# What changed in @playwright/test

> 81 changes in @playwright/test 1 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 16 breaking, 6 deprecations, 23 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-17. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/@playwright/test/

To see which of these apply to a repository, run `npx @unstale/cli init` in it.

## @playwright/test 1

### Breaking changes

- Elements inside non-visible iframes are now considered hidden by actions and visibility checks. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- JSX compilation now follows tsconfig.json JSX settings and defaults to the automatic react/jsx-runtime. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- Ubuntu 20.04 is no longer supported by Playwright. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Debian 11 is no longer supported by this release. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- Removes the long-deprecated videoSize context option; use recordVideo instead. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- Removes the long-deprecated videosPath context option; use recordVideo instead. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- Removes the long-deprecated handle option from BrowserContext.exposeBinding and Page.exposeBinding. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- The test runner now errors when configuration attempts to override a non-option fixture. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- The test runner rejects workers values of 0 or negative numbers. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- The JUnit reporter now distinguishes error types, causing some previous failure elements to be reported as error elements. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- WebKit no longer supports macOS 14. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- The experimental Svelte component testing package was removed. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- The :light selector engine suffix has been removed; standard CSS selectors should be used instead. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- WebKit no longer supports macOS 13; developers should upgrade macOS or keep using an older Playwright version. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- Page#accessibility was removed after three years of deprecation; use other libraries such as Axe for accessibility testing. (1.57.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.57.0)
- The workspaceFolder reference was removed from the VS Code MCP integration. (1.56.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.1)

### Deprecations

- The fontSize video decoration option is deprecated and replaced by style. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- The experimental package will no longer be updated; users should migrate to the stories model. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- The experimental package will no longer be updated; users should migrate to the stories model. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- The experimental package will no longer be updated; users should migrate to the stories model. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- columnNumber is deprecated in favor of the column property. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- lineNumber is deprecated in favor of the line property. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)

### New APIs and options

- Calls a WebMCP tool with parameters through the Playwright CLI. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- Schedules tests in random order and accepts a seed to reproduce the order. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- Tests and test.describe groups can declare named locks to prevent concurrent execution across files, workers and projects. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Reporter omitTags suppresses tags automatically appended to test titles. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Adds a command-line option that appends a reporter to configured reporters instead of replacing them. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Adds HTTP authentication credentials when recording pages with codegen. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Keeps browsers belonging to other Playwright installations instead of removing them. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Actions can opt out of Playwright's automatic scroll-into-view behavior. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- The HTML report's Merge files grouping can now be enabled from reporter configuration. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- Screenshot assertions can store visual snapshots in lossless WebP format when the snapshot name ends in .webp. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- Tears down a mounted component within a test. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- Re-renders a mounted component with updated props within a test. (1.62.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0)
- Adds support for polling assertions with soft expectations. (1.61.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.0)
- Adds a command-line shorthand for --grep-invert. (1.61.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.0)
- Connects playwright-cli to a browser bound by browser.bind. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- Opens a Dashboard listing bound browsers and allowing interaction and DevTools access. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- Enables dashboard visibility for all @playwright/test browsers when set to 1. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- Disables navigator.platform emulation as a workaround for Ctrl or Meta dispatching errors. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- Attaches and debugs tests over playwright-cli for agentic workflows. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- Adds retain-on-failure-and-retries, recording each test run and retaining all traces when an attempt fails. (1.59.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.0)
- UI Mode and Trace Viewer add a system theme option that follows the operating system dark/light mode preference. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- This environment variable opts out of dispatching Service Worker console messages through worker.on('console'). (1.57.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.57.0)
- This environment variable opts out of reporting and routing network requests issued by Service Workers. (1.57.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.57.0)

### Performance

- Videos use VP9 instead of VP8, reducing CPU usage and file size at comparable quality. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- The cursor remains visible at the last action point, survives navigations, and follows a natural eased path. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- Custom matchers with the same name as default matchers now override the default implementation in the same expect instance. (1.61.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.1)
- HAR recordings now include WebSocket requests. (1.61.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.0)
- Trace recordings now include WebSocket requests. (1.61.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.0)
- JSON responses in UI Mode and Trace Viewer are now automatically formatted for readability. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- The network details panel has been reorganized to improve usability. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- Locator.toString() now uses the locator description when one is available. (1.57.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.57.0)
- Chromium now allows the local-network-access permission. (1.56.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.1)
- Test configuration resolution now falls back to the current working directory. (1.56.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.56.1)

### Tooling

- The HTML report now renders a duration waterfall alongside test steps. (1.63.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.63.0)
- Accepts .zip files directly, so reports no longer need to be unzipped first. (1.60.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.60.0)
- Code editors in UI Mode and Trace Viewer now support Cmd/Ctrl+F search. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- Playwright adds an official token-efficient CLI mode with an initial essential command set designed to be coding agent-friendly. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- The HTML reporter adds a Speedboard tab that sorts executed tests by slowness to help identify slow tests. (1.57.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.57.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Intermittently no longer loses a packaged app's first window. (1.64.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.1)
- Chromium 155+ no longer aborts the redirect when any route is registered. (1.64.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.1)
- The unspecified snapshot update mode is now named default and retains the previous behavior. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- The missing mode now passes runs when tests only create missing snapshots. (1.64.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.64.0)
- Button names are preserved when text is nested inside spans with aria-hidden SVG. (1.62.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.1)
- Image-type actionable elements are presented in accessibility snapshots. (1.62.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.1)
- Arguments using branded primitive types such as string & { brand } type-check correctly again. (1.62.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.1)
- Bare-specifier tsconfig extends values are resolved through the node_modules walk-up like tsc. (1.62.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.1)
- Directory-form tsconfig project references resolve correctly again. (1.62.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.1)
- Fixed unexpected byte counts reported by apiRequestContext._wrapApiCall in Playwright UI mode. (1.61.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.1)
- Fixed extensionless .ts subpath import resolution across pnpm workspace symlinks. (1.61.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.1)
- Fixed the sync loader throwing an error on Node 22.15. (1.61.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.1)
- WebSocket message times are no longer incorrectly downscaled by 1000 in Trace viewer. (1.61.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.1)
- Playwright now supports Ubuntu 26.04. (1.61.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.61.0)
- On Windows, browser processes no longer hide the console window, fixing regressions in codegen, --ui and show commands. (1.59.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.59.1)
- Chromium on macOS is no longer forced to use SwiftShader. (1.58.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.2)
- Trace viewer now handles paths provided via standard input. (1.58.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.2)
- Fixed local network permissions for Microsoft Edge. (1.58.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.1)
- The bundled Chromium version is now 145.0.7632.6. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.1), [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- The bundled Mozilla Firefox version is now 146.0.1. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.1), [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)
- The bundled WebKit version is now 26.0. (1.58.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.1), [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.58.0)