Playwright
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Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API. observed · 2026-09-26
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 93
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20
- age_days: 2531
- days_rel: 46
- days_push: 25
- n_releases_24m: 30
Adoption not part of the score
96681 stars · 6503 forks observed · 2026-09-26
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Playwright is an open‑source framework for web automation and end‑to‑end testing. It provides a single API to control Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit across browsers, devices, and CI pipelines.
Use cases
- Write end‑to‑end tests for a web application across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
- Automate browser actions for data extraction or UI regression checks.
- Create headless browser scripts for CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop AI‑driven agents that interact with web pages.
- Run parallel test suites with automatic isolation and retries.
When to choose
- You need reliable cross‑browser testing with a single codebase.
- Your project is JavaScript/TypeScript based and runs on Node.js.
- You want built‑in test runner features like auto‑waiting and parallel execution.
- You require headless execution in CI environments.
When to avoid
- You are working in a language ecosystem without Node.js support.
- You need a lightweight unit‑testing framework without browser automation.
- Your tests must run on older browsers not supported by Playwright.
Facets
framework · maturity active
testing e2e-testing cli web-scraping testing web-development browser cross-platform cli typescript cross-browser automation playwright headless devops nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright · fetched 2026-09-26 · 90e143736bf9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/playwright | main | 96 |
| microsoft/playwright-mcp | plugin | 80 |
| microsoft/playwright-cli | plugin | 96 |
| microsoft/playwright-vscode | plugin | 84 |
| microsoft/playwright-github-action | infra | 10 |
| microsoft/playwright-examples | examples | 47 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/playwright")
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