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puppeteer-core

npmv25.9.0TypeScript

A high-level API to control headless Chrome over the DevTools Protocol

Safe to adopt

Yes — puppeteer-core scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 16 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

  • ?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.

    No download data reported for this package yet.

  • AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.

    Last published 16 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

  • BWeight: grade B, Good.

    Pulls in 19 transitive packages, about 25 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.

    No install scripts, 2 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    Apache-2.0 — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding puppeteer-core to a project.

6
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

19
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

25 MB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

4
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

Apache-2.0BSD-3-ClauseISCMIT

Every license you inherit by installing puppeteer-core, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js
node >=22.12.0
Module format
ESM + CommonJS
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the puppeteer-core README.

codeFull README ↗
:::note

Modern package managers (including npm (see the [RFC](https://github.com/npm/rfcs/pull/868)), pnpm, Yarn, Bun, and Deno) block dependency install scripts by default. If the install script is blocked, Puppeteer will not download the browser during installation, leading to runtime errors.

You can manually download the required browsers after installation by running:

```bash npm2yarn
npx puppeteer browsers install

puppeteer-core vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

PackageWeekly downloadsDependentsLicenseLast release
puppeteer-corethis page02Apache-2.016 days ago
electron-to-chromium02ISC9 days ago
webdriverio03MIT8 days ago
@puppeteer/browsers03Apache-2.08 days ago

Dependencies

Declared by puppeteer-core v25.9.0. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (6)

@puppeteer/browsers 3.2.1chromium-bidi 17.0.2devtools-protocol 0.0.1666840typed-query-selector ^2.12.2webdriver-bidi-protocol 0.4.2ws ^8.21.3

Dev (7)

@types/chrome 0.2.5@types/node ^18.17.15@types/ws 8.18.1mitt 3.0.1parsel-js 1.2.3rxjs ^7.8.2urlpattern-polyfill 10.1.0

Used by

Popular packages that depend on puppeteer-core.

webpacknpm

Packs ECMAScript/CommonJs/AMD modules for the browser. Allows you to split your codebase into multiple bundles, which can be loaded on demand. Supports loaders to preprocess files, i.e. json, jsx, es7, css, less, ... and your custom stuff.

↓ 56.4M/wk◈ 29 dependents⚖ MITTS
webdriverionpm

Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of puppeteer-core.

chromium-bididevtools-protocol@puppeteer/browse…typed-query-selec…webdriver-bidi-pr…webpackwebdriveriopuppeteer-core
puppeteer-core dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

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TypeScript definitions for node

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↓ 4.2M/wk◈ 6 dependents⚖ MITTS
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@wdio/typesnpm

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↓ 0/wk◈ 5 dependents⚖ MITTS
@wdio/utilsnpm

A WDIO helper utility to provide several utility functions used across the project.

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS
@wdio/replnpm

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↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS
htmlfynpm

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css-valuenpm

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Release history

50 releases in the last two years, typically about 6 days apart.

Recent versions of puppeteer-core
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
25.9.0latest16 days ago5.6 MBApache-2.0
25.8.023 days ago5.6 MBApache-2.0
25.7.027 days ago5.6 MBApache-2.0
25.6.029 days ago5.6 MBApache-2.0
25.5.01 month ago5.5 MBApache-2.0
25.4.01 month ago5.5 MBApache-2.0
25.3.02 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.2.12 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.2.02 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.1.03 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.0.43 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.0.33 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
25.0.23 months ago5.4 MBApache-2.0
24.43.14 months ago8.5 MBApache-2.0
24.43.04 months ago8.5 MBApache-2.0

Overview

puppeteer-core is an npm package that a high-level API to control headless Chrome over the DevTools Protocol. It has 2 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 25.9.0, released under the Apache-2.0 license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need a high-level API to control headless Chrome over the DevTools Protocol and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (Apache-2.0).

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

google-wombotmathias

Keywords

automationchromeheadlesspuppeteer

Frequently asked questions

Should I use puppeteer-core?

Yes — puppeteer-core scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 16 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install puppeteer-core?

Run `npm install puppeteer-core` to add puppeteer-core to your npm project.

How many dependencies does puppeteer-core have?

puppeteer-core declares 13 direct dependencies and pulls in 19 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 25 MB on disk.

What license is puppeteer-core released under?

puppeteer-core is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license. Its dependency tree also includes: Apache-2.0, BSD-3-Clause, ISC, MIT.

How popular is puppeteer-core?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 2 known packages depend on puppeteer-core.

Is puppeteer-core still maintained?

The most recent release of puppeteer-core (v25.9.0) was published 16 days ago.

Does puppeteer-core run install scripts?

No. puppeteer-core does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.