects --timezone when timezone is set", () => {
+  it("injects --fingerprint-timezone when timezone is set", () => {
    const args = _buildArgsForTest({ timezone: "America/New_York" });
-    expect(args).toContain("--timezone=America/New_York");
+    expect(args).toContain("--fingerprint-timezone=America/New_York");
  });

  it("injects --lang when locale is set", () => {
@@ -80,20 +81,20 @@ describe("buildArgs timezone/locale", () => {

  it("injects both when both are set", () => {
    const args = _buildArgsForTest({ timezone: "Europe/Berlin", locale: "de-DE" });
-    expect(args).toContain("--timezone=Europe/Berlin");
+    expect(args).toContain("--fingerprint-timezone=Europe/Berlin");
    expect(args).toContain("--lang=de-DE");
  });

  it("injects timezone/locale even when stealthArgs=false", () => {
    const args = _buildArgsForTest({ stealthArgs: false, timezone: "America/New_York", locale: "en-US" });
-    expect(args).toContain("--timezone=America/New_York");
+    expect(args).toContain("--fingerprint-timezone=America/New_York");
    expect(args).toContain("--lang=en-US");
    expect(args.some(a => a.startsWith("--fingerprint="))).toBe(false);
  });

  it("does not inject flags when not set", () => {
    const args = _buildArgsForTest({});
-    expect(args.some(a => a.startsWith("--timezone="))).toBe(false);
+    expect(args.some(a => a.startsWith("--fingerprint-timezone="))).toBe(false);
    expect(args.some(a => a.startsWith("--lang="))).toBe(false);
  });
 });
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import { binaryInfo } from "../src/download.js";
-import { CHROMIUM_VERSION } from "../src/config.js";
+import { getChromiumVersion } from "../src/config.js";

 describe("binaryInfo", () => {
  it("returns correct structure", () => {
    const info = binaryInfo();

-    expect(info.version).toBe(CHROMIUM_VERSION);
-    expect(info.platform).toMatch(/^(linux|darwin)-(x64|arm64)$/);
+    expect(info.version).toBe(getChromiumVersion());
+    expect(info.platform).toMatch(/^(linux|darwin|windows)-(x64|arm64)$/);
    expect(info.binaryPath).toBeTruthy();
    expect(typeof info.installed).toBe("boolean");
    expect(info.cacheDir).toContain("cloakbrowser");
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import {
  CHROMIUM_VERSION,
+  getChromiumVersion,
  getDownloadUrl,
  getEffectiveVersion,
+  getPlatformTag,
  parseVersion,
  versionNewer,
 } from "../src/config.js";
+import {
+  checkWrapperUpdate,
+  getLatestChromiumVersion,
+  parseChecksums,
+  resetWrapperUpdateChecked,
+} from "../src/download.js";

 describe("version comparison", () => {
  it("parseVersion handles 4-part versions", () => {
@@ -32,13 +40,29 @@ describe("version comparison", () => {
  it("major bump wins over minor", () => {
    expect(versionNewer("143.0.0.0", "142.9.9999.999")).toBe(true);
  });
+
+  it("parseVersion handles 5-part build numbers", () => {
+    expect(parseVersion("145.0.7632.109.2")).toEqual([145, 0, 7632, 109, 2]);
+  });
+
+  it("build bump detected", () => {
+    expect(versionNewer("145.0.7632.109.3", "145.0.7632.109.2")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("build suffix newer than no suffix", () => {
+    expect(versionNewer("145.0.7632.109.2", "145.0.7632.109")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("no suffix older than build suffix", () => {
+    expect(versionNewer("145.0.7632.109", "145.0.7632.109.2")).toBe(false);
+  });
 });

 describe("download URL", () => {
  it("uses chromium-v prefix and cloakbrowser repo", () => {
    const url = getDownloadUrl();
    expect(url).toContain("cloakbrowser.dev");
-    expect(url).toContain(`chromium-v${CHROMIUM_VERSION}`);
+    expect(url).toContain(`chromium-v${getChromiumVersion()}`);
    expect(url.endsWith(".tar.gz")).toBe(true);
  });

@@ -53,9 +77,197 @@ describe("download URL", () => {
  });
 });

+describe("latest version (platform-aware)", () => {
+  const platformTarball = `cloakbrowser-${getPlatformTag()}.tar.gz`;
+
+  function makeAssets(platforms: string[]) {
+    return platforms.map((p) => ({ name: `cloakbrowser-${p}.tar.gz` }));
+  }
+
+  function mockFetch(releases: Array<Record<string, unknown>>) {
+    return vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => releases,
+    } as Response);
+  }
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("returns version when release has platform asset", async () => {
+    mockFetch([
+      {
+        tag_name: "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+        draft: false,
+        assets: makeAssets(["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]),
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(await getLatestChromiumVersion()).toBe("145.0.7718.0");
+  });
+
+  it("skips release without platform asset", async () => {
+    const spy = mockFetch([
+      {
+        tag_name: "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+        draft: false,
+        assets: makeAssets(["linux-x64"]), // Linux only
+      },
+      {
+        tag_name: "chromium-v142.0.7444.175",
+        draft: false,
+        assets: makeAssets(["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]),
+      },
+    ]);
+    const result = await getLatestChromiumVersion();
+    const tag = getPlatformTag();
+    if (tag === "linux-x64") {
+      expect(result).toBe("145.0.7718.0");
+    } else {
+      expect(result).toBe("142.0.7444.175");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when no release has platform asset", async () => {
+    mockFetch([
+      {
+        tag_name: "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+        draft: false,
+        assets: [{ name: "cloakbrowser-freebsd-x64.tar.gz" }],
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(await getLatestChromiumVersion()).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("skips draft releases", async () => {
+    const all = ["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"];
+    mockFetch([
+      { tag_name: "chromium-v999.0.0.0", draft: true, assets: makeAssets(all) },
+      { tag_name: "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", draft: false, assets: makeAssets(all) },
+    ]);
+    expect(await getLatestChromiumVersion()).toBe("145.0.7718.0");
+  });
+
+  it("returns null on network error", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockRejectedValue(new Error("timeout"));
+    expect(await getLatestChromiumVersion()).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("wrapper update check", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetWrapperUpdateChecked();
+    delete process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE;
+    delete process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    delete process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE;
+    delete process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL;
+  });
+
+  it("warns when newer version available", async () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: "99.0.0" }),
+    } as Response);
+    const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Update available"));
+  });
+
+  it("silent when current version", async () => {
+    const { WRAPPER_VERSION } = await import("../src/config.js");
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: WRAPPER_VERSION }),
+    } as Response);
+    const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(warnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("disabled by CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE=false", async () => {
+    process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE = "false";
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch");
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("disabled by CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL", async () => {
+    process.env.CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://mirror.example.com";
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch");
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("silent on network error", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockRejectedValue(new Error("timeout"));
+    const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(warnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("runs only once per process", async () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: "0.0.1" }),
+    } as Response);
+
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+    await checkWrapperUpdate();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseChecksums", () => {
+  // Valid 64-char hex strings for testing
+  const HASH_A = "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855";
+  const HASH_B = "a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2";
+
+  it("parses standard SHA256SUMS format", () => {
+    const text = [
+      `${HASH_A}  cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz`,
+      `${HASH_B}  cloakbrowser-darwin-arm64.tar.gz`,
+    ].join("\n");
+    const result = parseChecksums(text);
+    expect(result.get("cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz")).toBe(HASH_A);
+    expect(result.get("cloakbrowser-darwin-arm64.tar.gz")).toBe(HASH_B);
+  });
+
+  it("handles binary-mode asterisk prefix", () => {
+    const text = `${HASH_A} *cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz`;
+    const result = parseChecksums(text);
+    expect(result.has("cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("skips empty lines", () => {
+    const text = `\n\n${HASH_A}  file.tar.gz\n\n`;
+    expect(parseChecksums(text).size).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty map for empty input", () => {
+    expect(parseChecksums("").size).toBe(0);
+    expect(parseChecksums("   \n  \n").size).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("effective version", () => {
-  it("returns CHROMIUM_VERSION when no marker exists", () => {
+  it("returns platform version when no marker exists", () => {
    // Default behavior — no marker file in test environment
-    expect(getEffectiveVersion()).toBe(CHROMIUM_VERSION);
+    expect(getEffectiveVersion()).toBe(getChromiumVersion());
  });
 });
@@ -17,15 +17,22 @@ keywords = [
    "browser",
    "chromium",
    "playwright",
+    "puppeteer",
    "scraping",
+    "web-scraping",
    "anti-detect",
+    "antidetect",
+    "undetected",
+    "bot-detection",
+    "fingerprint",
    "recaptcha",
    "cloudflare",
    "turnstile",
-    "bot-detection",
-    "fingerprint",
-    "web-scraping",
+    "datadome",
+    "captcha",
+    "headless",
    "automation",
+    "ai-agent",
 ]
 classifiers = [
    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from cloakbrowser.browser import _build_args


 def test_timezone_injected():
-    """--timezone flag should appear when timezone is set."""
+    """--fingerprint-timezone flag should appear when timezone is set."""
    args = _build_args(stealth_args=True, extra_args=None, timezone="America/New_York")
-    assert "--timezone=America/New_York" in args
+    assert "--fingerprint-timezone=America/New_York" in args


 def test_locale_injected():
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ def test_locale_injected():
 def test_both_injected():
    """Both flags should appear when both are set."""
    args = _build_args(stealth_args=True, extra_args=None, timezone="Europe/Berlin", locale="de-DE")
-    assert "--timezone=Europe/Berlin" in args
+    assert "--fingerprint-timezone=Europe/Berlin" in args
    assert "--lang=de-DE" in args


 def test_timezone_independent_of_stealth_args():
-    """--timezone should be injected even when stealth_args=False."""
+    """--fingerprint-timezone should be injected even when stealth_args=False."""
    args = _build_args(stealth_args=False, extra_args=None, timezone="America/New_York", locale="en-US")
-    assert "--timezone=America/New_York" in args
+    assert "--fingerprint-timezone=America/New_York" in args
    assert "--lang=en-US" in args
    # No stealth fingerprint args
    assert not any(a.startswith("--fingerprint=") for a in args)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_timezone_independent_of_stealth_args():
 def test_no_flags_when_not_set():
    """No timezone/lang flags when params are None."""
    args = _build_args(stealth_args=True, extra_args=None)
-    assert not any(a.startswith("--timezone=") for a in args)
+    assert not any(a.startswith("--fingerprint-timezone=") for a in args)
    assert not any(a.startswith("--lang=") for a in args)


@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ def test_extra_args_preserved():
    """Extra args should still be included alongside timezone/locale."""
    args = _build_args(stealth_args=True, extra_args=["--disable-gpu"], timezone="Asia/Tokyo", locale="ja-JP")
    assert "--disable-gpu" in args
-    assert "--timezone=Asia/Tokyo" in args
+    assert "--fingerprint-timezone=Asia/Tokyo" in args
    assert "--lang=ja-JP" in args
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Basic launch tests for cloakbrowser."""

 import pytest
-from cloakbrowser import launch, launch_async, binary_info, CHROMIUM_VERSION
+from cloakbrowser import launch, launch_async, binary_info
+from cloakbrowser.config import get_chromium_version


 def test_binary_info():
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ def test_binary_info():
    assert "platform" in info
    assert "binary_path" in info
    assert "installed" in info
-    assert info["version"] == CHROMIUM_VERSION
+    assert info["version"] == get_chromium_version()


 def test_launch_and_close():
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@

 from __future__ import annotations

+import hashlib
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -12,12 +13,17 @@ from cloakbrowser.config import (
    CHROMIUM_VERSION,
    _version_newer,
    _version_tuple,
+    get_chromium_version,
    get_download_url,
    get_effective_version,
+    get_platform_tag,
 )
 from cloakbrowser.download import (
+    _check_wrapper_update,
    _get_latest_chromium_version,
+    _parse_checksums,
    _should_check_for_update,
+    _verify_checksum,
 )


@@ -41,12 +47,27 @@ class TestVersionComparison:
    def test_major_bump(self):
        assert _version_newer("143.0.0.0", "142.9.9999.999") is True

+    def test_5th_segment_parsing(self):
+        assert _version_tuple("145.0.7632.109.2") == (145, 0, 7632, 109, 2)
+
+    def test_build_bump(self):
+        assert _version_newer("145.0.7632.109.3", "145.0.7632.109.2") is True
+
+    def test_build_suffix_newer_than_no_suffix(self):
+        assert _version_newer("145.0.7632.109.2", "145.0.7632.109") is True
+
+    def test_no_suffix_older_than_build_suffix(self):
+        assert _version_newer("145.0.7632.109", "145.0.7632.109.2") is False
+
+    def test_new_chromium_beats_old_build(self):
+        assert _version_newer("146.0.0.0", "145.0.7632.109.2") is True
+

 class TestDownloadUrl:
    def test_default_url_format(self):
        url = get_download_url()
        assert "cloakbrowser.dev" in url
-        assert f"chromium-v{CHROMIUM_VERSION}" in url
+        assert f"chromium-v{get_chromium_version()}" in url
        assert url.endswith(".tar.gz")

    def test_custom_version_url(self):
@@ -111,30 +132,42 @@ class TestShouldCheckForUpdate:


 class TestEffectiveVersion:
-    def test_no_marker_returns_hardcoded(self, tmp_path):
+    def test_no_marker_returns_platform_version(self, tmp_path):
        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CLOAKBROWSER_CACHE_DIR": str(tmp_path)}):
-            assert get_effective_version() == CHROMIUM_VERSION
+            assert get_effective_version() == get_chromium_version()

    def test_marker_with_newer_version(self, tmp_path):
        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CLOAKBROWSER_CACHE_DIR": str(tmp_path)}):
-            marker = tmp_path / "latest_version"
+            marker = tmp_path / f"latest_version_{get_platform_tag()}"
            marker.write_text("999.0.0.0")
            # Binary doesn't exist, so should fall back
-            assert get_effective_version() == CHROMIUM_VERSION
+            assert get_effective_version() == get_chromium_version()

    def test_marker_with_older_version_ignored(self, tmp_path):
        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CLOAKBROWSER_CACHE_DIR": str(tmp_path)}):
-            marker = tmp_path / "latest_version"
+            marker = tmp_path / f"latest_version_{get_platform_tag()}"
            marker.write_text("100.0.0.0")
-            assert get_effective_version() == CHROMIUM_VERSION
+            assert get_effective_version() == get_chromium_version()


 class TestGetLatestVersion:
-    def test_parses_chromium_tag(self):
+    """Tests for _get_latest_chromium_version with platform-aware asset checking."""
+
+    def _make_assets(self, platforms: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
+        """Helper to build asset list from platform tags."""
+        return [{"name": f"cloakbrowser-{p}.tar.gz"} for p in platforms]
+
+    def _platform_tarball(self) -> str:
+        return f"cloakbrowser-{get_platform_tag()}.tar.gz"
+
+    def test_parses_chromium_tag_with_platform_asset(self):
        mock_response = MagicMock()
        mock_response.json.return_value = [
-            {"tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", "draft": False},
-            {"tag_name": "chromium-v142.0.7444.175", "draft": False},
+            {
+                "tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+                "draft": False,
+                "assets": self._make_assets(["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]),
+            },
        ]
        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()

@@ -142,11 +175,37 @@ class TestGetLatestVersion:
            result = _get_latest_chromium_version()
            assert result == "145.0.7718.0"

-    def test_skips_draft_releases(self):
+    def test_skips_release_without_platform_asset(self):
+        """If latest release has no asset for our platform, fall back to older release."""
        mock_response = MagicMock()
        mock_response.json.return_value = [
-            {"tag_name": "chromium-v999.0.0.0", "draft": True},
-            {"tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", "draft": False},
+            {
+                "tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+                "draft": False,
+                "assets": self._make_assets(["linux-x64"]),  # Linux only
+            },
+            {
+                "tag_name": "chromium-v142.0.7444.175",
+                "draft": False,
+                "assets": self._make_assets(["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]),
+            },
+        ]
+        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", return_value=mock_response):
+            result = _get_latest_chromium_version()
+            tag = get_platform_tag()
+            if tag == "linux-x64":
+                assert result == "145.0.7718.0"
+            else:
+                assert result == "142.0.7444.175"
+
+    def test_skips_draft_releases(self):
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        all_platforms = ["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]
+        mock_response.json.return_value = [
+            {"tag_name": "chromium-v999.0.0.0", "draft": True, "assets": self._make_assets(all_platforms)},
+            {"tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", "draft": False, "assets": self._make_assets(all_platforms)},
        ]
        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()

@@ -156,9 +215,10 @@ class TestGetLatestVersion:

    def test_skips_non_chromium_tags(self):
        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        all_platforms = ["linux-x64", "darwin-arm64", "darwin-x64", "windows-x64"]
        mock_response.json.return_value = [
-            {"tag_name": "v0.2.0", "draft": False},
-            {"tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", "draft": False},
+            {"tag_name": "v0.2.0", "draft": False, "assets": self._make_assets(all_platforms)},
+            {"tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0", "draft": False, "assets": self._make_assets(all_platforms)},
        ]
        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()

@@ -166,7 +226,133 @@ class TestGetLatestVersion:
            result = _get_latest_chromium_version()
            assert result == "145.0.7718.0"

+    def test_returns_none_when_no_platform_assets(self):
+        """If no release has our platform, return None."""
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.json.return_value = [
+            {
+                "tag_name": "chromium-v145.0.7718.0",
+                "draft": False,
+                "assets": [{"name": "cloakbrowser-freebsd-x64.tar.gz"}],
+            },
+        ]
+        mock_response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", return_value=mock_response):
+            result = _get_latest_chromium_version()
+            assert result is None
+
    def test_network_error_returns_none(self):
        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", side_effect=Exception("timeout")):
            result = _get_latest_chromium_version()
            assert result is None
+
+
+class TestWrapperUpdateCheck:
+    """Tests for _check_wrapper_update (PyPI version check)."""
+
+    def setup_method(self):
+        import cloakbrowser.download as dl
+        dl._wrapper_update_checked = False
+
+    def test_warns_when_newer_version_available(self, caplog):
+        mock_resp = MagicMock()
+        mock_resp.json.return_value = {"info": {"version": "99.0.0"}}
+        mock_resp.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+            import logging
+            with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+                _check_wrapper_update()
+            assert "Update available" in caplog.text
+            assert "99.0.0" in caplog.text
+
+    def test_silent_when_current(self, caplog):
+        import cloakbrowser.download as dl
+        mock_resp = MagicMock()
+        mock_resp.json.return_value = {"info": {"version": dl._wrapper_version}}
+        mock_resp.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+            import logging
+            with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+                _check_wrapper_update()
+            assert "Update available" not in caplog.text
+
+    def test_disabled_by_auto_update_env(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE": "false"}):
+            with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get") as mock_get:
+                _check_wrapper_update()
+                mock_get.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_disabled_by_custom_download_url(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL": "https://mirror.example.com"}):
+            with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get") as mock_get:
+                _check_wrapper_update()
+                mock_get.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_network_error_silent(self, caplog):
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", side_effect=Exception("timeout")):
+            import logging
+            with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+                _check_wrapper_update()
+            assert "Update available" not in caplog.text
+
+    def test_runs_only_once(self):
+        mock_resp = MagicMock()
+        mock_resp.json.return_value = {"info": {"version": "0.0.1"}}
+        mock_resp.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("cloakbrowser.download.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp) as mock_get:
+            _check_wrapper_update()
+            _check_wrapper_update()
+            assert mock_get.call_count == 1
+
+
+class TestParseChecksums:
+    HASH_A = "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
+    HASH_B = "a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2"
+
+    def test_standard_format(self):
+        text = (
+            f"{self.HASH_A}  cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz\n"
+            f"{self.HASH_B}  cloakbrowser-darwin-arm64.tar.gz\n"
+        )
+        result = _parse_checksums(text)
+        assert result["cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz"] == self.HASH_A
+        assert result["cloakbrowser-darwin-arm64.tar.gz"] == self.HASH_B
+
+    def test_binary_mode_asterisk(self):
+        text = f"{self.HASH_A} *cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz\n"
+        result = _parse_checksums(text)
+        assert "cloakbrowser-linux-x64.tar.gz" in result
+
+    def test_empty_lines_skipped(self):
+        text = f"\n\n{self.HASH_A}  file.tar.gz\n\n"
+        result = _parse_checksums(text)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+
+    def test_uppercase_lowered(self):
+        text = f"{self.HASH_A.upper()}  file.tar.gz\n"
+        result = _parse_checksums(text)
+        assert result["file.tar.gz"] == self.HASH_A
+
+    def test_empty_input(self):
+        assert _parse_checksums("") == {}
+        assert _parse_checksums("   \n  \n") == {}
+
+
+class TestVerifyChecksum:
+    def test_matching_checksum(self, tmp_path):
+        content = b"test binary content"
+        file = tmp_path / "test.tar.gz"
+        file.write_bytes(content)
+        expected = hashlib.sha256(content).hexdigest()
+        # Should not raise
+        _verify_checksum(file, expected)
+
+    def test_mismatched_checksum(self, tmp_path):
+        file = tmp_path / "test.tar.gz"
+        file.write_bytes(b"real content")
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Checksum verification failed"):
+            _verify_checksum(file, "0" * 64)
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
CloakHQ	ca5cce2222	release: v0.3.5 — persistent context, Windows zip fix, community PRs - Add launch_persistent_context() Python + JS with examples - Document persistent context API in both READMEs - Bump version to 0.3.5 - Credit @evelaa123 and @yahooguntu in CHANGELOG	2026-03-04 19:23:16 +01:00
Cloak-HQandGitHub	de54e67f74	Merge pull request #22 from evelaa123/feat/launch-persistent-context feat: add launchPersistentContext() to avoid incognito detection	2026-03-04 19:10:23 +01:00
Cloak-HQandGitHub	ef066fa091	Merge pull request #23 from evelaa123/fix/windows-zip-extraction fix(windows): zip extraction fails when primary download server is down	2026-03-04 18:34:25 +01:00
lilos	5237065385	fix(windows): destroy fileStream on failed download to prevent zip lock	2026-03-04 13:38:09 +03:00
lilos	8e83b8c399	fix: LaunchPersistentContextOptions extends LaunchContextOptions	2026-03-04 12:31:33 +03:00
lilos	c44b04a953	feat: add launch_persistent_context + async variant (Python), fix import os at module level	2026-03-04 12:19:56 +03:00
lilos	51c3f464a5	feat: add launchPersistentContext() to avoid incognito detection	2026-03-04 12:00:49 +03:00
CloakHQ	ed0ecf0e48	docs: add macOS fingerprint profile troubleshooting note	2026-03-04 03:51:05 +01:00
CloakHQ	46049a15d3	feat: Windows .zip download support, binary v145.0.7632.109.2 - Add get_archive_ext() / get_archive_name() for platform-aware archive format (.zip on Windows, .tar.gz elsewhere) - Add _extract_zip() / extractZip() with path traversal protection - Python: zipfile module extraction - JS: PowerShell Expand-Archive on Windows, system unzip on others - Bump all platform versions to 145.0.7632.109.2 (4 platforms: linux-x64, darwin-arm64, darwin-x64, windows-x64) - Update checksum lookup, temp file naming, and auto-update asset matching to use archive helpers	2026-03-04 01:23:07 +01:00
CloakHQ	11b3bcb701	release: v0.3.4 — 26 patches, auto-spoof, timezone fix, README refresh	2026-03-04 01:11:50 +01:00
CloakHQ	28de7bb147	refactor: simplify stealth args — rely on binary auto-generation (v14+) Binary v14+ auto-generates hardware concurrency, device memory, screen dimensions, and window size from the fingerprint seed. Remove these explicit flags from Python/JS wrapper defaults and update README: - Remove 5 flags from get_default_stealth_args() in both wrappers - Move hardware-concurrency, device-memory, screen-width, screen-height to the Additional Flags table with auto-generated defaults documented - Update code examples to use --fingerprint instead of --window-size - Simplify fingerprint defaults table to show only wrapper-set flags	2026-03-03 21:27:01 +01:00
CloakHQ	0c64a32122	release: v0.3.3 — Windows x64, macOS v145, auto-spoof docs Bump wrapper to 0.3.3. Update README fingerprint section to document auto-spoof behavior (zero-config stealth). Improve reCAPTCHA test with wait_for_selector instead of blind sleep.	2026-03-03 20:05:16 +01:00
CloakHQ	f9887943c0	feat: add Windows x64 support, update macOS to v145	2026-03-03 08:57:07 +01:00
CloakHQ	55418add96	feat: macOS v145 wrapper prep — GPU flags, version bump, README update - Add explicit Mac GPU flags (Apple M3 Metal renderer) to stealth args - Bump macOS platform versions to 145.0.7632.109 - Update README fingerprint table to reflect actual Mac GPU defaults - Add warning about binary requiring explicit flags without wrapper - Fix stealth_test.py wait_until for reCAPTCHA page	2026-03-03 08:57:07 +01:00
CloakHQ	53c9eb581d	docs: add binary license, update license sections in READMEs	2026-03-03 08:48:05 +01:00
CloakHQ	d8960447a0	feat: add wrapper version update checks for PyPI and npm Check for newer wrapper versions on startup (once per process). Python queries PyPI, JS queries npm registry. Respects CLOAKBROWSER_AUTO_UPDATE=false and CLOAKBROWSER_DOWNLOAD_URL (custom mirror mode skips external registry calls). Includes unit tests for both languages covering: update detection, env var gating, network error handling, and once-per-process guard.	2026-03-03 01:21:41 +01:00
CloakHQ	1ad2b8d3a9	docs: release v0.3.0 changelog, expand PyPI keywords	2026-03-02 23:42:23 +01:00
CloakHQ	3afe20cda2	fix: sync wrapper with v11-v13 binary changes - Rename --timezone to --fingerprint-timezone (breaking binary change in v13) - Remove --fingerprint-taskbar-height from defaults (binary auto-applies per platform) - Update viewport height 955→947 (48px Win taskbar default) - Update patch count 26→25 (patch 003 deleted in v11) - Document new flags: --fingerprint-fonts-dir, --enable-blink-features=FakeShadowRoot, --fingerprint-taskbar-height (optional override) - Fix README: remove incorrect "defaults to windows" claim	2026-03-02 23:13:04 +01:00
CloakHQ	3b256c413b	docs: overhaul README — hero GIF, comparison table, streamlined structure - Move Turnstile GIF and comparison table to hero section - Add migration diff, Docker proxy example, geoip install note - Consolidate duplicate sections (timezone/locale, Playwright migration) - Update Camoufox status, Chromium 145 to released, test date to Mar 2026 - Add missing fingerprint flags to default args table - Remove redundant Puppeteer code block, simplify to inline reference - Add SHA-256 checksum verification mention - Add AI browser agent compatibility note	2026-03-02 17:47:41 +01:00
CloakHQ	a4b6caff47	fix: code review — breaking change docs, version marker migration, checksum tests - Document playwright→patchright breaking change in CHANGELOG - Document default viewport change (1920x955) in CHANGELOG - Add legacy latest_version marker fallback for <0.3.0 upgrades - Add checksum parsing/verification tests (Python + JS) - Document CLOAKBROWSER_SKIP_CHECKSUM env var in README - Fix case-insensitive SHA256SUMS regex in JS - Replace page.wait_for_timeout() with time.sleep() in example	2026-03-02 09:03:57 +01:00
CloakHQ	fc10bdf13e	feat: per-platform Chromium versioning and build number support - Add PLATFORM_CHROMIUM_VERSIONS map (Linux=v145, macOS=v142) - Add get_chromium_version()/getChromiumVersion() for platform-specific version - Make auto-update check release assets before offering updates - Scope version markers per-platform (latest_version_linux-x64) - Support 5th version segment for hotfix builds (e.g. 145.0.7632.109.2) - Derive AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS from version map	2026-03-02 08:23:44 +01:00