The industry-standard open-source framework for browser automation and web application testing.
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Run tests across multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) to ensure consistent user experience.
Write test scripts in Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, and more to fit your team’s expertise.
Free to use with a large community of contributors and extensive documentation for support.
Run multiple tests simultaneously across different browsers and environments to save time.
Easily integrate with CI/CD tools, test frameworks, and other automation tools in your workflow.
Generate comprehensive test reports with screenshots, logs, and metrics for better analysis.
Understanding the Selenium ecosystem
Drives browser natively as a user would
WebDriver provides a programming interface to create and execute test cases. It controls the browser by directly communicating with it, simulating user interactions like clicking, typing, and navigating.
Run tests in parallel across multiple machines
Selenium Grid allows you to run tests on different machines against different browsers and operating systems in parallel, significantly reducing test execution time.
Create tests without coding
Selenium IDE is a browser extension that provides an easy-to-use interface for creating, editing, and debugging tests. Perfect for beginners or for creating quick test prototypes.
Write tests in your preferred language
Selenium provides official support for multiple programming languages, allowing you to write tests in the language your team is most comfortable with.
Learn through practical examples in different languages
import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; public class SeleniumTest { public static void main(String[] args) { // Set the path to the ChromeDriver System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver"); // Initialize browser WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); // Navigate to website driver.get("https://www.example.com"); // Find element by ID and interact with it WebElement searchBox = driver.findElement(By.id("search")); searchBox.sendKeys("Selenium automation"); searchBox.submit(); // Wait for results and verify title if (driver.getTitle().contains("Selenium automation")) { System.out.println("Test passed!"); } else { System.out.println("Test failed!"); } // Close browser driver.quit(); } }
This example demonstrates a basic Selenium test in Java that opens a browser, navigates to a website, interacts with a search box, and verifies the page title.
from selenium import webdriver from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys import time # Set up the driver driver = webdriver.Chrome('path/to/chromedriver') try: # Navigate to the website driver.get('https://www.example.com') # Find an element by name search_box = driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'q') # Type in the search box search_box.send_keys('Selenium Python') # Press Enter search_box.send_keys(Keys.RETURN) # Wait for the results page to load time.sleep(2) # Check if the title contains our search query if 'Selenium Python' in driver.title: print('Test passed!') else: print('Test failed!') finally: # Close the browser driver.quit()
This Python example shows how to use Selenium WebDriver to automate a search operation and verify the results using Python’s simple and readable syntax.
const {Builder, By, Key, until} = require('selenium-webdriver'); async function runTest() { // Initialize the driver let driver = await new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').build(); try { // Navigate to a website await driver.get('https://www.example.com'); // Find an element using CSS selector let loginButton = await driver.findElement(By.css('.login-button')); await loginButton.click(); // Wait for the login form to appear await driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.id('username')), 5000); // Fill in the login form await driver.findElement(By.id('username')).sendKeys('testuser'); await driver.findElement(By.id('password')).sendKeys('password123', Key.RETURN); // Wait for the dashboard to load await driver.wait(until.titleContains('Dashboard'), 5000); // Verify we're logged in let welcomeMessage = await driver.findElement(By.className('welcome')).getText(); if (welcomeMessage.includes('Welcome, testuser')) { console.log('Test passed!'); } else { console.log('Test failed!'); } } finally { // Close the browser await driver.quit(); } } runTest();
This JavaScript example demonstrates more advanced Selenium features including waiting for elements, handling forms, and using async/await for cleaner asynchronous code in a Node.js environment.
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Selenium is an open-source framework for automating web browsers. It provides a suite of tools for browser automation across many platforms. Selenium allows testers and developers to automate their web application testing, ensuring that features work as expected across different browsers and platforms.
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