# Playwright

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Play wright, Playwright tests

An [open-source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source) tool from [Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft) that controls [web browsers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-browser) automatically, used to test that a website works by clicking through it like a user.

**For example:** A [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) writes a Playwright test that signs up a fake user and [checks](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/automated-check) the welcome page appears.

Official site: <https://playwright.dev>

## Connects to (5)

- [Testing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/testing): Checking that software does what it should, before your users find the problems for you.
- [Web browser](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-browser): The app people use to open websites and web apps, such as Chrome or Safari.
- [Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft): The company behind Copilot and Azure.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [GitHub Actions](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/github-actions): GitHub's service for running automatic jobs when code changes, such as running tests and deploying the app.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/playwright