# Which record and playback tool do you use?

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015>\
**Category:** Discussions\
**Tags:** tools, automation\
**Created:** [22 August 2023 07:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015 "2023-08-22T07:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwinteringham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mwinteringham/32/9023_2.png) [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2023 07:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015/1 "2023-08-22T07:00:07Z")

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It’s a new article Tuesday! This time we have an article from @restertest sharing about Playwrights record and playback features:

> **[In A World Of Record And Play, Where Does Playwright Fit In?](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/3cfeb5b8)**
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> Ioan explores the record and playback features of the playwright ecosystem

He also shared other record and playback tools similar to playwright’s recording system so it got me thinking:

> What record and playback tools do you use? What do you think of them?

I’ve used a few browser extensions in the past and found them to be useful for exploratory testing activities but less so for automation. But what about you?

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**Author:** ![anders62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@anders62](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/anders62)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2023 05:09 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015/2 "2023-08-23T05:09:50Z")

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I use the one in Azure DevOps sometimes but it does not really add a lot of value. Like, I know what I’m doing anyways… 🙂

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**Author:** ![michaelmintz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/michaelmintz/32/11538_2.png) [@michaelmintz](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/michaelmintz)\
**Post date:** [28 August 2023 21:48 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015/3 "2023-08-28T21:48:31Z")

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I use the [SeleniumBase Recorder](https://github.com/seleniumbase/SeleniumBase/blob/master/help_docs/recorder_mode.md) for generating automated tests as Python scripts.

There’s a YouTube video on it here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKN5nq7YbdM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKN5nq7YbdM)

It can record most browser actions such as clicks, entering text, drag-&-drop actions, dropdown menu selections, slider control movement, etc. It can also add assertions into code, or switch into an iframe if clicking inside one.

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**Author:** ![jamson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jamson/32/14779_2.png) [@jamson](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jamson)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2025 16:50 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015/4 "2025-05-19T16:50:35Z")

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For a detailed [case study](https://www.royalcyber.com/resources/case-studies/automation-framework-for-web-applications/) on Playwright-Appium integration, check out Royal Cyber’s automation framework

⚠ MODERATOR’S EDIT: The person who has posted this works for Royal Cyber.

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**Author:** ![ujjwal.singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ujjwal.singh/32/13861_2.png) [@ujjwal.singh](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ujjwal.singh)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2025 08:06 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-record-and-playback-tool-do-you-use/70015/5 "2025-05-21T08:06:58Z")

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While using Selenium, I use the Katalon Record and Play extension sometimes.  
With playwright, I use its built-in record and play extension.