Impact Score: 5/10
Playwright v1.4.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.4.1. Source highlight: This patch release includes fixes for the following bugs:
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🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (3)
- #3845 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check fails on Linux
- #3846 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check breaks on Linux even if screencast is not used
- #3848 - [BUG] TypeError: domain.enter is not a function/ Browser.close() Promise does not resolve when "domain" package is used
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Highlights
This patch release includes fixes for the following bugs:
- #3845 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check fails on Linux
- #3846 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check breaks on Linux even if screencast is not used
- #3848 - [BUG] TypeError: domain.enter is not a function/ Browser.close() Promise does not resolve when "domain" package is used
- #3872 - [REGRESSION]: Calling `browserType.launchServer` stopped working in 1.4.0
## Browser Versions
- Chromium 86.0.4238.0
- Mozilla Firefox 80.0b8
- WebKit 14.0
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<summary><b>Issues Closed (4)</b></summary>
#3845 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check fails on Linux
#3846 - [BUG] ffmpeg dependency check breaks on Linux even if screencast is not used
#3848 - [BUG] TypeError: domain.enter is not a function/ Browser.close() Promise does not resolve when "domain" package is used
#3872 - [REGRESSION]: Calling `browserType.launchServer` stopped working in 1.4.0
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<summary><b>Commits (6)</b></summary>
e79eada2 - chore: mark v1.4.1
2df39721 - fix(screencast): repeat previous frame instead of current (#3890) (#3904)
bf97758c - cherrypick(release-1.4): stop relying on ubuntu stock ffmpeg (#3894)
8bc84ff3 - cherrypick(release-1.4): check for ffmpeg only when starting screencast (#3893)
8795d465 - cherrypick(release-1.4): do not throw when 'port' option is present (#3881)
64947f19 - cherrypick(release-1.4): fix compatibility to the domain module (#3878)
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