Browser is a web testing library for Robot Framework that utilizes the Playwright tool internally. Browser library 19.12.0 is a new release with enhancements to installation. Playwright 1.57.0 changed Chromium to Chrome for testing. The most notable changes is that ifcon is changed from Chromium to Chrome. With this change we have also updated rfbrowser init supported browsers, but this depends on Playwright support and what is available in your system. All issues targeted for Browser library v19.12.0 can be found from the issue tracker. For first time installation with pip and BrowserBatteries just run
pip install robotframework-browser robotframework-browser-batteries rfbrowser install
to install the latest available release. If you upgrading from previous release with pip, run
pip install --upgrade robotframework-browser robotframework-browser-batteries rfbrowser clean-node rfbrowser install
For first time installation with pip with Browser library only, just run
pip install robotframework-browser rfbrowser init
If you upgrading from previous release with pip, run
pip install --upgrade robotframework-browser rfbrowser clean-node rfbrowser init
Alternatively you can download the source distribution from PyPI and install it manually. Browser library 19.12.0 was released on Saturday November 29, 2025. Browser supports Python 3.10+, Node 20/22/24 LTS and Robot Framework 6.1+. Library was tested with Playwright 1.57.0
Drop support for Robot Framework 5 (#4563)
We did announce about dropping RF5 support in previous releases, but did not actually drop it. Now Browser library 19.12.0 drops support for Robot Framework 5.
Playwright 1.57.0 (#4559)
Browser library 19.12.0 updates Playwright to version 1.57.0. Playwright 1.57.0 changed Chromium to Chrome for testing. With this change we have also updated rfbrowser init supported browsers, but this depends on Playwright support and what is available in your system.
| ID | Type | Priority | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4563 | bug | high | Drop support for Robot Framework 5 |
| #4559 | enhancement | high | Playwright 1.57.0 |
Altogether 2 issues. View on the issue tracker.