Who should use Selenium IDE?

Selenium IDE is an open-source project built for QA engineers, software developers, and test automation teams.

Is Selenium IDE free?

Yes — Selenium IDE is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

Is Selenium IDE still active?

Unverified. Selenium IDE has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops Selenium IDE?

Selenium IDE is developed by SeleniumHQ.

When did Selenium IDE launch?

Selenium IDE first shipped in 2006.

Is Selenium IDE open source?

Yes — Selenium IDE is open source under the Open Source license.

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Selenium IDE

Name: Selenium IDE
Author: SeleniumHQ

github.comTesting & QA

Selenium IDE is an open-source browser-based tool for recording, editing, and replaying web interactions as automated tests. It supports test case management and execution for QA engineers and developers through browser extensions and related tooling.

Open SourceWebCLIEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

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Overview

7 features

In the Testing & QA space, Selenium IDE takes a focused approach. It focuses on creating and running repeatable browser tests without manually scripting every interaction. It is built as an open-source project for QA engineers, software developers, and test automation teams. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows, and it can be self-hosted.

SeleniumHQ builds and maintains Selenium IDE, and it first shipped in 2006. Key capabilities include record interactions, playback tests, and test case editing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Record interactions
Playback tests
Test case editing
Web assertions
Test suites
Browser extensions
Command-line runner

Built with & integrations

Connectors

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Runs on

BrowserCLIEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 23:42 UTC
Selenium IDE verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Selenium IDE

What does Selenium IDE do?: Selenium IDE focuses on creating and running repeatable browser tests without manually scripting every interaction. It is catalogued under Testing & QA on PulseGate.
Who should use Selenium IDE?: Selenium IDE is an open-source project built for QA engineers, software developers, and test automation teams.
Is Selenium IDE free?: Yes — Selenium IDE is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Selenium IDE run on?: Selenium IDE runs on the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, macOS, and Windows. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Selenium IDE still active?: Unverified. Selenium IDE has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops Selenium IDE?: Selenium IDE is developed by SeleniumHQ.
When did Selenium IDE launch?: Selenium IDE first shipped in 2006.
Is Selenium IDE open source?: Yes — Selenium IDE is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web · CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Built for: QA engineers, software developers, and test automation teams
Model: Open source
Solves: Creating and running repeatable browser tests without manually scripting every interaction.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: selenium-ide

Developer

SeleniumHQ

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: selenium-ide-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium-ide

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