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Lightpanda vs Chrome for Testing: catalog facts
Lightpanda	Chrome for Testing
Free The open-source browser is free to install with no signup.	Free Free downloads from Google.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Much lower memory use than headless Chrome in published benchmarks Built from scratch rather than patched from an existing browser	Pinned versions that do not auto-update Matching chromedriver builds for each version
No graphical rendering, so not a browser for everyday browsing Pages that depend on full Chrome behaviour may not work the same way	Not meant for everyday browsing Distributed as zip archives rather than installers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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