Release notes

• Version 1.8
• Version 1.7

Version 1.8

• Selecting elements based on layout with :left-of(), :right-of(), :above() and :below().

• Playwright now includes command line interface, former playwright-cli.

  $ npx playwright --help

• page.selectOption(selector, values[, options]) now waits for the options to be present.

• New methods to assert element state like page.isEditable(selector[, options]).

New APIs

• elementHandle.isChecked().
• elementHandle.isDisabled().
• elementHandle.isEditable().
• elementHandle.isEnabled().
• elementHandle.isHidden().
• elementHandle.isVisible().
• page.isChecked(selector[, options]).
• page.isDisabled(selector[, options]).
• page.isEditable(selector[, options]).
• page.isEnabled(selector[, options]).
• page.isHidden(selector[, options]).
• page.isVisible(selector[, options]).
• New option 'editable' in elementHandle.waitForElementState(state[, options]).

Browser Versions

• Chromium 90.0.4392.0
• Mozilla Firefox 85.0b5
• WebKit 14.1

Version 1.7

• New Java SDK: Playwright for Java is now on par with JavaScript, Python and C# bindings.
• Browser storage API: New convenience APIs to save and load browser storage state (cookies, local storage) to simplify automation scenarios with authentication.
• New CSS selectors: We heard your feedback for more flexible selectors and have revamped the selectors implementation. Playwright 1.7 introduces new CSS extensions and there's more coming soon.
• New website: The docs website at playwright.dev has been updated and is now built with Docusaurus.
• Support for Apple Silicon: Playwright browser binaries for WebKit and Chromium are now built for Apple Silicon.

New APIs

• browserContext.storageState([options]) to get current state for later reuse.
• storageState option in browser.newContext([options]) and browser.newPage([options]) to setup browser context state.

Browser Versions

• Chromium 89.0.4344.0
• Mozilla Firefox 84.0b9
• WebKit 14.1