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

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