puppeteer/puppeteerGitHub
calls ferrum “Ruby users needing headless Chrome automation via the DevTools Protocol.”
JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox
95.6kTypeScriptactive
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segment-boneyard/nightmareGitHub
calls ferrum “Ruby library for Chrome automation; pick in a Ruby codebase needing headless browsing.”
A high-level browser automation library.
19.8kJavaScriptdormant
chromedp/chromedpGitHub
calls ferrum “Choose over chromedp when you need Ruby-native headless Chrome automation via CDP instead of integrating a Go library.”
A faster, simpler way to drive browsers supporting the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
13.3kGoactive
seleniumbase/SeleniumBaseGitHub
calls ferrum “Ruby API for headless Chrome; choose for Ruby projects.”
📊 APIs for web automation, testing, and bypassing bot-detection.
13.0kPythonactive
mherrmann/heliumGitHub
calls ferrum “Choose it for Ruby applications that want a headless Chrome/CDP API rather than a Python Selenium wrapper.”
Lighter web automation with Python
8.3kPythonactive
go-rod/rodGitHub
calls ferrum “Choose it over Rod in Ruby projects when you need headless Chrome control through CDP.”
A Chrome DevTools Protocol driver for web automation and scraping.
7.1kGoactive
autoscrape-labs/pydollGitHub
calls ferrum “When you are in Ruby and want CDP-driven headless Chrome automation, accepting that anti-detection must be handled separately.”
Pydoll is a library for automating chromium-based browsers without a WebDriver, offering realistic interactions.
7.0kHTMLactive
microlinkhq/browserlessGitHub
calls ferrum “Choose if your stack is Ruby and you need a low-level headless Chrome API without Puppeteer.”
The headless Chrome/Chromium driver on top of Puppeteer. Take screenshots, generate PDFs, extract text and HTML with a production-ready API.
1.8kJavaScriptactive