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Playwright CRX Chrome Extension Analysis

Developer & Designer Tools

Chrome extension ID: jambeljnbnfbkcpnoiaedcabbgmnnlcd

A Chrome extension that brings Playwright recording functionality to the browser. It enables users to capture interactions, pick locators, and record assertions to generate automation scripts.

Developer:rui.figueira
Version:0.15.0
Size:3.81MiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

40K+

Rating

4.9

33 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a browser-integrated implementation of Playwright's recording capabilities. It focuses on allowing developers to record scripts and assertions directly within their active browser tabs.

Inferred product pattern

Browser-based GUI wrapper for a developer CLI tool to simplify test recording.

Review-backed pain points

Users reported the extension failing to launch on newer Chrome versions and experiencing runtime errors such as 'Cannot create item with duplicate id'.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of official Playwright support and stability issues following browser updates.

Tags
PlaywrightTest AutomationWeb RecordingQA Tools
Target users

- QA Engineers

- Frontend Developers

- Automation Testers

Primary use cases

- Recording automated test scripts in-browser

- Picking element locators for Playwright tests

- Creating test assertions during browser navigation

Positive themes

- Significant time savings

- Highly convenient locator picking

- Preferred alternative to standard Playwright Codegen

Negative themes

- Compatibility issues with recent Chrome versions

- Technical runtime errors during extension attachment

Observed friction

- No pricing friction observed; tool appears to be free and open source.

Evidence boundary: Data extracted from the store listing and 10 sample reviews. The sample of reviews is small relative to the total user count.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No specific support communication complaints, though technical bugs are documented in reviews.

Reliability

Some users report the extension is completely non-functional on the latest versions of Chrome.

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints observed.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 4

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 0.15.0

- Size: 3.81MiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Playwright Chrome extensionrecord Playwright testsbrowser test recorder

Comparison

Playwright CRX vs Playwright Codegen

Problem

how to record playwright tests in browserplaywright locator picker extension

Alternative

Playwright Codegen alternativesbrowser automation recorder

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Screenshots

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