Selenium IDE

Selenium Record and Playback tool for ease of getting acquainted with Selenium WebDriver.

Selenium IDE: Automated Testing and Web Interactions Tool

Selenium IDE is a Chrome extension designed to streamline repetitive tasks and aid in website automation and testing. The extension records your interactions with websites, allowing for playback which ultimately assists in generating and maintaining site automation and tests. Key features include recording and playing back tests on Chrome and Firefox, organizing tests into suites for convenient management, and the ability to save and load scripts. Selenium IDE proudly supports Selenium 3.

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By: https://seleniumhq.org

Users: 800,000+

Rating: 3.45

(287)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.17.2 (Last updated: 2021-12-08)

Creation date: 2020-03-17

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
contextMenus
downloads
webNavigation
storage
debugger
<all_urls>

Size: 4.15M

Email: ad*****@seleniumhq.org

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 576 ▲ 79

Other rankings

#13 in Developer Tools

#89 in chrome browser keyword 64 ▼ 12

#126 in google chrome keyword 92 ▲ 3

#146 in chrome keyword 94 ▼ 2

#157 in details keyword 58 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Selenium IDE (v3.17.0)

203,565+ 4.60

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to use for low code automation testing
Free and has good functionality for automating tasks
Useful for quickly generating test cases
Effective for retrieving information from multiple sites
Powerful utility with export options to various programming languages

Cons

Resource-intensive, often consuming large amounts of memory
Crashes frequently and may become unresponsive
Not actively maintained, leading to compatibility issues
Missing key features like save functionality or customization options
Experiences significant lag and delays during operation

Most mentioned

High memory usage causing performance issues
Lack of ongoing support and maintenance
Crashing problems and slow performance
Ease of use for newcomers
Ability to automate repetitive tasks efficiently

User reviews

是人用的吗，怎么全是bug

Dorian Everett, 2025-02-12

its very good and free extension for low code automation testing, helps me a lot.

Avtandil Gurgenidze, 2024-11-13

eficiente e produtivo

João Pedro Teixeira, 2024-11-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Selenium IDE requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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