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Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.

What it is

Playwright is a framework for web automation and testing. It drives Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API — in your tests, in your scripts, and as a tool for AI agents. Playwright Test is a full-featured test runner built for end-to-end testing. It runs tests across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with full browser isolation, auto-waiting, and web-first assertions.

When to use it

Reach for playwright when you need tests, end-to-end browser automation, linting or formatting — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged automation, chrome, chromium, e2e.

Category
Testing & Quality
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Stars
99,871
Forks
6,849
Last push
today
Created
2019-11-15
Open issues
31
Website
playwright.dev
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Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/microsoft/playwright.git

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FAQ

What is playwright?

microsoft/playwright is a testing tool on GitHub: Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API. Playwright is a framework for web automation and testing.

When should I use playwright?

Reach for playwright when you need tests, end-to-end browser automation, linting or formatting — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged automation, chrome, chromium, e2e.

What are the best alternatives to playwright?

Popular alternatives in Testing & Quality: puppeteer/puppeteer (95.8k★), prettier/prettier (52.4k★), cypress-io/cypress (51k★), biomejs/biome (26.1k★), vitest-dev/vitest (17.4k★).

Is playwright actively maintained?

microsoft/playwright looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 99,871 stars and 31 open issues.

What license does playwright use?

microsoft/playwright is published under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.