Unable to install Selenium IDE in Chrome

[David K]

Apologies if this question has already been answered, but I couldn't find anything that seemed relevant.

When I tried to install the Selenium IDE plugin in Chrome, I received the following error message from the Chrome Web Store:

"This extension is no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions."

I'm using Chrome Version 147.0.7727.56 (Official Build) (64-bit) under Windows 11 Home edition.

Has anyone else had this problem? What "best practices" doesn't it follow?

I was able to install the IDE in Firefox, but I prefer to use Chrome.

Thanks.

[David K]

P.S. If it's no longer available for Chrome, why is there still a download button on the Selenium website? Do the developers plan to fix the issue, or has it been abandoned?

[justin...@hotmail.co.uk]

I don't think Selenium IDE is being maintained anymore.

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/16915#issuecomment-3863216422

Unless something has changed it won't work - or rather some commands won't work in Firefox .

I would find another browser test runner, or simply make the switch to Selenium.

[David K]

Okay, so why is the link still on their web site? And what do you mean by "switch to Selenium"? I thought I was already using Selenium. 

I'm new to this, so I'm a little confused about all the different components (Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, Selenium Grid). I managed to install the plugin for Firefox, created a project and recorded a test. I also installed the Selenium library for Python and ran the test in Python, after a bit of editing. If I have to record the tests in Firefox, that's okay, although as I said I'd prefer to use Chrome.

Thanks.