What are the steps to install Selenium WebDriver on a Mac machine?

keerti_gautam · April 16, 2024, 6:30pm

Rashmihasija · April 21, 2024, 2:31pm

To install Selenium WebDriver on macOS, you can use one of the following methods:

Using Homebrew (for managing dependencies):
- Open Terminal.
- Install Homebrew (if not already installed) by running the following command:
```
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```
- Install the latest version of Java:
```
brew install openjdk
```
- Download the Selenium WebDriver JAR file from the official Selenium website (Downloads | Selenium).
- Set up your Java project in an IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse) and add the Selenium WebDriver JAR file to your project’s build path.

prynka.chatterjee · April 21, 2024, 2:54pm

Using a package manager (e.g., npm):

Install Node.js (which includes npm) from the official Node.js website (https://nodejs.org/).
Install the Selenium WebDriver package using npm:
```
npm install selenium-webdriver
```
Use the Selenium WebDriver package in your Node.js project.

raimavaswani · April 21, 2024, 4:04pm

Manually downloading and setting up Selenium WebDriver:

Download the Selenium WebDriver JAR file from the official Selenium website (Downloads | Selenium).
Set up your Java project in an IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse) and add the Selenium WebDriver JAR file to your project’s build path.
Download the browser driver executable for the browser you want to automate (e.g., ChromeDriver, GeckoDriver) from the respective driver download pages.
Set the path to the browser driver executable in your Selenium WebDriver code.