What browsers does Cypress support?

Q: What browsers does Cypress support?

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge (Chromium version) Brave Electron (bundled with Cypress by default) Firefox (Stable, Developer Edition, Nightly) WebKit / Safari – Not officially supported: Safari is not currently supported because Cypress relies on the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP), which WebKit doesn’t use. Internet Explorer – Not supported

Difficulty: 4/10

browser support, cross-browser testing, Cypress limitations

Chromium-based Browsers and Firefox are supported

1
Google Chrome
2
Microsoft Edge (Chromium version)
3
Brave
4
Electron (bundled with Cypress by default)
5
Firefox (Stable, Developer Edition, Nightly)

Partial/Experimental Support

1
WebKit / Safari – Not officially supported: Safari is not currently supported because Cypress relies on the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP), which WebKit doesn’t use.
2
Internet Explorer – Not supported

Scenario Questions

0-2 years experience

2-5 years experience

1You added a test that passes locally on Chrome but fails on Edge in CI. Walk me through how you'd debug the browser compatibility issue.

Follow-up Questions