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Playwright Test Studio helps you test web apps using plain language tests

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Playwright Test Studio

by baudehlo·Apr 2, 2026·4 points·6 comments
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●●SolidShip ItSolve My ProblemNiche Gem

Local Rainforest alternative using Tauri desktop app and Playwright MCP.

Strengths
  • •Hierarchical test collections allow child tests to continue from parent state.
  • •Tauri desktop app avoids browser extension friction for test management.
  • •Automatic screenshot capture on failure helps debug AI hallucinations quickly.
Weaknesses
  • •Relies entirely on underlying LLM reliability for consistent test execution stability.
  • •Early stage project with zero stars lacks real-world production validation.
Target Audience

QA engineers and frontend developers

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Rainforest QA · Mabl · Testim

Post Description

PTS is an app I wrote to enable you to write playwright tests in English, and manage your test suite in a UI.

It's crafted after the postman/bruno style of collections of tests with variable interpolation.

I wrote this because I couldn't find anything similar to a previous YC product I'd used called Rainforest.

It runs your tests and takes screenshots along the way, so you can see where it went wrong. Run multiple browsers for the same test too.

It's MIT, and I'm open to ideas or enhancements.

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