Playwright is a browser automation framework by Microsoft for end-to-end testing. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and Safari with a single API. Key features: auto-waiting (no flaky timeouts), tracing (record and replay test execution), codegen (generate tests by clicking through your app), parallel execution, and mobile emulation. It replaced Cypress as the preferred E2E testing tool in 2024-2025.
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Playwright Explained
Playwright tests web apps across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
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