Lightpanda

Built from scratch in Zig, Lightpanda is a revolutionary headless browser engineered specifically for AI workflows and web automation. Key performance metrics show it's 11x faster and uses 9x less memory than Chrome headless when handling 100 pages.

The browser excels in three core areas:

• Large-scale scraping with minimal resource footprint
• AI agent integration with instant startup and full embedding
• Website automation with complete JavaScript execution and web API support

Lightpanda integrates seamlessly with existing tools like Puppeteer and Playwright, requiring minimal code changes. Its dual-engine approach lets you choose between Lightpanda's innovative browser or Chrome's proven reliability based on your needs.

Technical highlights:

• Built from ground up, not a fork or patch
• Written in Zig for maximum performance
• Purpose-built for headless operation
• Fully compatible with standard automation tools
• Cloud-ready with easy scaling capabilities