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Playwright is a Node.js library that provides a high-level API to automate web browsers. It allows you to automate browser tasks such as generating screenshots, creating PDFs, and testing web pages by simulating user interactions. Playwright is similar to Puppeteer, but it supports more browsers and it also provide capabilities for automation of browser like Microsoft Edge and Safari.

Playwright is commonly used for web scraping, end-to-end testing, and browser automation.
Playwright is a spiritual successor to Puppeter and is available in more languages and has access to more browser types.

Camoufox is an anti-detect browser built on Firefox, designed specifically for web scraping and browser automation while evading bot detection systems. Unlike Chrome-based anti-detect solutions, Camoufox uses a patched version of Firefox with over 100 modifications to prevent fingerprinting and detection.

Key features include:

Firefox-based stealth Uses Firefox instead of Chrome, which has different fingerprinting characteristics and is less commonly targeted by anti-bot systems. The browser is patched at the C++ level to prevent JavaScript-based fingerprint leaks.
Realistic fingerprints Generates and applies realistic browser fingerprints including screen resolution, WebGL renderer, fonts, and other browser properties that match real user configurations.
Playwright integration Works seamlessly with Playwright for Python, providing the familiar Playwright API while running through the stealth-patched Firefox instance.
Proxy support Built-in proxy support with authentication, including residential proxy rotation.
Geolocation spoofing Can spoof browser geolocation to match proxy IP location for consistent fingerprints.
Human-like behavior Includes utilities for adding human-like mouse movements and typing patterns.

Camoufox is particularly effective against sophisticated anti-bot systems that detect Chrome-based automation tools. By using Firefox as the base, it avoids many Chrome-specific detection vectors while the deep browser patches prevent general fingerprinting techniques.

Highlights

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Example Use

```javascript const { chromium } = require('playwright'); (async () => { const browser = await chromium.launch(); const context = await browser.newContext(); const page = await context.newPage(); await page.goto('https://www.example.com/form'); // fill in the form await page.fill('input[name="name"]', 'John Doe'); await page.fill('input[name="email"]', 'johndoe@example.com'); await page.selectOption('select[name="country"]', 'US'); // submit the form await page.click('button[type="submit"]'); // wait for the page to load after the form is submitted await page.waitForNavigation(); // take a screenshot await page.screenshot({path: 'form-submission.png'}); await browser.close(); })(); ```

```python from camoufox.sync_api import Camoufox # Launch stealth Firefox browser with Camoufox(headless=True) as browser: page = browser.new_page() # Navigate - the browser appears as a real Firefox user page.goto("https://example.com") # Use standard Playwright API for interaction page.fill("input[name='search']", "web scraping") page.click("button[type='submit']") # Extract data results = page.query_selector_all(".result") for result in results: title = result.query_selector("h3").text_content() print(title) # With proxy and custom fingerprint from camoufox.sync_api import Camoufox with Camoufox( headless=True, proxy={"server": "http://proxy.example.com:8080"}, geoip=True, # auto-match geolocation to proxy IP ) as browser: page = browser.new_page() page.goto("https://example.com") print(page.content()) ```