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Puppeteer

JavaScript library for browser automation

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What is

Puppeteer

Puppeteer is an open source JavaScript library that controls Chrome or Firefox through code, running headless by default. Developers use it to navigate pages, fill forms, click elements, take screenshots and extract data. GTM and growth engineers use it to build custom scrapers, enrichment scripts and automated web workflows.

02 — Who it’s for

Ideal Customer Profile

Aimed at developers and technical GTM, growth and RevOps teams at startups and scale-ups who need programmable browser automation or web data collection.

03 — Capabilities

Key Features

Headless Chrome and Firefox control

Page navigation and form filling

Screenshots and PDF generation

Data extraction from web pages

DevTools Protocol and WebDriver BiDi support

Puppeteer based MCP server

05 — Similar tools

Alternatives

Browserless

Cloud browsers for scraping and automation

Browserbase

Cloud browsers for AI agents and automation

Apify

Ready-to-run web scrapers and AI tools

Browser Use

AI agents that complete tasks in a browser

ScrapingBee

Web scraping API that handles proxies and browsers

Axiom

No-code browser automation and scraping bots

06 — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Puppeteer used for?

Puppeteer automates a real browser through JavaScript, for tasks such as scraping web pages, filling forms, testing sites and generating screenshots or PDFs.

Who maintains Puppeteer?

Puppeteer is an open source project maintained by the Chrome team at Google.

Which browsers does Puppeteer support?

It controls Chrome and Firefox using the DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi, and it runs headless by default.

How do I install Puppeteer?

Install it with npm, Yarn, pnpm or Bun. The puppeteer package downloads a compatible Chrome, while puppeteer-core installs only the library.