diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 94d13a0e93..bf5b117533 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ lib/injected/
 # root for "playwright-core" package
 !index.js
 
-# root for "playwright-core/web"
-!web.js
+# browser descriptor
+!browsers.json
diff --git a/browser_patches/README.md b/browser_patches/README.md
index b3f8091825..caa769623c 100644
--- a/browser_patches/README.md
+++ b/browser_patches/README.md
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ You can check the CDN status:
 $ ./browser_patches/tools/check_cdn.sh
 ```
 
-As the builds appear, you can roll to a new browser version in the `./package.json` file.
+As the builds appear, you can roll to a new browser version in the `./browsers.json` file.
diff --git a/browsers.json b/browsers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa0bde1a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browsers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "browsers": [
+    {
+      "name": "chromium",
+      "revision": "760827"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "firefox",
+      "revision": "1087"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "webkit",
+      "revision": "1211"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/download-browser.js b/download-browser.js
index 0e98d1bde1..214757bbe9 100644
--- a/download-browser.js
+++ b/download-browser.js
@@ -15,44 +15,55 @@
  */
 
 const path = require('path');
+const { getFromENV, logPolitely } = require('./lib/helper.js');
+const { Playwright } = require('./lib/server/playwright.js');
 const browserFetcher = require('./lib/server/browserFetcher.js');
-const packageJSON = require('./package.json');
 
-function resolveBrowser(packagePath, browserName) {
-  const browsersPath = getFromENV('PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH');
-  const baseDir = browsersPath || path.join(packagePath, '.local-browsers');
-  const browserRevision = packageJSON.playwright[`${browserName}_revision`];
-  return { baseDir, browserRevision };
+function browsersPath(packagePath) {
+  const result = getFromENV('PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH');
+  return result || path.join(packagePath, '.local-browsers');
 }
 
-function executablePath(packagePath, browserName) {
-  const { baseDir, browserRevision } = resolveBrowser(packagePath, browserName);
-  return browserFetcher.executablePath(baseDir, browserName, browserRevision);
+function executablePath(packagePath, browser) {
+  return browserFetcher.executablePath(browsersPath(packagePath), browser.name, browser.revision);
 }
 
-function targetDirectory(packagePath, browserName) {
-  const { baseDir, browserRevision } = resolveBrowser(packagePath, browserName);
-  return browserFetcher.targetDirectory(baseDir, browserName, browserRevision);
+function targetDirectory(packagePath, browser) {
+  return browserFetcher.targetDirectory(browsersPath(packagePath), browser.name, browser.revision);
 }
 
-async function downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(packagePath, browserName) {
-  const { baseDir, browserRevision } = resolveBrowser(packagePath, browserName);
-  if (getFromENV('PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD'))
-    return browserFetcher.downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(null);
+async function downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar(packagePath, browsersJSON) {
+  if (getFromENV('PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD')) {
+    logPolitely('Skipping browsers download because `PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD` env variable is set');
+    return false;
+  }
+  for (const browser of browsersJSON.browsers)
+    await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(packagePath, browser);
+}
+
+async function downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(packagePath, browser) {
   return browserFetcher.downloadBrowserWithProgressBar({
-    baseDir,
-    browserName,
-    browserRevision,
-    progressBarName: `${browserName} for playwright v${packageJSON.version}`,
+    baseDir: browsersPath(packagePath),
+    browserName: browser.name,
+    browserRevision: browser.revision,
     serverHost: getFromENV('PLAYWRIGHT_DOWNLOAD_HOST'),
   });
 }
 
-function getFromENV(name) {
-  let value = process.env[name];
-  value = value || process.env[`npm_config_${name.toLowerCase()}`];
-  value = value || process.env[`npm_package_config_${name.toLowerCase()}`];
-  return value;
+function initializePlaywright(packagePath, browsersJSON) {
+  const browsers = browsersJSON.browsers;
+  const playwright = new Playwright({
+    browsers: browsers.map(browser => browser.name),
+  });
+  for (const browser of browsers)
+    playwright[browser.name]._executablePath = executablePath(packagePath, browser);
+  return playwright;
 }
 
-module.exports = { targetDirectory, executablePath, downloadBrowserWithProgressBar };
+module.exports = {
+  executablePath,
+  targetDirectory,
+  downloadBrowserWithProgressBar,
+  downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar,
+  initializePlaywright
+};
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 05a5e7b874..531b582ab5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,17 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
-const { Playwright } = require('./lib/server/playwright.js');
-const { executablePath } = require('./download-browser.js');
 
-const playwright = new Playwright({
-  browsers: ['webkit', 'chromium', 'firefox'],
-});
+const { initializePlaywright } = require('./download-browser');
 
-playwright.chromium._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'chromium');
-playwright.firefox._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'firefox');
-playwright.webkit._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'webkit');
-
-module.exports = playwright;
+module.exports = initializePlaywright(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/install-from-github.js b/install-from-github.js
index b84fa3e557..12a1192dc6 100644
--- a/install-from-github.js
+++ b/install-from-github.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const util = require('util');
 const rmAsync = util.promisify(require('rimraf'));
-const existsAsync = path => fs.promises.access(path).then(() => true, e => false);
 
 (async () => {
   const SRC_FOLDER = path.join(__dirname, 'src');
@@ -66,18 +65,16 @@ async function listFiles(dirpath) {
 async function downloadAllBrowsersAndGenerateProtocolTypes() {
   const { targetDirectory, executablePath, downloadBrowserWithProgressBar } = require('./download-browser');
   const protocolGenerator = require('./utils/protocol-types-generator');
-  if (await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'chromium'))
-    await protocolGenerator.generateChromiumProtocol(executablePath(__dirname, 'chromium')).catch(console.warn);
-  if (await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'firefox'))
-    await protocolGenerator.generateFirefoxProtocol(executablePath(__dirname, 'firefox')).catch(console.warn);
-  if (await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'webkit'))
-    await protocolGenerator.generateWebKitProtocol(executablePath(__dirname, 'webkit')).catch(console.warn);
+  const browsers = require('./browsers.json')['browsers'];
+  for (const browser of browsers) {
+    if (await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, browser))
+      await protocolGenerator.generateProtocol(browser.name, executablePath(__dirname, browser)).catch(console.warn);
+  }
 
   // Cleanup stale revisions.
   const directories = new Set(await readdirAsync(path.join(__dirname, '.local-browsers')));
-  directories.delete(targetDirectory(__dirname, 'chromium'));
-  directories.delete(targetDirectory(__dirname, 'firefox'));
-  directories.delete(targetDirectory(__dirname, 'webkit'));
+  for (const browser of browsers)
+    directories.delete(targetDirectory(__dirname, browser));
   await Promise.all([...directories].map(directory => rmAsync(directory)));
 
   try {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a46048bcd6..48e0347bcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
     "node": ">=10.15.0"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
-  "playwright": {
-    "chromium_revision": "760827",
-    "firefox_revision": "1087",
-    "webkit_revision": "1211"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "ctest": "cross-env BROWSER=chromium node --unhandled-rejections=strict test/test.js",
     "ftest": "cross-env BROWSER=firefox node --unhandled-rejections=strict test/test.js",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-chromium/browsers.json b/packages/playwright-chromium/browsers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2069feb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright-chromium/browsers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "browsers": [
+    {
+      "name": "chromium",
+      "revision": "760827"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/playwright-chromium/index.js b/packages/playwright-chromium/index.js
index 63494f4c50..c89987b126 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-chromium/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-chromium/index.js
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { Playwright } = require('playwright-core/lib/server/playwright.js');
-const { executablePath } = require('playwright-core/download-browser.js');
+const { initializePlaywright } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-const playwright = new Playwright({
-  browsers: ['chromium'],
-});
-
-playwright.chromium._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'chromium');
-
-module.exports = playwright;
+module.exports = initializePlaywright(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js b/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
index eacdcb3199..5e65804376 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-chromium/install.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { downloadBrowserWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
+const { downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-(async function() {
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'chromium');
-})();
+downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-firefox/browsers.json b/packages/playwright-firefox/browsers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82f63bcb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright-firefox/browsers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "browsers": [
+    {
+      "name": "firefox",
+      "revision": "1087"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/playwright-firefox/index.js b/packages/playwright-firefox/index.js
index 0e0c97a380..c89987b126 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-firefox/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-firefox/index.js
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { Playwright } = require('playwright-core/lib/server/playwright.js');
-const { executablePath } = require('playwright-core/download-browser.js');
+const { initializePlaywright } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-const playwright = new Playwright({
-  browsers: ['firefox'],
-});
-
-playwright.firefox._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'firefox');
-
-module.exports = playwright;
+module.exports = initializePlaywright(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js b/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
index 8d899ac10e..5e65804376 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-firefox/install.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { downloadBrowserWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
+const { downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-(async function() {
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'firefox');
-})();
+downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-webkit/browsers.json b/packages/playwright-webkit/browsers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d996423a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright-webkit/browsers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "browsers": [
+    {
+      "name": "webkit",
+      "revision": "1211"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/playwright-webkit/index.js b/packages/playwright-webkit/index.js
index 4b71f572d4..8390e61bb5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-webkit/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-webkit/index.js
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { Playwright } = require('playwright-core/lib/server/playwright.js');
-const { executablePath } = require('playwright-core/download-browser.js');
+const { initializePlaywright } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-const playwright = new Playwright({
-  browsers: ['webkit'],
-});
-
-playwright.webkit._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'webkit');
-
-module.exports = playwright;
+module.exports = initializePlaywright(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js b/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
index 2fb0742778..5e65804376 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-webkit/install.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { downloadBrowserWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
+const { downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-(async function() {
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'webkit');
-})();
+downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright/browsers.json b/packages/playwright/browsers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa0bde1a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright/browsers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "browsers": [
+    {
+      "name": "chromium",
+      "revision": "760827"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "firefox",
+      "revision": "1087"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "webkit",
+      "revision": "1211"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/playwright/index.js b/packages/playwright/index.js
index 3ff74a36f1..8390e61bb5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright/index.js
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-const { Playwright } = require('playwright-core/lib/server/playwright.js');
-const { executablePath } = require('playwright-core/download-browser.js');
-
-const playwright = new Playwright({
-  browsers: ['webkit', 'chromium', 'firefox'],
-});
-
-playwright.chromium._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'chromium');
-playwright.webkit._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'webkit');
-playwright.firefox._executablePath = executablePath(__dirname, 'firefox');
-
-module.exports = playwright;
+const { initializePlaywright } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
+module.exports = initializePlaywright(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright/install.js b/packages/playwright/install.js
index 7a16e96ef2..5e65804376 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/install.js
+++ b/packages/playwright/install.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
- const { downloadBrowserWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
+const { downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar } = require('playwright-core/download-browser');
 
-(async function() {
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'chromium');
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'firefox');
-  await downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(__dirname, 'webkit');
-})();
+downloadBrowsersWithProgressBar(__dirname, require('./browsers.json'));
diff --git a/src/helper.ts b/src/helper.ts
index fac74aaac8..5a78434185 100644
--- a/src/helper.ts
+++ b/src/helper.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@ export function assert(value: any, message?: string): asserts value {
     throw new Error(message);
 }
 
+export function getFromENV(name: string) {
+  let value = process.env[name];
+  value = value || process.env[`npm_config_${name.toLowerCase()}`];
+  value = value || process.env[`npm_package_config_${name.toLowerCase()}`];
+  return value;
+}
+
+export function logPolitely(toBeLogged: string) {
+  const logLevel = process.env.npm_config_loglevel;
+  const logLevelDisplay = ['silent', 'error', 'warn'].indexOf(logLevel || '') > -1;
+
+  if (!logLevelDisplay)
+    console.log(toBeLogged);  // eslint-disable-line no-console
+}
+
 const escapeGlobChars = new Set(['/', '$', '^', '+', '.', '(', ')', '=', '!', '|']);
 
 export const helper = Helper;
diff --git a/src/server/browserFetcher.ts b/src/server/browserFetcher.ts
index f50de20e2d..bad3b403c3 100644
--- a/src/server/browserFetcher.ts
+++ b/src/server/browserFetcher.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import * as ProgressBar from 'progress';
 import { getProxyForUrl } from 'proxy-from-env';
 import * as URL from 'url';
 import * as util from 'util';
-import { assert } from '../helper';
+import { assert, logPolitely } from '../helper';
 
 const unlinkAsync = util.promisify(fs.unlink.bind(fs));
 const chmodAsync = util.promisify(fs.chmod.bind(fs));
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ export type DownloadOptions = {
   baseDir: string,
   browserName: BrowserName,
   browserRevision: string,
-  progressBarName: string,
   serverHost?: string,
 };
 
@@ -155,17 +154,13 @@ export function executablePath(baseDir: string, browserName: BrowserName, browse
   return path.join(targetDirectory(baseDir, browserName, browserRevision), ...relativePath);
 }
 
-export async function downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(options: DownloadOptions | null): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (!options) {
-    logPolitely('Skipping browsers download because `PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD` env variable is set');
-    return false;
-  }
+export async function downloadBrowserWithProgressBar(options: DownloadOptions): Promise<boolean> {
   const {
     baseDir,
     browserName,
     browserRevision,
-    progressBarName
   } = options;
+  const progressBarName = `${browserName} v${browserRevision}`;
   assert(baseDir, '`baseDir` must be provided');
   const targetDir = targetDirectory(baseDir, browserName, browserRevision);
   if (await existsAsync(targetDir)) {
@@ -212,20 +207,11 @@ function toMegabytes(bytes: number) {
   return `${Math.round(mb * 10) / 10} Mb`;
 }
 
-function logPolitely(toBeLogged: string) {
-  const logLevel = process.env.npm_config_loglevel;
-  const logLevelDisplay = ['silent', 'error', 'warn'].indexOf(logLevel || '') > -1;
-
-  if (!logLevelDisplay)
-    console.log(toBeLogged);  // eslint-disable-line no-console
-}
-
 export async function canDownload(browserName: BrowserName, browserRevision: string, platform: BrowserPlatform): Promise<boolean> {
   const url = revisionURL({
     baseDir: '',
     browserName,
-    browserRevision,
-    progressBarName: '',
+    browserRevision
   }, platform);
   let resolve: (result: boolean) => void = () => {};
   const promise = new Promise<boolean>(x => resolve = x);
diff --git a/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js b/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
index 483979e245..3aeb8bcd52 100644
--- a/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
+++ b/utils/protocol-types-generator/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 const os = require('os');
 const util = require('util');
 
+async function generateProtocol(name, executablePath) {
+  if (name === 'chromium')
+    return generateChromiumProtocol(executablePath);
+  if (name === 'firefox')
+    return generateFirefoxProtocol(executablePath);
+  if (name === 'webkit')
+    return generateWebKitProtocol(executablePath);
+}
+
 async function generateChromiumProtocol(executablePath) {
   const outputPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'src', 'chromium', 'protocol.ts');
   const playwright = await require('../../index').chromium;
@@ -215,4 +224,4 @@ function firefoxTypeToString(type, indent='    ') {
   return type['$type'];
 }
 
-module.exports = {generateChromiumProtocol, generateFirefoxProtocol, generateWebKitProtocol};
+module.exports = { generateProtocol };