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Playwright

A comprehensive framework for Web Testing and Automation, enabling robust testing of Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit through a unified API.

Playwright is built in TypeScript, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 86.1k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release v1.59.1.

When to use Playwright

Playwright is listed here as a Testing project. The directory calls out Cross-browser testing with a single API, Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit, Automated UI testing as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Playwright include Headless browser support, Network monitoring and simulation.

Besides Testing, this page also files Playwright under Web, Development.

Playwright compared with

Records in this directory name Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer as products people compare with Playwright. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Playwright replaces each of them.

Open-source projects that mention Playwright are collected on a separate alternatives page.

What the Playwright stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 86.1k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 5.5k forks, 613 open issues, latest tracked release v1.59.1. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
TypeScript
Latest Release
v1.59.1
License
Apache License 2.0

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Key features of Playwright

  • Cross-browser testing with a single API
  • Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit
  • Automated UI testing
  • Headless browser support
  • Network monitoring and simulation

Recorded alternatives to Playwright

Selenium Cypress Puppeteer
See open-source alternatives to Playwright

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Playwright on GitHub

Stars
86.1k
Contributors
100
Open Issues
613
Forks
5.5k

Frequently asked questions

What is Playwright?

A comprehensive framework for Web Testing and Automation, enabling robust testing of Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit through a unified API. This directory highlights Cross-browser testing with a single API, Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit, Automated UI testing.

Is Playwright free to use?

Playwright is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists Cross-browser testing with a single API, Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit, Automated UI testing among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Playwright written in, and what is the latest release?

Playwright is written primarily in TypeScript. The latest release tracked on this page is v1.59.1.

How widely is Playwright used on GitHub?

Playwright has about 86.1k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 5.5k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Playwright with?

This directory records Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer as comparison points for Playwright. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Playwright is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/playwright.

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