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Selenium IDE vs Playwright: catalog facts
Selenium IDE	Playwright
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Browser extension, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Record and playback with no setup beyond the extension Multiple locators per element for more resilient tests	One API across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit Auto-waiting and retrying assertions reduce flaky tests
Recorded tests can need manual editing as sites change Limited to web applications	Requires writing test code Downloads its own browser builds, which take disk space
Browser extension	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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