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geckodriver vs Playwright: catalog facts
geckodriver	Playwright
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Implements the WebDriver HTTP API Connects clients to Firefox through Marionette	One API across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit Auto-waiting and retrying assertions reduce flaky tests
A browser automation component rather than a general purpose browser	Requires writing test code Downloads its own browser builds, which take disk space
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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