Impact Score: 5/10
Playwright v1.43.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
Source available — automated, not human-reviewed
Component: playwright · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.43.1. Source highlight: Chromium 124.0.6367.29
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.
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
### Highlights
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/30300 - [REGRESSION]: UI mode restarts if keep storage state
https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/30339 - [REGRESSION]: Brand new install of playwright, unable to run chromium with show browser using vscode
### Browser Versions
* Chromium 124.0.6367.29
* Mozilla Firefox 124.0
* WebKit 17.4
This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
* Google Chrome 123
* Microsoft Edge 123