playwright-video

The premium Open Source alternative to ScreenRecorder.js

🎯 Best for:Visual debugging of failed tests in headless CI environments.

What is playwright-video?

A library that captures and saves high-quality video recordings of Playwright automation scripts for debugging and documentation. It provides a simple API to record headless browser interactions into standard MP4 files.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptTesting & QA

Why playwright-video?

  • • Lightweight
  • • Works in headless mode
  • • Standard video formats

Limitations

  • • Requires FFmpeg
  • • Increases test execution time
  • • Disk space consumption
7/5/2026
Last Update
18
Forks
16
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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Team Size10 Users
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