What are Selenium and Playwright?

Selenium and Playwright are both popular open-source tools used for automating web browser interactions. Selenium has been widely adopted for years and supports multiple programming languages and browsers, making it a staple for web automation and testing. Playwright, developed by Microsoft, is a newer tool that offers fast, reliable browser automation with support for multiple browsers and advanced features like multi-page scenarios and network interception. Both tools are commonly used for end-to-end testing of web applications.