Selenium Features 

Some of the key Selenium Features are as follows:

  • Open-Source
  • Cross Platform
  • Multi Programming languages support
  • Native Browser Interaction

Selenium is a cross-platform tool that supports multiple operating systems like Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

 

Selenium cross platform

 

Selenium Supported Platforms and Browsers:

  • Windows operating system:
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Opera
    • Seamonkey
  • Linux operating system:
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Konqueror
  • Mac OS X:
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Camino
    • Seamonkey

Selenium is widely used in IT Industry for:

  • Web Functional Testing
  • Browser Compatibility Testing

Web Application Functional Testing: We can use Selenium to create regression tests to verify application functionality and user acceptance testing.

Browser Compatibility Testing: We can test the application to see if it works correctly on different browsers and operating systems. The same test script can run on any Selenium platform.