# dessant/buster

Captcha solver extension for humans, available for Chrome, Edge and Firefox

Repository: https://github.com/dessant/buster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buster
Homepage: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/buster-captcha-solver-for/mpbjkejclgfgadiemmefgebjfooflfhl
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: browser-extension, chrome-extension, firefox-extension, captcha, recaptcha, captcha-solving, captcha-solver
Last push: 2026-06-27T11:49:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2845, "days_push": 67, "days_rel": 74, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9276, forks 690 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.229179+00:00)

## What it is
Buster is a browser extension that solves reCAPTCHA challenges by completing their audio challenges using speech recognition. It works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera and is activated via a button on the reCAPTCHA widget.

## Use cases
- solve recaptcha automatically
- bypass difficult captcha challenges
- accessibility help for captcha audio challenges
- solve recaptcha audio challenge with speech recognition
- reduce time spent on captcha puzzles
- browser extension to solve captchas

## When to choose
- you frequently encounter reCAPTCHA challenges and want a one-click solver
- you need accessibility assistance with visual captcha challenges
- you want a free, open-source captcha solver across major browsers

## When to avoid
- you need to solve non-reCAPTCHA captcha types like hCaptcha or image captchas
- you need headless or server-side captcha solving for automation
- solving captchas violates the terms of service of your target site

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, browser-extension, security
- domain: browser-extensions, accessibility, privacy
- platform: browser-extension, browser
- tags: captcha-solver, recaptcha, audio-challenge, chrome, firefox, edge, opera

## Member repositories
- dessant/buster (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.229179+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:37.538785+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dessant/buster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.229179+00:00, sha 5dda0198a080)
  - homepage: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/buster-captcha-solver-for/mpbjkejclgfgadiemmefgebjfooflfhl (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:09.406395+00:00, sha 0e3404472b0d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.