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Selenium (software)
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<p>Selenium is an <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open source</a> umbrella project for a range of tools and libraries aimed at supporting <a href="/facts/Browser_automation/j43aQUrN">browser automation</a>. It provides a playback tool for authoring <a href="/facts/Functional_testing/2VudQTaz">functional tests</a> across most modern <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browsers</a>, without the need to learn a test <a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">scripting language</a> (Selenium IDE). It also provides a test <a href="/facts/Domain-specific_language/n18H1foD">domain-specific language</a> (Selenese) to write tests in a number of popular programming languages, including <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> (<a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">Node.js</a>), <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, <a href="/facts/Groovy_(programming_language)/vGAckbte">Groovy</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> and <a href="/facts/Scala_(programming_language)/ebL8o6AK">Scala</a>. Selenium runs on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source software</a> released under the <a href="/facts/Apache_License_2.0/5AeIjas8">Apache License 2.0</a>. </p><p>Selenium is an open-source automation framework for web applications, enabling testers and developers to automate browser interactions and perform functional testing. With versatile tools like WebDriver, Selenium supports various programming languages and facilitates cross-browser testing, making it a go-to choice for efficient and scalable web automation. </p>