Playwright automated testing tool for web apps
Last updated on 12th July 2025 I am trying to quickly get an idea of Playwright which seems to be a very useful automated testing tool for web apps. An interesting aspect about Playwright is the automated test code generator - part of Playwright Inspector - that Playwright has (like a macro recorder but smarter). So for straightforward tests, one may be able to easily generate test code for various test cases and thus have a test suite without doing any direct coding oneself (and have ability to tweak that test code with direct coding for more intricate tests). Playwright is free and seems to be backed by Microsoft. I think it is open source but I have not checked that. What is Playwright? (🎠Playwright introduction tutorial, features & demo), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGr5rz8WGCE , around 12 mins., pub. Jun 2021. To skip install stuff jump to: https://youtu.be/wGr5rz8WGCE?t=236 . Covers generating test code using Playwright Inspector (Like macro recorder but smarter I...