TL;DR - Puppeteer
- Puppeteer is a Node.js library for controlling Chrome programmatically
- It automates browser tasks for testing, scraping, and screenshot generation
- Completely free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups
Score: 85/100
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- Chrome automation
- Screenshots
- PDF generation
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About Puppeteer
Puppeteer automates Chrome and Firefox programmatically. Browser automation from Google—the tool that powers countless scrapers and tests.
The API is comprehensive. The maintenance is Google's. The adoption is widespread.
Developers automating browsers use Puppeteer for programmatic browser control.
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Puppeteer FAQ
Yes, Puppeteer is completely free and open source. Apache 2.0 license. Made by Google Chrome team.
Puppeteer is a Node.js library for browser automation. Control Chrome programmatically. Great for testing and scraping.
Playwright supports more browsers and is newer. Puppeteer is Chrome-focused. Playwright generally preferred now.
Generate PDFs, take screenshots, scrape SPAs, test UIs, and automate browsers. Any browser task programmatically.