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PhantomJS ([www.phantomjs.org](http://phantomjs.org)) is a headless WebKit with JavaScript API.
# [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org) - Scriptable Headless WebKit
It has **fast** and **native** support for DOM handling, CSS selector, JSON, Canvas, and SVG.
PhantomJS ([www.phantomjs.org](http://phantomjs.org)) is a headless WebKit with JavaScript API. The latest [stable release](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ReleaseNotes) is version 1.5 (codenamed "Ghost Flower").
PhantomJS is cross-platform, it can be compiled for Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X.
Refer to the [build instructions](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/BuildInstructions)
for details.
## Features
**Note**: If you are on Mac OS X, [read the notice](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/BuildInstructions#Mac_OS_X)
before you start using `brew` or `port` to install Qt and/or PhantomJS.
- **Multiplatform**, available on major operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, other Unices.
- **Fast and native implementation** of web standards: DOM, CSS, JavaScript, Canvas, SVG. No emulation!
- **Pure headless (X11) on Linux**, ideal for continuous integration systems.
- **Easy to install**: [Download](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/Installation), unpack, and start having fun in just 5 minutes.
- Scripts can be written in **JavaScript** or **CoffeeScript**.
PhantomJS scripts can be written in JavaScript or [CoffeeScript](http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/).
## Questions?
See also [quick start guide](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/QuickStart)
and more [advanced examples](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ServiceIntegration)
which show various PhantomJS scripts, covering:
- Explore the complete [documentation](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/PhantomJS?tm=6).
- Join the [mailing-list](http://groups.google.com/group/phantomjs) and discuss with other PhantomJS fans.
* getting driving direction
* showing weather forecast conditions
* finding pizza in New York
* looking up approximate location based on IP address
* pulling the list of seasonal food
* running regression tests from command line
* producing PDF version of a Wikipedia article
* rasterizing SVG to image
Do not forget to consult the concise [API Reference](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/Interface).
PhantomJS is based on [Qt](http://qt.nokia.com).
The latest [stable release](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ReleaseNotes) is version 1.5 ("Ghost Flower").
If you want to contribute, please read the [Contribution Guide](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ContributionGuide).