diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index d6bc0331f995a..79efd4a46ed3f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import { Debugger } from './debugger';
 import type { CallMetadata, InstrumentationListener, SdkObject } from './instrumentation';
 import { ContextRecorder, generateFrameSelector } from './recorder/contextRecorder';
 import type { IRecorderAppFactory, IRecorderApp, IRecorder } from './recorder/recorderFrontend';
-import { buildFullSelector, metadataToCallLog } from './recorder/recorderUtils';
+import { metadataToCallLog } from './recorder/recorderUtils';
 import type * as actions from '@recorder/actions';
+import { buildFullSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils';
 
 const recorderSymbol = Symbol('recorderSymbol');
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderRunner.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderRunner.ts
index 381d9b6fc5f55..b0f476ffb1eef 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderRunner.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import type { CallMetadata } from '../instrumentation';
 import type { Page } from '../page';
 import type * as actions from '@recorder/actions';
 import type * as types from '../types';
-import { buildFullSelector, mainFrameForAction } from './recorderUtils';
+import { mainFrameForAction } from './recorderUtils';
+import { buildFullSelector } from '../../utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils';
 
 export async function performAction(callMetadata: CallMetadata, pageAliases: Map<Page, string>, actionInContext: actions.ActionInContext) {
   const mainFrame = mainFrameForAction(pageAliases, actionInContext);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
index be8a04a9c34f1..fafeaee434cbc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderUtils.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ import type { CallLog, CallLogStatus } from '@recorder/recorderTypes';
 import type { Page } from '../page';
 import type { Frame } from '../frames';
 import type * as actions from '@recorder/actions';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
-import { toKeyboardModifiers } from '../codegen/language';
-import { serializeExpectedTextValues } from '../../utils/expectUtils';
 import { createGuid } from '../../utils';
-import { serializeValue } from '../../protocol/serializers';
+import { buildFullSelector, traceParamsForAction } from '../../utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils';
 
 export function metadataToCallLog(metadata: CallMetadata, status: CallLogStatus): CallLog {
   let title = metadata.apiName || metadata.method;
@@ -53,10 +50,6 @@ export function metadataToCallLog(metadata: CallMetadata, status: CallLogStatus)
   return callLog;
 }
 
-export function buildFullSelector(framePath: string[], selector: string) {
-  return [...framePath, selector].join(' >> internal:control=enter-frame >> ');
-}
-
 export function mainFrameForAction(pageAliases: Map<Page, string>, actionInContext: actions.ActionInContext): Frame {
   const pageAlias = actionInContext.frame.pageAlias;
   const page = [...pageAliases.entries()].find(([, alias]) => pageAlias === alias)?.[0];
@@ -77,117 +70,6 @@ export async function frameForAction(pageAliases: Map<Page, string>, actionInCon
   return result.frame;
 }
 
-export function traceParamsForAction(actionInContext: actions.ActionInContext): { method: string, params: any } {
-  const { action } = actionInContext;
-
-  switch (action.name) {
-    case 'navigate': {
-      const params: channels.FrameGotoParams = {
-        url: action.url,
-      };
-      return { method: 'goto', params };
-    }
-    case 'openPage':
-    case 'closePage':
-      throw new Error('Not reached');
-  }
-
-  const selector = buildFullSelector(actionInContext.frame.framePath, action.selector);
-  switch (action.name) {
-    case 'click': {
-      const params: channels.FrameClickParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-        modifiers: toKeyboardModifiers(action.modifiers),
-        button: action.button,
-        clickCount: action.clickCount,
-        position: action.position,
-      };
-      return { method: 'click', params };
-    }
-    case 'press': {
-      const params: channels.FramePressParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-        key: [...toKeyboardModifiers(action.modifiers), action.key].join('+'),
-      };
-      return { method: 'press', params };
-    }
-    case 'fill': {
-      const params: channels.FrameFillParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-        value: action.text,
-      };
-      return { method: 'fill', params };
-    }
-    case 'setInputFiles': {
-      const params: channels.FrameSetInputFilesParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-        localPaths: action.files,
-      };
-      return { method: 'setInputFiles', params };
-    }
-    case 'check': {
-      const params: channels.FrameCheckParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-      };
-      return { method: 'check', params };
-    }
-    case 'uncheck': {
-      const params: channels.FrameUncheckParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-      };
-      return { method: 'uncheck', params };
-    }
-    case 'select': {
-      const params: channels.FrameSelectOptionParams = {
-        selector,
-        strict: true,
-        options: action.options.map(option => ({ value: option })),
-      };
-      return { method: 'selectOption', params };
-    }
-    case 'assertChecked': {
-      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
-        selector: action.selector,
-        expression: 'to.be.checked',
-        isNot: !action.checked,
-      };
-      return { method: 'expect', params };
-    }
-    case 'assertText': {
-      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
-        selector,
-        expression: 'to.have.text',
-        expectedText: serializeExpectedTextValues([action.text], { matchSubstring: action.substring, normalizeWhiteSpace: true }),
-        isNot: false,
-      };
-      return { method: 'expect', params };
-    }
-    case 'assertValue': {
-      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
-        selector,
-        expression: 'to.have.value',
-        expectedValue: { value: serializeValue(action.value, value => ({ fallThrough: value })), handles: [] },
-        isNot: false,
-      };
-      return { method: 'expect', params };
-    }
-    case 'assertVisible': {
-      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
-        selector,
-        expression: 'to.be.visible',
-        isNot: false,
-      };
-      return { method: 'expect', params };
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 export function callMetadataForAction(pageAliases: Map<Page, string>, actionInContext: actions.ActionInContext): { callMetadata: CallMetadata, mainFrame: Frame } {
   const mainFrame = mainFrameForAction(pageAliases, actionInContext);
   const { method, params } = traceParamsForAction(actionInContext);
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
index 83b7fe612005e..c3317fcab4269 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
   private _allResources = new Set<string>();
   private _contextCreatedEvent: trace.ContextCreatedTraceEvent;
   private _pendingHarEntries = new Set<har.Entry>();
-  private _inMemoryEvents: trace.TraceEvent[] | undefined;
-  private _inMemoryEventsCallback: ((events: trace.TraceEvent[]) => void) | undefined;
 
   constructor(context: BrowserContext | APIRequestContext, tracesDir: string | undefined) {
     super(context, 'tracing');
@@ -197,11 +195,6 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
     return { traceName: this._state.traceName };
   }
 
-  onMemoryEvents(callback: (events: trace.TraceEvent[]) => void) {
-    this._inMemoryEventsCallback = callback;
-    this._inMemoryEvents = [];
-  }
-
   private _startScreencast() {
     if (!(this._context instanceof BrowserContext))
       return;
@@ -540,10 +533,6 @@ export class Tracing extends SdkObject implements InstrumentationListener, Snaps
     // Do not flush (console) events, they are too noisy, unless we are in ui mode (live).
     const flush = this._state!.options.live || (event.type !== 'event' && event.type !== 'console' && event.type !== 'log');
     this._fs.appendFile(this._state!.traceFile, JSON.stringify(visited) + '\n', flush);
-    if (this._inMemoryEvents) {
-      this._inMemoryEvents.push(event);
-      this._inMemoryEventsCallback?.(this._inMemoryEvents);
-    }
   }
 
   private _appendResource(sha1: string, buffer: Buffer) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..40ce3acd44c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import type * as recorderActions from '@recorder/actions';
+import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as types from '../../server/types';
+
+export function buildFullSelector(framePath: string[], selector: string) {
+  return [...framePath, selector].join(' >> internal:control=enter-frame >> ');
+}
+
+export function traceParamsForAction(actionInContext: recorderActions.ActionInContext): { method: string, params: any } {
+  const { action } = actionInContext;
+
+  switch (action.name) {
+    case 'navigate': {
+      const params: channels.FrameGotoParams = {
+        url: action.url,
+      };
+      return { method: 'goto', params };
+    }
+    case 'openPage':
+    case 'closePage':
+      throw new Error('Not reached');
+  }
+
+  const selector = buildFullSelector(actionInContext.frame.framePath, action.selector);
+  switch (action.name) {
+    case 'click': {
+      const params: channels.FrameClickParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+        modifiers: toKeyboardModifiers(action.modifiers),
+        button: action.button,
+        clickCount: action.clickCount,
+        position: action.position,
+      };
+      return { method: 'click', params };
+    }
+    case 'press': {
+      const params: channels.FramePressParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+        key: [...toKeyboardModifiers(action.modifiers), action.key].join('+'),
+      };
+      return { method: 'press', params };
+    }
+    case 'fill': {
+      const params: channels.FrameFillParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+        value: action.text,
+      };
+      return { method: 'fill', params };
+    }
+    case 'setInputFiles': {
+      const params: channels.FrameSetInputFilesParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+        localPaths: action.files,
+      };
+      return { method: 'setInputFiles', params };
+    }
+    case 'check': {
+      const params: channels.FrameCheckParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+      };
+      return { method: 'check', params };
+    }
+    case 'uncheck': {
+      const params: channels.FrameUncheckParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+      };
+      return { method: 'uncheck', params };
+    }
+    case 'select': {
+      const params: channels.FrameSelectOptionParams = {
+        selector,
+        strict: true,
+        options: action.options.map(option => ({ value: option })),
+      };
+      return { method: 'selectOption', params };
+    }
+    case 'assertChecked': {
+      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
+        selector: action.selector,
+        expression: 'to.be.checked',
+        isNot: !action.checked,
+      };
+      return { method: 'expect', params };
+    }
+    case 'assertText': {
+      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
+        selector,
+        expression: 'to.have.text',
+        expectedText: [],
+        isNot: false,
+      };
+      return { method: 'expect', params };
+    }
+    case 'assertValue': {
+      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
+        selector,
+        expression: 'to.have.value',
+        expectedValue: undefined,
+        isNot: false,
+      };
+      return { method: 'expect', params };
+    }
+    case 'assertVisible': {
+      const params: channels.FrameExpectParams = {
+        selector,
+        expression: 'to.be.visible',
+        isNot: false,
+      };
+      return { method: 'expect', params };
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function toKeyboardModifiers(modifiers: number): types.SmartKeyboardModifier[] {
+  const result: types.SmartKeyboardModifier[] = [];
+  if (modifiers & 1)
+    result.push('Alt');
+  if (modifiers & 2)
+    result.push('ControlOrMeta');
+  if (modifiers & 4)
+    result.push('ControlOrMeta');
+  if (modifiers & 8)
+    result.push('Shift');
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/actionListView.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/actionListView.tsx
index 71a7c05c7ec42..a68df255ea4b8 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/actionListView.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/actionListView.tsx
@@ -17,32 +17,47 @@
 import type * as actionTypes from '@recorder/actions';
 import { ListView } from '@web/components/listView';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import '../actionList.css';
+import { traceParamsForAction } from '@isomorphic/recorderUtils';
+import { asLocator } from '@isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
+import type { Language } from '@isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 
 const ActionList = ListView<actionTypes.ActionInContext>;
 
 export const ActionListView: React.FC<{
+  sdkLanguage: Language,
   actions: actionTypes.ActionInContext[],
   selectedAction: actionTypes.ActionInContext | undefined,
   onSelectedAction: (action: actionTypes.ActionInContext | undefined) => void,
 }> = ({
+  sdkLanguage,
   actions,
   selectedAction,
   onSelectedAction,
 }) => {
+  const render = React.useCallback((action: actionTypes.ActionInContext) => {
+    return renderAction(sdkLanguage, action);
+  }, [sdkLanguage]);
   return <div className='vbox'>
     <ActionList
       name='actions'
       items={actions}
       selectedItem={selectedAction}
       onSelected={onSelectedAction}
-      render={renderAction} />
+      render={render} />
   </div>;
 };
 
-export const renderAction = (action: actionTypes.ActionInContext) => {
+export const renderAction = (sdkLanguage: Language, action: actionTypes.ActionInContext) => {
+  const { method, params } = traceParamsForAction(action);
+  const locator = params.selector ? asLocator(sdkLanguage || 'javascript', params.selector) : undefined;
+
+  const apiName = `page.${method}`;
   return <>
-    <div title={action.action.name}>
-      <span>{action.action.name}</span>
+    <div className='action-title' title={apiName}>
+      <span>{apiName}</span>
+      {locator && <div className='action-selector' title={locator}>{locator}</div>}
+      {method === 'goto' && params.url && <div className='action-url' title={params.url}>{params.url}</div>}
     </div>
   </>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/backendContext.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/backendContext.tsx
index b65dfa26863b9..29c8a9b19cc2f 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/backendContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/backendContext.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Connection {
     }
     if (method === 'setActions') {
       const { actions } = params as { actions: actionTypes.ActionInContext[] };
-      this._options.setActions(actions);
+      this._options.setActions(actions.filter(a => a.action.name !== 'openPage' && a.action.name !== 'closePage'));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/recorderView.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/recorderView.tsx
index 3df4c0e7baf6e..67dae2c23929a 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/recorderView.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/recorder/recorderView.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { ModelContext, ModelProvider } from './modelContext';
 import './recorderView.css';
 import { ActionListView } from './actionListView';
 import { BackendContext, BackendProvider } from './backendContext';
+import type { Language } from '@isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 
 export const RecorderView: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
     return sourceLocation;
   }, [source]);
 
+  const sdkLanguage: Language = source?.language || 'javascript';
+
   const { boundaries } = React.useMemo(() => {
     const boundaries = { minimum: model?.startTime || 0, maximum: model?.endTime || 30000 };
     if (boundaries.minimum > boundaries.maximum) {
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
   }, [model]);
 
   const actionList = <ActionListView
+    sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
     actions={backend?.actions || []}
     selectedAction={selectedAction}
     onSelectedAction={setSelectedAction}
@@ -132,12 +136,14 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
 
   const sidebarTabbedPane = <TabbedPane tabs={[actionsTab]} />;
   const traceView = <TraceView
+    sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
     callTime={selectedCallTime || 0}
     isInspecting={isInspecting}
     setIsInspecting={setIsInspecting}
     highlightedLocator={highlightedLocator}
     setHighlightedLocator={setHighlightedLocator} />;
   const propertiesView = <PropertiesView
+    sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
     boundaries={boundaries}
     setIsInspecting={setIsInspecting}
     highlightedLocator={highlightedLocator}
@@ -166,12 +172,14 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
 };
 
 const PropertiesView: React.FunctionComponent<{
+  sdkLanguage: Language,
   boundaries: Boundaries,
   setIsInspecting: (value: boolean) => void,
   highlightedLocator: string,
   setHighlightedLocator: (locator: string) => void,
   sourceLocation: modelUtil.SourceLocation | undefined,
 }> = ({
+  sdkLanguage,
   boundaries,
   setIsInspecting,
   highlightedLocator,
@@ -184,8 +192,6 @@ const PropertiesView: React.FunctionComponent<{
   const sourceModel = React.useRef(new Map<string, modelUtil.SourceModel>());
   const [selectedPropertiesTab, setSelectedPropertiesTab] = useSetting<string>('recorderPropertiesTab', 'source');
 
-  const sdkLanguage = model?.sdkLanguage || 'javascript';
-
   const inspectorTab: TabbedPaneTabModel = {
     id: 'inspector',
     title: 'Locator',
@@ -233,12 +239,14 @@ const PropertiesView: React.FunctionComponent<{
 };
 
 const TraceView: React.FunctionComponent<{
+  sdkLanguage: Language,
   callTime: number;
   isInspecting: boolean;
   setIsInspecting: (value: boolean) => void;
   highlightedLocator: string;
   setHighlightedLocator: (locator: string) => void;
 }> = ({
+  sdkLanguage,
   callTime,
   isInspecting,
   setIsInspecting,
@@ -259,7 +267,7 @@ const TraceView: React.FunctionComponent<{
   }, [snapshot]);
 
   return <SnapshotView
-    sdkLanguage='javascript'
+    sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
     testIdAttributeName='data-testid'
     isInspecting={isInspecting}
     setIsInspecting={setIsInspecting}