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Browser Automation: Firecrawl Alternative using Headful Chrome for Web Crawling
If you’ve tried to scrape the modern web in 2025, you already know the story: more JavaScript, more React, more bot protection, and fewer pages that “just work” with simple HTML fetches. Modern web servers often require sophisticated handling of HTTP requests to retrieve content, especially from complex websites. Traditional browser automation tools often suffer from broken scripts when websites change their structure, leading to high maintenance and frequent updates. AI-powered solutions can minimize maintenance and automatically adapt to website changes, significantly reducing ongoing effort compared to traditional methods.
Author: Maclaren Scott