Playwright Local Browser Automation

Status: Production Ready ✅ Last Updated: 2026-01-21 Dependencies: Node.js 20+ (Node.js 18 deprecated) or Python 3.9+ Latest Versions: playwright@1.57.0, playwright-stealth@0.0.1, puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth@2.11.2 Browser Versions: Chromium 143.0.7499.4 | Firefox 144.0.2 | WebKit 26.0

⚠️ v1.57 Breaking Change: Playwright now uses Chrome for Testing builds instead of Chromium. This provides more authentic browser behavior but changes the browser icon and title bar.

Quick Start (5 Minutes)

1. Install Playwright