--- description: Kickstart your automation journey with our comprehensive Selenium Tutorial, covering all essentials from setup to script creation for beginners. title: Selenium Tutorial – Guru99 --- [Skip to content](#main) ![Krishna Rungta](https://www.guru99.com/images/krishna-rungta-v2-120x120.png) Written by [Krishna Rungta](https://www.guru99.com/author/admin) Founder, Guru99 Updated **May 29, 2026** Updated **May 29, 2026** [ Add Guru99 on Google ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=guru99.com) ![Selenium Logo](https://www.guru99.com/images/selenium-logo.png) 4.9 (69.8k+) ## Learn Selenium Learn Selenium automation testing with this free step-by-step course. Practice WebDriver commands, locators, waits, TestNG, frameworks, Selenium Grid, and real browser automation examples to build practical QA automation skills for real-world testing work. 85+ Lessons 30+ Hours 69.8k+ Reviews 69.8k Learners Beginner Level [Start Learning](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-selenium.html) [ Start lesson 1](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-selenium.html) [ Download as PDF](#cb54b095a1) 22 hrs Total 73 Lessons ### First look 2 lessons ### WebDriver 20 lessons ### TestNG 10 lessons ### Frameworks 4 lessons ## Selenium tutorial overview Selenium is a widely used open-source tool for automating web browsers. It enables testers and developers to automate web application testing, ensuring that applications function as expected across different browsers and platforms. This comprehensive online course offers a structured, step-by-step guide to mastering Selenium, making it easier for learners to grasp both fundamental and advanced automation concepts. To get the most out of this course, it is recommended to follow the Selenium tutorials in the order they are presented, as each lesson builds upon the knowledge gained in previous sections. ## Selenium syllabus 01First lookSet up your environment and write your first script2 lessons [What is Selenium?](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-selenium.html) [What is Selenium WebDriver?](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-webdriver-comparison-selenium-rc.html) 02WebDriver basicsFind and interact with elements on a page20 lessons [How to Download & Install Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/installing-selenium-webdriver.html) [First Selenium Webdriver Script: JAVA Code Example](https://www.guru99.com/first-webdriver-script.html) [CSS Selector in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/locators-in-selenium-ide.html) [Locators in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/locators-in-selenium.html) [Find Element and FindElements in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/find-element-selenium.html) [Selenium Form WebElement](https://www.guru99.com/accessing-forms-in-webdriver.html) [How to Select CheckBox and Radio Button in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/checkbox-and-radio-button-webdriver.html) [How to Click on Image in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/click-on-image-in-selenium.html) [How to Select Value from DropDown using Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/click-on-image-in-selenium.html) [Locate Elements by Link Text & Partial Link Text](https://www.guru99.com/locate-by-link-text-partial-link-text.html) [Mouse Click & Keyboard Event](https://www.guru99.com/keyboard-mouse-events-files-webdriver.html) [How to Upload & Download a File using Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/upload-download-file-selenium-webdriver.html) [XPath in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/xpath-selenium.html) [Alert & Popup Window Handling in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/alert-popup-handling-selenium.html) [How to Handle Web Table in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-webtable.html) [Handling Dynamic Web Tables Using Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/handling-dynamic-selenium-webdriver.html) [Desired Capabilities in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/desired-capabilities-selenium.html) [How to Verify Tooltip using Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/verify-tooltip-selenium-webdriver.html) [How to Find All/Broken links using Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/find-broken-links-selenium-webdriver.html) [Gecko (Marionette) Driver Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/gecko-marionette-driver-selenium.html) 03TestNGAnnotations, groups, priorities & reports10 lessons [How to Download & Install TestNG in Eclipse for Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/install-testng-in-eclipse.html) [TestNG Tutorial: What is, Annotations & Framework in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/all-about-testng-and-selenium.html) [TestNG Groups: Include, Exclude with Example](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-testng-groups.html) [TestNG @Test Priority in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/test-case-priority-testng.html) [Parallel Execution in Selenium: Session Handling & TestNG Dependency](https://www.guru99.com/sessions-parallel-run-and-dependency-in-selenium.html) [TestNG: How to Run Multiple Test Suites in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/testng-execute-multiple-test-suites.html) [TestNG Listeners in Selenium: ITestListener & ITestResult Example](https://www.guru99.com/listeners-selenium-webdriver.html) [How to Execute Failed Test Cases in TestNG](https://www.guru99.com/run-failed-test-cases-in-testng.html) [TestNG Report Generation in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/testng-report.html) [Customize, PDF & Email TestNG Reports in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/pdf-emails-and-screenshot-of-test-reports-in-selenium.html) 04FrameworksPage Object Model, Data-driven testing & more4 lessons [Page Object Model (POM) & Page Factory: Selenium WebDriver Tutorial](https://www.guru99.com/page-object-model-pom-page-factory-in-selenium-ultimate-guide.html) [Dataprovider & TestNG XML: Parameterization in Selenium (Example)](https://www.guru99.com/parameterization-using-xml-and-dataproviders-selenium.html) [Read & Write Data from Excel File in Selenium Webdriver: POI & JXL](https://www.guru99.com/all-about-excel-in-selenium-poi-jxl.html) [How to Select Date from DatePicker/Calendar in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/handling-date-time-picker-using-selenium.html) 05Advance WebDriver Stuff!Grid, CI, cross-browser, advanced techniques34 lessons [Selenium Grid Tutorial: Hub & Node (with Example)](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-selenium-grid.html) [Maven & Jenkins Integration with Selenium: Complete Tutorial](https://www.guru99.com/maven-jenkins-with-selenium-complete-tutorial.html) [Selenium Automation Framework: Data Driven, Keyword Driven & Hybrid](https://www.guru99.com/creating-keyword-hybrid-frameworks-with-selenium.html) [Database Testing using Selenium: Step by Step Guide](https://www.guru99.com/database-testing-using-selenium-step-by-step-guide.html) [Handling iFrames in Selenium Webdriver: switchTo()](https://www.guru99.com/handling-iframes-selenium.html) [Cross Browser Testing using Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/cross-browser-testing-using-selenium.html) [How to Take Screenshot in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/take-screenshot-selenium-webdriver.html) [Log4j with Selenium Tutorial: Download, Install, Use & Example](https://www.guru99.com/tutorial-on-log4j-and-logexpert-with-selenium.html) [Selenium Headless Browser Testing: HTMLUnitDriver & PhantomJS](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-with-htmlunit-driver-phantomjs.html) [Robot Class in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/using-robot-api-selenium.html) [How to use AutoIT with Selenium Webdriver: File Upload Example](https://www.guru99.com/use-autoit-selenium.html) [How to Handle SSL Certificate in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/ssl-certificate-error-handling-selenium.html) [How to Handle AJAX Call in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/handling-ajax-call-selenium-webdriver.html) [JavaScriptExecutor in Selenium WebDriver with Example](https://www.guru99.com/execute-javascript-selenium-webdriver.html) [Selenium Webdriver using Python: Tutorial with Example](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-python.html) [How to use IntelliJ IDEA & Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/intellij-selenium-webdriver.html) [Flash Testing with Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/flash-testing-selenium.html) [Apache ANT with Selenium: Complete Tutorial](https://www.guru99.com/using-apache-ant-with-selenium.html) [How to Generate XSLT Report in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/xslt-report-selenium.html) [Github Integration with Selenium: Complete Tutorial](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-github.html) [Cookies Handling in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/handling-cookies-selenium-webdriver.html) [Using SoapUI with Selenium for Web Service Testing](https://www.guru99.com/using-soapui-selenium.html) [How to Create Firefox Profile in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/firefox-profile-selenium-webdriver.html) [Selenium with Cucumber (BDD Framework): Tutorial with Example](https://www.guru99.com/using-cucumber-selenium.html) [How to Drag and Drop in Selenium WebDriver (EXAMPLE)](https://www.guru99.com/drag-drop-selenium.html) [Selenium C# Webdriver Tutorial: NUnit Example](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-csharp-tutorial.html) [Creating Object Repository in Selenium WebDriver: XML & Properties file](https://www.guru99.com/object-repository-selenium.html) [How to Scroll Down or UP a Page in Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/scroll-up-down-selenium-webdriver.html) [Sikuli Tutorial: How to use Sikuli with Selenium (EXAMPLE)](https://www.guru99.com/sikuli-tutorial.html) [XPath Contains, Sibling, Ancestor, AND OR, Parent, Start with, Axes](https://www.guru99.com/using-contains-sbiling-ancestor-to-find-element-in-selenium.html) [Implicit, Explicit, & Fluent Wait in Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/implicit-explicit-waits-selenium.html) [Double click and Right Click in Selenium with Examples](https://www.guru99.com/double-click-and-right-click-selenium.html) [Selenium Proxy Authentication using Webdriver with EXAMPLE](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-proxy-authentication.html) [Selenium Exception Handling (Common Exceptions List)](https://www.guru99.com/exception-handling-selenium.html) 06Selenium IDE TutorialRecord, replay & debug with the IDE11 lessons [How to Download & Install Selenium IDE for Firefox](https://www.guru99.com/install-selenuim-ide.html) [Selenium IDE Tutorial for Beginners](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-selenuim-ide.html) [How to use Selenium IDE with Scripts & Commands (Assert, Verify)](https://www.guru99.com/first-selenium-test-script.html) [Verify Element Present, waitFor, andWait in Selenium IDE](https://www.guru99.com/enhancing-selenium-ide-script.html) [Store Variables, Echo, Alert, PopUp handling in Selenium IDE](https://www.guru99.com/store-variables-handling-selenium-ide.html) [Selenium Core Extensions (User-Extensions.js)](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-core-extensions.html) [How to Debug in Selenium IDE | Breakpoint & Start Point](https://www.guru99.com/breakpoints-startpoints-selenium.html) [Maximize Browser in Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/maximize-resize-minimize-browser-selenium.html) [Chrome Options & Desiredcapabilities: AdBlocker, Incognito, Headless](https://www.guru99.com/chrome-options-desiredcapabilities.html) [Refresh Page using Selenium Webdriver](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-refresh-page.html) [Using Excel VBA and Selenium](https://www.guru99.com/excel-vba-selenium.html) 07Must Check!Interview prep, comparisons & alternatives5 lessons [Top 100 Selenium Interview Questions & Answers](https://www.guru99.com/top-100-selenium-interview-questions-answers.html) [Selenium vs HP UFT (QTP): What’s the Difference?](https://www.guru99.com/alm-qtp-selenium-difference.html) [20 BEST Selenium Alternatives](https://www.guru99.com/selenium-alternatives.html) [10 Best iMacros Alternatives](https://www.guru99.com/imacros-alternative.html) [Top 50 TestNG Interview Questions and Answers](https://www.guru99.com/testng-interview-questions.html) 08Live Selenium ProjectReal-world end-to-end automation projects2 lessons [Live Selenium Project: Banking Domain](https://www.guru99.com/live-selenium-project.html) [Live Ecommerce Project: Selenium Automation](https://www.guru99.com/live-ecommerce-project.html) ## What you’ll learn Write your first WebDriver script in Java or Python Pick the right locator strategy every time Handle waits, frames, alerts and pop-ups Build a maintainable page-object framework Run parallel tests with Selenium Grid 4 Wire tests into a GitHub Actions pipeline Master TestNG annotations, groups & reports Crack Selenium & TestNG interview questions Automate real banking & ecommerce projects Use Cucumber BDD, Maven, Jenkins & GitHub [](https://guru99.link/htn45a18e) [](https://guru99.link/htn45a18e) ## Selenium learning guide ## What will you learn in this Selenium Tutorial? This Selenium Tutorial helps beginners understand web automation from the ground level. You will learn how Selenium works, how to write test scripts, and how to run automated browser tests. The tutorial also explains [Selenium WebDriver](https://www.guru99.com/introduction-webdriver-comparison-selenium-rc.html), locators, waits, forms, alerts, frames, and browser actions. You will also learn how Selenium supports real testing projects. By the end, you should understand how to automate common web testing tasks and build a strong base for automation testing jobs. ## What are the prerequisites for learning Selenium? Before learning Selenium, beginners should understand a few basic concepts. You do not need expert-level coding skills, but basic programming knowledge helps a lot. Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript can be used with Selenium. Basic software testing knowledge is also useful. You should understand test cases, bugs, browsers, and web applications. **Helpful prerequisites include:** * Basic programming knowledge * HTML and CSS basics * Manual testing concepts * Browser and web page understanding * IDE setup knowledge ## What is the best Selenium learning path for beginners? The best Selenium learning path starts with testing basics, then moves into automation concepts. Beginners should first learn what Selenium is and why testers use it. After that, they can study WebDriver, locators, XPath, waits, browser commands, and test execution. Once the basics are clear, learners should practice TestNG, Maven, Page Object Model, and Selenium Grid. This order keeps learning simple and avoids confusion. It also builds skills step by step for real automation projects. ## How do you practice Selenium with real-time projects? You can practice [Selenium live projects](https://www.guru99.com/live-selenium-project.html) by automating common website actions. Start with simple login forms, search boxes, registration pages, and checkout flows. Then move to dynamic elements, alerts, frames, file uploads, and multiple browser windows. Real projects help you understand practical problems that tutorials often skip. They also improve debugging and test design skills. Good practice projects include e-commerce testing, banking form testing, travel booking testing, and data-driven login testing. ## What are the latest Selenium trends beginners should know? Modern Selenium trends focus on stable automation, cloud testing, parallel execution, and AI-assisted testing. Selenium 4 introduced important improvements, including updated architecture and better browser support. Teams now combine Selenium with CI/CD pipelines, cloud browsers, visual testing, and reporting tools. AI is also helping testers create test cases, identify flaky scripts, and improve maintenance. Beginners should still master fundamentals first. Strong basics make it easier to adopt advanced automation trends later. ## FAQs 🎯 Is this Selenium tutorial good for beginners? Yes. It starts with the absolute basics β€” what Selenium is, how WebDriver talks to browsers β€” and gradually moves toward locators, TestNG, page objects and frameworks. No prior automation experience required. πŸ“‹ What should I know before learning Selenium? Before learning Selenium, you should understand basic software testing concepts, HTML elements, browser behavior, and one programming language such as [Java](https://www.guru99.com/java-tutorial.html), [Python](https://www.guru99.com/python-tutorials.html), [C#](https://www.guru99.com/c-sharp-tutorial.html), or [JavaScript](https://www.guru99.com/interactive-javascript-tutorials.html). πŸ’» Which programming language is best for Selenium beginners? Java is commonly used for Selenium tutorials and automation frameworks, but Python is also beginner-friendly. Beginners can start with Java if they want strong testing-framework exposure, or Python if they prefer simpler syntax. ⏳ How long does it take to learn Selenium? A beginner can learn Selenium basics in 2–4 weeks with regular practice. Building confidence with WebDriver, locators, waits, TestNG, frameworks, and real-time projects may take 2–3 months. πŸ§ͺ Can I learn Selenium without manual testing knowledge? Yes, but basic manual testing knowledge is recommended. Understanding test cases, bugs, regression testing, and web application behavior helps you write better Selenium automation scripts. πŸš€ What can I do after completing this Selenium tutorial? After completing this Selenium tutorial, you can write automated browser tests, work with Selenium WebDriver, use locators and waits, build TestNG-based frameworks, run cross-browser tests, and practice on live Selenium projects. ## Looking for something else? 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