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PhantomJS ([www.phantomjs.org](http://phantomjs.org)) is a headless WebKit with JavaScript API.
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It has **fast** and **native** support for DOM handling, CSS selector, JSON, Canvas, and SVG.
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PhantomJS is cross-platform, it can be compiled for Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X.
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Refer to the [build instructions](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/BuildInstructions)
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for details.
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**Note**: If you are on Mac OS X, [read the notice](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/BuildInstructions#Mac_OS_X)
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before you start using `brew` or `port` to install Qt and/or PhantomJS.
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PhantomJS scripts can be written in JavaScript or [CoffeeScript](http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/).
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See also [quick start guide](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/QuickStart)
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and more [advanced examples](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ServiceIntegration)
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which show various PhantomJS scripts, covering:
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* getting driving direction
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* showing weather forecast conditions
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* finding pizza in New York
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* looking up approximate location based on IP address
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* pulling the list of seasonal food
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* running regression tests from command line
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* producing PDF version of a Wikipedia article
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* rasterizing SVG to image
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Do not forget to consult the concise [API Reference](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/Interface).
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PhantomJS is based on [Qt](http://qt.nokia.com). There are two implementations, using C++ and Python.
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The latest [stable release](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ReleaseNotes) is version 1.4 ("Glory of the Snow").
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If you want to contribute, please read the [Contribution Guide](http://code.google.com/p/phantomjs/wiki/ContributionGuide).
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