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  1. Playwright

    Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.

    We all know that technology moves fast, but even by modern standards, the rapid rise of Playwright is impressive.

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  3. crawlee

    Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js to build reliable crawlers. In JavaScript and TypeScript. Extract data for AI, LLMs, RAG, or GPTs. Download HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG, and other files from websites. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, JSDOM, and raw HTTP. Both headful and headless mode. With proxy rotation.

    Also, you can go even further and develop your own web scraper with Crawlee, a Node.js library that helps you pass those challenges automatically using Puppeteer or Playwright. Crawlee helps you build reliable scrapers fast. Quickly scrape data, store it, and avoid getting blocked with headless browsers, smart proxy rotation, and auto-generated human-like headers and fingerprints.

  4. puppeteer

    JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox

    While similar to Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium, there are some differences. Let’s find out what they are.

  5. Cypress

    Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.

    While similar to Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium, there are some differences. Let’s find out what they are.

  6. Selenium WebDriver

    A browser automation framework and ecosystem.

    While similar to Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium, there are some differences. Let’s find out what they are.

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