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Playwright

Playwright

Reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps

Playwright by Microsoft provides cross-browser end-to-end testing with auto-waiting, tracing, and codegen. Supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.

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The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Best E2E testing framework. Auto-wait, trace viewer, and codegen eliminate the biggest pain points of browser testing.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Replaced Cypress in most serious projects. Multi-browser support and the trace viewer are genuine advantages.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

Playwright is becoming the standard for browser automation beyond testing — AI agents, scraping, and verification.