Selenium IDE Record Test

In this lesson, you will learn how to record and playback using the Selenium IDE tool and the Chrome browser. 

Record Your Test

Launch the Google Chrome browser.

Click on the Selenium IDE extension icon in the top right corner. 

This will pop up the Selenium IDE welcome screen. 

Click on the first link on the screen. Click on ‘Record a new test in a new project.’

Provide the project name in the following window.

Specify a valid base URL to start recording.

Click on the START RECORDING button to record the test. This will launch the Chrome browser with the base URL. 

A blinking red dot ‘Selenium IDE is recording…’ message will appear. The tool will record the steps you perform on the Chrome browser. The message will flash, indicating that the tool captures your steps on the browser. 

Perform your test steps in the Chrome browser. Once done, close the Chrome browser.

Click on the Stop Record red button. 

This will prompt you with a window to save the test. Provide a name to the test. 

Save the project on your computer. The Selenium IDE project files have the *.side file extension.