Webwright
Microsoft's open-source browser agent framework for long-horizon web tasks.
# Webwrightpip install webwrightnpx webwright --helpWhat is Webwright?
Webwright is an open-source browser agent framework from Microsoft that targets SWE-style, long-horizon web tasks. It is useful for teams comparing browser-use style agents, Playwright-based automation, and agent frameworks that need repeatable web task execution.
Long-horizon browser focus
Webwright is positioned around multi-step web tasks rather than isolated browser commands.
Long-running workflows need state tracking, retries, and task decomposition that basic automation scripts often lack.Research-friendly surface
The project is useful for comparing browser agent performance across repeatable tasks.
Teams can use it as a benchmarkable alternative to ad hoc browser agent demos.Microsoft backing
The repository is maintained under the Microsoft GitHub organization.
A major maintainer increases the odds of documentation, issue visibility, and ecosystem attention.What teams use it for
Tags & capabilities
How it stacks up
Choose Webwright for long-horizon experiments
vs browser-usebrowser-use is a popular practical browser agent library. Webwright is especially interesting when the test workload resembles SWE-style long web tasks.
Questions
Is Webwright open source?
Yes. The GitHub repository is listed under the MIT license.
Who should evaluate Webwright?
Teams researching or prototyping long-horizon browser agents should put Webwright on the shortlist.