Is Selenium an open source testing tool?

Selenium is an open source testing tool that allows users to test web applications across different browsers and platforms.

What is replacing Selenium?

Cypress. Cypress is an especially popular Selenium alternative. Cypress is a JavaScript test automation solution that allows front-end developers and test automation engineers to create web test automation scripts in JavaScript. Cypress has grown in popularity as an alternative test automation framework to Selenium.

Can Selenium be used for desktop automation?

The simple answer is no. Selenium is designed to automate web applications, not desktop applications.

On what OS does Selenium works?

Selenium runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is open-source software released under the Apache License 2.0.

Is Selenium free for commercial use?

While both Selenium IDE (SIDE) and WebDriver are indeed free to use, it’s a mistake to assume a free tool yields no additional adoption costs. This whitepaper will provide insight into some of the hidden costs testers encounter when working with Selenium IDE or WebDriver.

Is Selenium still supported?

Due to its aforementioned limitations and the following merge with WebDriver (resulting in Selenium 2), it was soon deprecated and is no longer supported. In 2016, Selenium 3 was released, removing Selenium RC to a “legacy package”, but expanding the list of supported browsers and mobile testing capabilities.

How do I automate without Selenium?

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1. Katalon Studio. One more effective alternative to Selenium is Katalon Studio.
2. Screenster. Screenster gives visual User Interface test automation to web applications.
3. CasperJS.
4. Watir.
5. Cucumber.
6. Ghost Inspector.
7. Lemonce Editor.
8. TestCraft.