Puppeteer: Detailed Overview & Metrics

v22.12.1(8 days ago)

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Puppeteer is a Node.js library that provides a high-level API for controlling headless Chrome or Chromium browsers. It allows you to automate tasks like web scraping, testing, and generating screenshots of web pages. Puppeteer offers a rich set of features, including the ability to interact with web pages, simulate user actions, and capture network traffic.

Compared to alternatives like Selenium, Puppeteer is known for its ease of use, speed, and reliability. It leverages the latest features of the Chrome DevTools Protocol, making it a powerful tool for web automation tasks. Puppeteer is actively maintained by the Google Chrome team and is widely used in the web development community.

Alternatives:
playwright+
selenium-webdriver+
webdriverio+
nightwatch+
cypress+
testcafe+
taiko+
puppeteer-core+
protractor+
casperjs+

Tags: node.jsweb automationheadless browserweb scrapingtesting