{"categories":[{"label":"Testing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Applies evasion techniques to Playwright browser instances to mask automation detection and bypass basic bot-detection methods.","skillfed_tags":["web-automation","bot-detection-evasion"],"use_cases":["Web scraping against sites with basic bot-detection that check navigator.webdriver or similar properties.","Automated testing scenarios where you need to reduce false positives from client-side bot-detection logic.","Proof-of-concept or research into browser fingerprinting and evasion techniques.","Customizing navigator properties (languages, platform) across multiple pages in a single context."],"what_it_does":"playwright_stealth is a Playwright plugin that injects evasion scripts into browser contexts to mask the presence of automation. It works by modifying navigator properties (like `navigator.webdriver`) and other telemetry that websites use to detect headless or automated browsers. The package is a maintained fork of an earlier Puppeteer plugin, adapted for Playwright's async API.\n\nThe library offers both a simple recommended usage pattern (wrapping the async_playwright context manager) and fine-grained control via configuration options like custom language overrides and selective evasion toggles. It is explicitly positioned as a proof-of-concept for basic bot detection, not a comprehensive anti-detection solution\u2014websites with sophisticated detection may still identify the browser as automated.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to bypass basic bot detection in Playwright automation. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive license. Install friction is minimal. However, do not expect it to defeat sophisticated detection systems\u2014use it as a starting point and be prepared to add custom evasions for harder targets."},"id":"playwright-stealth","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/playwright-stealth","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/playwright-stealth.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/playwright-stealth/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-04","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"playwright-stealth","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Make your playwright instance stealthy"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3512899,"position":2596,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.3"}