Is it safe to delete Puppeteer browsers?
Chrome builds that Puppeteer downloads for the projects that use it, shared between projects.
Usually safe
It can be recreated, but it takes a download, a reinstall or the tool's own command.
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What it is
Since version 19, Puppeteer downloads the browsers it controls into this shared folder when you install it in a project, so projects can reuse them. If the folder is removed, scripts that use Puppeteer can't start a browser until it's installed again, for example when the project's dependencies are installed.
If it's removed
Scripts and tests that use Puppeteer can't start a browser until it's downloaded again, which happens when you reinstall the project's dependencies.
How it's removed
Moved to the Trash, where you can restore it.
The free analyzer finds it and explains it. Removing it is Pro, after a review sheet that lists every move and command. It's never checked for you: it waits for your choice.
Sources
Last checked on 26 Sep 2026. Every entry is written and checked by hand; the app and the command-line tool use the same words.