Katalon Recorder (Selenium tests generator)
Selenium IDE alternative to record and export Selenium scripts. With reports & screenshots. Fast & open-source.
What is Katalon Recorder (Selenium tests generator)?
Katalon Recorder (Selenium tests generator) is a must-have Chrome extension for automating web tests. It offers a clean and simple record-playback UI that works across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. It streamlines automation of repetitive browser tasks, supports multiple locator types, ensures faster execution speed, and enables sharing of detailed, visual reports. The extension also supports data-driven testing by importing test data from CSV files. Katalon Recorder is integrated with Katalon Studio and Katalon TestOps for advanced test generation and management.

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Summary
Katalon Recorder is the most UI-friendly and simplest extension for Record and Playback on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. A perfect Selenium IDE alternative as your daily drive web recorder.
Katalon Recorder will make your test automation work a lot easier:
- Enjoy fastest execution speed compared to other extensions with Selenium 3 core engine.
- Automate the repetitive tasks on browsers, such as generating reports, filling forms, automating games, etc.
- Use original Selenium IDE commands (Selenese), plus block statements if...elseIf...else...endIf and while...endWhile. Testing file input control is supported.
- Make use of multiple locator types including XPath & CSS.
- Import test data from CSV files for data-driven testing.
- Import scripts from Selenium IDE to existing project in Katalon Recorder
- Test your new features before handing your work over to the QA team
- Run synthetic testing to monitor the functionality of web applications
- Shareable reports with visual dashboards and charts easily with logs, screenshots capturing, with historical data and analytics from Katalon TestOps.
- Supporting the legacy Selenium IDE's commands and extension scripts (AKA user-extensions.js) for developing custom locator builders and actions.
- Exporting Selenium WebDriver scripts in various formats and frameworks.
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Pros
- Easy to use
- Automates repetitive tasks
- Saves time
- Helpful for testing
- Can customize test scripts
Cons
- Poor documentation
- Has bugs/crashes
- Limits and restrictions
- Possible security issues
- Issues with updates
Most mentioned
- Automation of tasks
- Ease of use
- Bugs/crashes
- Issues with updates
- Help in testing
Safety
Risk impact
Katalon Recorder (Selenium tests generator) is not very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Katalon Recorder (Selenium tests generator) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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