What is Selenium IDE?
Selenium IDE is an open-source Chrome and Firefox browser extension for creating and running automated web application user interface (UI) tests. It provides an easy-to-use interface for recording user interactions with a web application to generate Selenium test scripts, which can then be exported in languages like Java, C#, Python, or Ruby to be run with Selenium WebDriver.
Some key features of Selenium IDE include:
- Recording user interactions like clicking buttons, filling forms, and navigating pages to generate test scripts
- Support for locating elements using IDs, XPaths, CSS selectors, etc. to create robust test scripts
- Debugging capabilities to step through tests to identify issues
- Importing and exporting tests between programming languages and frameworks
- Running test scripts directly in the browser to test web apps in Firefox and Chrome
- Verifying page elements, titles, and URLs during testing to build test assertions
- Supports extensions for adding custom commands
Selenium IDE makes it easy for QA testers and developers to get started creating UI tests without needing to write complex code upfront. The tests can then be integrated into Selenium WebDriver test automation frameworks in CI/CD pipelines to run extensive regression testing.
UI.Vision RPA, Endtest, UBot Studio, CasperJS, TestComplete, BugBug.io, Katalon Studio, httest, Watir, Frontend Robot, SlimerJS are some alternatives to Selenium IDE.