playwright-recording

Q: How do I install playwright-recording?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit --skill playwright-recording in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/playwright-recording/ (personal) or .claude/skills/playwright-recording/ (project).

by digitalsambaTesting & QA

Record browser interactions as video using Playwright. Use for capturing demo videos, app walkthroughs, and UI flows for Remotion videos. Triggers include recording a demo, capturing browser video, screen recording a website, or creating walkthrough footage.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit --skill playwright-recording

01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
02
Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads playwright-recording automatically when relevant.
03
Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Playwright Video Recording

Playwright can record browser interactions as video - perfect for demo footage in Remotion compositions.

Quick Start

Installation

# In your video project
npm init -y
npm install -D playwright @playwright/test
npx playwright install chromium

Basic Recording Script

// scripts/record-demo.ts
import { chromium } from 'playwright';

async function recordDemo() {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: {
      dir: './recordings',
      size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 }
    }
  });

  const page = await context.newPage();

  // Your recording actions
  await page.goto('https://example.com');
  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
  await page.click('button.demo');
  await page.waitForTimeout(3000);

  // Close to save video
  await context.close();
  await browser.close();

  console.log('Recording saved to ./recordings/');
}

recordDemo();

Run with:

npx ts-node scripts/record-demo.ts
# or
npx tsx scripts/record-demo.ts

Recording Configuration

Viewport Sizes

// Standard 1080p (recommended for Remotion)
viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 }

// 720p (smaller files)
viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 }

// Square (social media)
viewport: { width: 1080, height: 1080 }

// Mobile
viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 } // iPhone 14

Video Quality Settings

const context = await browser.newContext({
  viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
  recordVideo: {
    dir: './recordings',
    size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } // Match viewport for crisp output
  },
  // Slow down for visibility
  // Note: slowMo is on browser launch, not context
});

// For slow motion, launch browser with slowMo
const browser = await chromium.launch({
  slowMo: 100 // 100ms delay between actions
});

Recording Patterns

Form Submission Demo

import { chromium } from 'playwright';

async function recordFormDemo() {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({ slowMo: 50 });
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: { dir: './recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } }
  });
  const page = await context.newPage();

  await page.goto('https://myapp.com/form');
  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);

  // Type with realistic speed
  await page.fill('#name', 'John Smith', { timeout: 5000 });
  await page.waitForTimeout(500);

  await page.fill('#email', 'john@example.com');
  await page.waitForTimeout(500);

  // Click submit
  await page.click('button[type="submit"]');

  // Wait for result
  await page.waitForSelector('.success-message');
  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);

  await context.close();
  await browser.close();
}

Multi-Page Navigation

async function recordNavDemo() {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({ slowMo: 100 });
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: { dir: './recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } }
  });
  const page = await context.newPage();

  // Page 1
  await page.goto('https://myapp.com');
  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);

  // Navigate to page 2
  await page.click('nav a[href="/features"]');
  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);

  // Navigate to page 3
  await page.click('nav a[href="/pricing"]');
  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);

  await context.close();
  await browser.close();
}

Scroll Demo

async function recordScrollDemo() {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: { dir: './recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } }
  });
  const page = await context.newPage();

  await page.goto('https://myapp.com/long-page');
  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);

  // Smooth scroll
  await page.evaluate(async () => {
    const delay = (ms: number) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      window.scrollBy({ top: 200, behavior: 'smooth' });
      await delay(300);
    }
  });

  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
  await context.close();
  await browser.close();
}

Login Flow

async function recordLoginDemo() {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({ slowMo: 75 });
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: { dir: './recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } }
  });
  const page = await context.newPage();

  await page.goto('https://myapp.com/login');
  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);

  await page.fill('#email', 'demo@example.com');
  await page.waitForTimeout(300);

  await page.fill('#password', '••••••••');
  await page.waitForTimeout(500);

  await page.click('button[type="submit"]');

  // Wait for dashboard
  await page.waitForURL('**/dashboard');
  await page.waitForTimeout(3000);

  await context.close();
  await browser.close();
}

Cursor Highlighting

Playwright doesn't show cursor by default. Add visual indicators:

CSS Cursor Highlight

// Inject cursor visualization
await page.addStyleTag({
  content: `
    * { cursor: none !important; }
    .playwright-cursor {
      position: fixed;
      width: 24px;
      height: 24px;
      background: rgba(255, 100, 100, 0.5);
      border: 2px solid rgba(255, 50, 50, 0.8);
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 999999;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      transition: transform 0.1s ease;
    }
    .playwright-cursor.clicking {
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.8);
      background: rgba(255, 50, 50, 0.8);
    }
  `
});

// Add cursor element
await page.evaluate(() => {
  const cursor = document.createElement('div');
  cursor.className = 'playwright-cursor';
  document.body.appendChild(cursor);

  document.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
    cursor.style.left = e.clientX + 'px';
    cursor.style.top = e.clientY + 'px';
  });

  document.addEventListener('mousedown', () => cursor.classList.add('clicking'));
  document.addEventListener('mouseup', () => cursor.classList.remove('clicking'));
});

Click Ripple Effect

// Add click ripple visualization
await page.addStyleTag({
  content: `
    .click-ripple {
      position: fixed;
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: rgba(234, 88, 12, 0.4);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 999998;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0);
      animation: ripple 0.4s ease-out forwards;
    }
    @keyframes ripple {
      to {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(2);
        opacity: 0;
      }
    }
  `
});

// Custom click function with ripple
async function clickWithRipple(page, selector) {
  const element = await page.locator(selector);
  const box = await element.boundingBox();

  await page.evaluate(({ x, y }) => {
    const ripple = document.createElement('div');
    ripple.className = 'click-ripple';
    ripple.style.left = x + 'px';
    ripple.style.top = y + 'px';
    document.body.appendChild(ripple);
    setTimeout(() => ripple.remove(), 400);
  }, { x: box.x + box.width / 2, y: box.y + box.height / 2 });

  await element.click();
}

Output for Remotion

Move Recording to public/demos/

import { chromium } from 'playwright';
import * as fs from 'fs';
import * as path from 'path';

async function recordForRemotion(outputName: string) {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({ slowMo: 50 });
  const context = await browser.newContext({
    viewport: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
    recordVideo: { dir: './temp-recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } }
  });
  const page = await context.newPage();

  // ... recording actions ...

  await context.close();

  // Get the video path
  const video = page.video();
  const videoPath = await video?.path();

  if (videoPath) {
    const destPath = `./public/demos/${outputName}.webm`;
    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(destPath), { recursive: true });
    fs.renameSync(videoPath, destPath);
    console.log(`Recording saved to: ${destPath}`);

    // Get duration for config
    // Use ffprobe: ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of csv=p=0 file.webm
  }

  await browser.close();
}

Convert WebM to MP4

Playwright outputs WebM. Convert for better Remotion compatibility:

ffmpeg -i recording.webm -c:v libx264 -crf 20 -preset medium -movflags faststart public/demos/demo.mp4

Interactive Recording

For user-driven recordings where you manually perform actions:

// Inject ESC key listener to stop recording
async function injectStopListener(page: Page): Promise<void> {
  await page.evaluate(() => {
    if ((window as any).__escListenerAdded) return;
    (window as any).__escListenerAdded = true;
    (window as any).__stopRecording = false;
    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
        e.preventDefault();
        (window as any).__stopRecording = true;
      }
    });
  });
}

// Poll for stop signal - handle navigation errors gracefully
while (!stopped) {
  try {
    const shouldStop = await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).__stopRecording === true);
    if (shouldStop) break;
  } catch {
    // Page navigating - continue recording
  }
  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 200));
}

Key insight: page.evaluate() throws during navigation. Use try/catch and continue - don't treat errors as stop signals.

Window Scaling for Laptops

Record at full 1080p while showing a smaller window:

const scale = 0.75; // 75% window size
const context = await browser.newContext({
  viewport: { width: 1920 * scale, height: 1080 * scale },
  deviceScaleFactor: 1 / scale,
  recordVideo: { dir: './recordings', size: { width: 1920, height: 1080 } },
});

Cookie Banner Dismissal

Comprehensive selector list for common consent platforms:

const COOKIE_SELECTORS = [
  '#onetrust-accept-btn-handler',           // OneTrust
  '#CybotCookiebotDialogBodyButtonAccept',  // Cookiebot
  '.cc-btn.cc-dismiss',                      // Cookie Consent by Insites
  '[class*="cookie"] button[class*="accept"]',
  '[class*="consent"] button[class*="accept"]',
  'button:has-text("Accept all")',
  'button:has-text("Accept cookies")',
  'button:has-text("Got it")',
];

async function dismissCookieBanners(page: Page): Promise<void> {
  await page.waitForTimeout(500);
  for (const selector of COOKIE_SELECTORS) {
    try {
      const btn = page.locator(selector).first();
      if (await btn.isVisible({ timeout: 100 })) {
        await btn.click({ timeout: 500 });
        return;
      }
    } catch { /* try next */ }
  }
}

Call after page.goto() and on page.on('load') for navigation.

Important: Injected Elements Appear in Video

Warning: Any DOM elements you inject (cursors, control panels, overlays) will be recorded. For UI-free recordings, use terminal-based controls only (Ctrl+C, max duration timer).

Tips for Good Demo Recordings

Use slowMo - 50-100ms makes actions visible
Add waitForTimeout - Pause between actions for comprehension
Wait for animations - Use waitForLoadState('networkidle')
Match Remotion dimensions - 1920x1080 at 30fps typical
Test without recording first - Debug before final capture
Clear browser state - Use fresh context for clean demos
Dismiss cookie banners - Use comprehensive selector list above
Re-inject on navigation - Cursor/listeners reset on page load

Feedback & Contributions

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FAQ

What does the playwright-recording skill do?

How do I install playwright-recording?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit --skill playwright-recording in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/playwright-recording/ (personal) or .claude/skills/playwright-recording/ (project).

Which AI agents can use playwright-recording?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is playwright-recording safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains playwright-recording?

It is published by digitalsamba in digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit. It has 1,329 recorded installs.