Selenium IDE is deprecated?

The answer to the question is: True.

Explanation

Selenium IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is considered deprecated in terms of its original functionality. Although Selenium IDE was initially a great tool for recording and replaying tests within a browser, it has limitations, and many features were not as advanced as other Selenium components (like Selenium WebDriver).

The older versions of Selenium IDE were deprecated, the current version is being actively developed and can still be used for simpler testing needs. It is no longer as widely recommended for complex test automation compared to WebDriver.

It’s worth noting that the Selenium IDE project was revitalized in recent years. The project was reworked into a more modern version that is actively maintained as a browser extension. This newer version, built as an extension for browsers like Chrome and Firefox, offers an improved user interface, better stability, and enhanced features like export to Selenium WebDriver scripts. However, browsers like Chrome and Firefox are no longer supporting the plugin.