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Selenium: Automate Browsers

Name: Selenium: Automate Browsers
Author: SeleniumHQ

Save time with automated browser testing. Ideal for founders and developers.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

34,289 stars8,695 forksJavaQuality 8/10Updated 7/16/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Automate web browser interactions to test websites without manually clicking through them.

What you can make with it

Automations like a browser login process that verifies a new user's account creation on your website.

How it helps

Saves time and effort in testing web products by automating repetitive browser interactions. Allows you to quickly test and validate web product ideas.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to test the login feature of a new website. They write Selenium scripts to automate the browser interactions, logging in as a user and verifying the account creation process. They can run these tests in minutes, saving days of manual testing time."

If you're new

Pick this up when you're new to automated testing or are looking to explore web development.

If you're senior

Choose this when automating complex web testing workflows with multiple browsers and interactions.

Common confusion cleared up

Some users think Selenium only works with Chrome, but it actually supports automating multiple browsers.

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Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: A popular and widely-used open-source tool ideal for automating web testing.

What it does

Selenium automates browser interactions to test and validate web applications, allowing engineering teams to quickly identify and fix issues

When to use it

•When testing web applications across multiple browsers and versions
•When automating repetitive tasks, such as data entry or user interaction
•When validating web application functionality after code changes

Quick start

1Install the Selenium WebDriver for your preferred browser
2Choose a programming language, such as Java, to write your test scripts
3Write and run your first test script using the Selenium API
4Use the Selenium IDE to record and generate test scripts

Ready-to-paste prompt

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); driver.get("https://www.example.com");

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Topics

dotnet

java

javascript

python

ruby

rust

selenium

webdriver

What's inside — free to inspect

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Read the entire source before you build — unlike paid marketplaces that hide it behind a buy button.

top-level files

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2323.7M

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Apache-2.0

license

Key files

.editorconfig

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AGENTS.md

package.json

README.md

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rb/

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scripts/

third_party/

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Creator

SeleniumHQ

Language

Java

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