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playwright-core
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playwright-core
This package contains the no-browser flavor of Playwright.
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Puppeteer is a Node library which provides a high-level API over the Chrome DevTools Protocol. It is similar to playwright-core but was initially designed specifically for Chrome and later added support for Firefox. Puppeteer is developed by the Chrome DevTools team.
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Selenium WebDriver is one of the most well-known browser automation tools. It supports multiple browsers and is language-agnostic, making it a popular choice for end-to-end testing. Unlike playwright-core, Selenium requires separate drivers for each browser and might be slower in execution.
cypress
Cypress is a front-end testing tool built for the modern web. It is both a library for writing tests and a test runner that executes the tests. Cypress offers a unique interactive test runner that allows you to see commands as they execute while also viewing the application under test. It differs from playwright-core in that it is primarily focused on testing and offers a more integrated testing experience.
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A high-level API to automate web browsers
The npm package playwright-core receives a total of 62,013,069 weekly downloads. As such, playwright-core popularity was classified as popular.
We found that playwright-core demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 23 Jun 2026
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