⚠️ Breaking Change
Impact Score: 7/10
Playwright v1.34.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: playwright · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
Breaking-change evidence from the source
⚠️ Breaking changes * `npx playwright test` no longer works if you install both `playwright` and `@playwright/test`. There's no need
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.34.0. Source highlight: Playwright v1.33 & v1.34 updates
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
⚠️ Breaking Changes & Deprecations (1)
- ⚠️ Breaking changes * `npx playwright test` no longer works if you install both `playwright` and `@playwright/test`. There's no need
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
<a href="https://youtu.be/JeFD6rqDbBo"><img src="https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/assets/746130/4e165491-1b1b-41c6-8674-4295622b66df" width=340></a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/JeFD6rqDbBo">Playwright v1.33 & v1.34 updates</a>
### Highlights
* UI Mode now shows steps, fixtures and attachments:
<img src="https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/assets/746130/1d280419-d79a-4a56-b2dc-54d631281d56" width=640>
* New property [`testProject.teardown`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testproject#test-project-teardown) to specify a project that needs to run after this
and all dependent projects have finished. Teardown is useful to cleanup any resources acquired by this project.
A common pattern would be a `setup` dependency with a corresponding `teardown`:
```js
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
export default defineConfig({
projects: [
{
name: 'setup',
testMatch: /global.setup\.ts/,
teardown: 'teardown',
},
{
name: 'teardown',
testMatch: /global.teardown\.ts/,
},
{
name: 'chromium',
use: devices['Desktop Chrome'],
dependencies: ['setup'],
},
{
name: 'firefox',
use: devices['Desktop Firefox'],
dependencies: ['setup'],
},
{
name: 'webkit',
use: devices['Desktop Safari'],
dependencies: ['setup'],
},
],
});
```
* New method [`expect.configure`](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-assertions#expectconfigure) to create pre-configured expect instance with its own defaults such as `timeout` and `soft`.
```js
const slowExpect = expect.configure({ timeout: 10000 });
await slowExpect(locator).toHaveText('Submit');
// Always do soft assertions.
const softExpect = expect.configure({ soft: true });
```
* New options `stderr` and `stdout` in [`testConfig.webServer`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testconfig#test-config-web-server) to configure output handling:
```js
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
export default defineConfig({
// Run your local dev server before starting the tests
webServer: {
command: 'npm run start',
url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
stdout: 'pipe',
stderr: 'pipe',
},
});
```
* New [`locator.and()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-and) to create a locator that matches both locators.
```js
const button = page.getByRole('button').and(page.getByTitle('Subscribe'));
```
* New events [`browserContext.on('console')`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-event-console) and [`browserContext.on('dialog')`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-event-dialog) to subscribe to any dialogs
and console messages from any page from the given browser context. Use the new methods [`consoleMessage.page()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-consolemessage#console-message-page)
and [`dialog.page()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-dialog#dialog-page) to pin-point event source.
### ⚠️ Breaking changes
* `npx playwright test` no longer works if you install both `playwright` and `@playwright/test`. There's no need
to install both, since you can always import browser automation APIs from `@playwright/test` directly:
```js
// automation.ts
import { chromium, firefox, webkit } from '@playwright/test';
/* ... */
```
* Node.js 14 is no longer supported since it [reached its end-of-life](https://nodejs.dev/en/about/releases/) on April 30, 2023.
### Browser Versions
* Chromium 114.0.5735.26
* Mozilla Firefox 113.0
* WebKit 16.4
This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
* Google Chrome 113
* Microsoft Edge 113