playwright-ci-caching

You can cache Playwright browsers in GitHub Actions by configuring your CI workflow to key the cache by the detected Playwright version and conditionally install binaries on cache misses, saving 1-2 minutes of download time per run.

Your Playwright CI pipeline downloads browsers every run because it lacks a version-aware cache key. Extracting the Playwright version from Directory.Packages.props invalidates outdated binaries and prevents repeated downloads.

Yes, you can apply Playwright browser caching in Azure DevOps pipelines. The caching mechanism works across both Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to reduce CI time and avoid flaky network issues during binary downloads.

To bust the Playwright browser cache on version upgrades, extract the Playwright version from Directory.Packages.props to use as your cache key. This automatically invalidates outdated binaries when the version changes.

Yes, Playwright browser caching works on macOS and Windows CI runners. It supports automatic caching of Playwright binaries across Linux, macOS, and Windows runners using OS-specific cache paths.