Below are features of Selenium IDE:
1. Record and Playback
Easily records user interactions with the browser (clicks, typing, navigation).
Allows replaying the recorded steps without manual coding.
2. User-Friendly Interface
Simple, graphical interface for test creation.
Ideal for beginners with little or no programming knowledge.
3. Cross-Browser Support
Supports Chrome and Firefox as of the latest versions.
4. Command Set for Automation
Offers a wide set of Selenese commands like:
open,click,type,assert,verify,waitFor, etc.
5. Assertions and Verifications
Supports assert, verify, and waitFor commands for validating expected results.
Helpful for functional and regression testing.
6. Test Suite Creation
Allows combining multiple test cases into a test suite.
Supports sequential execution of multiple test cases.
7. Export to Programming Languages
Test cases can be exported to:
Java (JUnit/TestNG), Python, C#, and JavaScript (WebDriver format).
8. Control Flow Commands
Supports conditional logic using:
if,else,while,do,repeat, etc.
Adds programming-like flexibility within the IDE.
9. Plugins and Extensibility
Supports plugins to extend functionality (e.g., adding new commands or reporters).
10. Screenshots on Failure
Automatically captures screenshots when a test step fails.
11. Data-Driven Testing
Supports CSV file input for running tests with multiple sets of data using
forEachcommand.
12. Built-in Debugging Tools
Provides breakpoints, step execution, and logs for debugging.