Installing Selenium IDE Guide for Firefox

You can add Selenium IDE to Firefox by following these simple steps:

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2 min readMay 16, 2023

Launch Firefox: On your PC, open the Firefox web browser.

Go to the Selenium IDE Add-On Page: Navigate to the Selenium IDE add-on’s official website in the Firefox Add-Ons Marketplace. Search for “Selenium IDE” or go to the following URL:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selenium-ide/.

Click “Add to Firefox”: From the Selenium IDE add-on page, select “Add to Firefox.”

Confirmation of Installation: A confirmation dialogue box will be displayed. Click “Add” to finalise the Selenium IDE add-on installation.

Wait for Installation: The Selenium IDE add-on will be downloaded and installed by Firefox. Wait for the procedure to finish.

Restart Firefox: When the installation is complete, a message will appear requesting you to restart Firefox. Select “Restart Firefox” from the menu.

After Firefox restarts, click the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner of the browser window to launch Selenium IDE. Select “Web Developer” from the drop-down box and click “Selenium IDE.”

Confirm Selenium IDE Installation: The Selenium IDE interface should appear, indicating that the add-on has been installed successfully.

You have now successfully integrated Selenium IDE to Firefox and may begin recording and automating your web testing operations.

Same steps you can follow for other browsers also.

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