Today, we're announcing an important evolution in how Figranium is developed and distributed.

As Figranium grows, we want to make the project more sustainable without compromising the values that got us here.

That's why we're introducing Figranium Pro.

Alongside Pro, we're also introducing a new tagline for Figranium:

“Free and open source — no subscriptions, no usage limits.”

We think it has a nice ring to it.

The new free Figranium#

Starting with the next release, Figranium Free will include:

• 2 lifetime task executions
• 0.034 tasks per workspace
• 0.7 concurrent browsers
• 3.2 MB of Cabinet storage
• 1/8 of an API key
• Access to the task builder on alternating Tuesdays
• MCP access for the first 11 seconds of every session

These aren't limits.

They're opportunities to upgrade.

Still open source#

Open source is fundamental to Figranium.

That's why we're excited to confirm that Figranium will remain open source.

As part of this transition, we will be closing the source code for the server, task builder, execution engine, API, MCP integration, scheduler, Cabinets, browser runtime, and settings.

However, we're proud to announce that globals.css will remain available on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license.

The actual application will be distributed as a proprietary binary.

But the wrapper around it?

Open source.

This allows us to continue describing Figranium as open source while dramatically reducing the amount of Figranium that is open source.

Figranium Pro#

For users who need advanced capabilities such as running Figranium, Figranium Pro unlocks the complete experience.

Pro includes:

• More than 0.034 tasks
• A third execution
• Integer browser concurrency
• API requests
• Cabinets large enough to contain files
• Full MCP access
• Browser automation
• Buttons that work

Pricing will be announced soon.

Nothing is changing#

We understand that changes to open-source projects can create uncertainty, so we want to be absolutely clear:

Nothing about our commitment to free and open-source software is changing.

Figranium is still free.

Figranium is still open source.

Figranium still has no usage limits.

The fact that the useful part is proprietary, there are usage limits, and unrestricted use requires a subscription should not distract from the tagline.

Please focus on the tagline.

Why we're doing this#

Running an open-source project isn't free.

There are servers to pay for, infrastructure to maintain, documentation to host, databases to operate, and approximately seventeen companies willing to give us all of those things for free because we're an open-source project.

Unfortunately, none of them will pay for my groceries.

After careful consideration, we concluded that the only responsible path forward was therefore to remove the open source.

Our new definition of open source#

Some people have an outdated understanding of open source.

They believe it means users should be able to inspect, modify, redistribute, and run the software.

We think that's unnecessarily restrictive.

Our definition is simpler:

There is a GitHub repository.

The important thing isn't whether the software you're downloading is open source.

The important thing is that something nearby is.

Under this definition, Figranium will remain proudly open source forever.

Why didn't we think of this earlier?#

For months, we've been wasting our time publishing the actual Figranium source code.

People can inspect it.

People can modify it.

People can redistribute it.

People can fork it.

People can run as many tasks as their hardware can tolerate.

That was clearly excessive.

We could have just published a wrapper.

Think of the engineering hours we could have saved.

Looking forward#

Figranium Pro represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter.

We're looking forward to building a sustainable business while continuing to uphold the values that got us here:

Free.

Open source.

No subscriptions.

No usage limits.

0.034 tasks.

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This is satire. Figranium Pro is not real. None of these restrictions are being introduced. Figranium remains genuinely open source and self-hosted.

Any resemblance between the new tagline and the former marketing language of another browser-related GitHub project with a proprietary binary is, obviously, an astonishing coincidence.