#deprecated #merged #why #v0-7

deprecated playwright-core

⚠️ DEPRECATED: Use playwright-rs instead. This crate has been merged into playwright-rs as of v0.7.0.

3 releases

0.6.2 Nov 16, 2025
0.6.1 Nov 16, 2025
0.6.0 Nov 14, 2025

#8 in #merged

Apache-2.0

410KB
7.5K SLoC

⚠️ DEPRECATED

This crate has been merged into playwright-rs as of v0.7.0.

Use playwright-rs Instead

[dependencies]
playwright-rs = "0.7"

Why This Change?

All official Playwright implementations (Python, Java, .NET, Node.js) use a single package. The two-crate split in playwright-rust added unnecessary complexity without providing any real benefits.

Issue #3 revealed that the build script in playwright-core couldn't correctly determine workspace root when used as a crates.io dependency. Rather than band-aid the problem, we consolidated to a single-crate architecture matching all official implementations.

Migration Guide

See the complete migration guide: https://github.com/padamson/playwright-rust/blob/main/MIGRATION.md

TL;DR: Just update your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
-playwright-core = "0.6"
+playwright-rs = "0.7"

Your code doesn't need to change if you only used the public API.

Timeline

  • v0.6.2: Final version with deprecation notice (this version)
  • v0.7.0: Single-crate architecture in playwright-rs
  • After v0.7.0 stable (1 week): v0.6.0 and v0.6.1 will be yanked
  • v1.0.0: Coming after real-world validation

Questions?

Dependencies

~10–17MB
~211K SLoC