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Playwright vs Selenium IDE: catalog facts
Playwright	Selenium IDE
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Browser extension, Command line
One API across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit Auto-waiting and retrying assertions reduce flaky tests	Record and playback with no setup beyond the extension Multiple locators per element for more resilient tests
Requires writing test code Downloads its own browser builds, which take disk space	Recorded tests can need manual editing as sites change Limited to web applications
Downloadable app	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account 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 September 23, 2026

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