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Browser and browser automation platform support for axe Developer Hub and the Watcher package

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This article describes which browsers and browser automation platforms are supported by axe Developer Hub and the Watcher package.

note

With both axe Developer Hub and the Watcher package, browsers up to a year old are supported.

axe Developer Hub

axe Developer Hub supports the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox

The Watcher Package

Browser Support

The Watcher package supports the following browsers:

important

Google Chrome 139 and later are no longer supported by Watcher due to a change Google made to the browser that was found to prevent Watcher from running. Using Google Chrome version 139 or later will result in an error. You should use Google Chrome for Testing or Chromium instead.

Browser Automation Platform Support

  • The Watcher package for JavaScript and TypeScript supports the previous major version and later versions (except for Playwright) of the following browser automation platforms:

    • Cypress (both e2e and component testing are supported)
    • Playwright (previous minor version and later, only e2e testing--not component testing)
      • Standalone package
      • Playwright Test
    • Puppeteer
    • WebdriverIO
      • Standalone package
      • WDIO Testrunner
    • WebDriverJS
  • The Watcher library for Java supports the previous major version and later versions of the following browser automation platform:

    • Selenium WebDriver

The Java Watcher package supports the previous major version and later versions of the following browser automation platform:

  • Selenium WebDriver
note

All browser automation platforms need either the --headless=new or --headed options.