Headless Browser! What does it mean.? As name suggests, It is a browser without head.i.e., without GUI.
Headless Browsers are a kind of simulation programs of real browsers, but without GUI. Having said that, these may not be 100% equal to real browsers as they have its own limitations. Here are few popular headless browsers:
Headless browsers come with its own Pros & Cons.
Below snippet would show you, How to make Chrome & Firefox work in Headless mode.
Headless Browsers are a kind of simulation programs of real browsers, but without GUI. Having said that, these may not be 100% equal to real browsers as they have its own limitations. Here are few popular headless browsers:
- Headless Chrome
- Headless Firefox
- HtmlUnit Driver
- PhantomJS
- SlimmerJS
Headless browsers come with its own Pros & Cons.
Pros:
- Improves the execution speed,in turn increases the performance.
- Can be executed on Browser-less setups like Servers(without browsers).
- Useful while scraping the web.
- Simulate multiple browser versions on a single machine.
Cons:
- It doesn't mimic the real user.
- Debugging is quite difficult.
Below snippet would show you, How to make Chrome & Firefox work in Headless mode.
