Puppeteer
JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox
Puppeteer is a JavaScript library providing a high-level API to control Chrome and Firefox over DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi. It runs headless by default for automation, testing, screenshots, PDFs, and web scraping.
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free
Pricing
No
Self-Hostable
Features
- ✓ Headless Chrome/Firefox control
- ✓ DevTools Protocol integration
- ✓ Screenshot and PDF generation
- ✓ Form automation
- ✓ Page navigation and interaction
- ✓ Network interception
- ✓ Performance analysis
- ✓ Accessibility testing
- ✓ WebDriver BiDi support
- ✓ Downloads Chrome automatically
Pros
- + Official Google library
- + Excellent Chrome integration
- + Fast headless execution
- + Rich automation capabilities
- + Active development
Cons
- − Node.js only
- − Chrome/Firefox focused
- − Less e2e testing features than Playwright
- − Browser downloads can be large