What is Outweb?
Outweb is an open-source web automation and testing tool developed by Outvise. It provides a visual, codeless environment to automate repetitive web-based tasks like filling out forms, uploading files, extracting data, and testing web applications.
Key features of Outweb include:
- Visual scripting interface to build automation scripts without coding
- Support for web automation actions like opening pages, clicking elements, extracting data, etc.
- Built-in recorder to capture user actions and generate automation scripts
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing
- Support for cross-browser testing on Chromium, Firefox and WebKit
- Powerful selectors for identifying web elements
- Handling of dynamic web pages and AJAX based sites
- Scheduling and triggering automation scripts
- Command line interface for headless execution
- Extensibility to call custom JavaScript functions
Outweb can be used for use cases like automated form filling, data extraction and mining, UI testing, cross-browser testing, performance testing, monitoring web apps, etc. Its visual scripting and open-source nature makes it easier for non-developers to get started with test automation.