v1.76.0

ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-aiv1.76.0Apr 9, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Introduces a new lightweight scraping backend to reduce dependencies and optimizes CI costs.

Key Highlights

  • Added PlasmateLoader as a lightweight scraping backend (no Chrome needed)
  • Reduced GitHub Actions costs by approximately 85% on PRs

New Features

  • PlasmateLoader backend

Full Release Notes

## [1.76.0](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-ai/compare/v1.75.1...v1.76.0) (2026-04-09)


### Features

* add PlasmateLoader as lightweight scraping backend (no Chrome needed) ([9dd1fb5](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-ai/commit/9dd1fb54ed2ad08e968444cde0cd052f0c32f60a)), closes [#1055](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-ai/issues/1055)


### CI

* reduce GitHub Actions costs by ~85% on PRs ([403080a](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-ai/commit/403080ad82c2097b111d3472cc0c6d4ee709c6fe))