{"id":2338,"date":"2020-04-03T17:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2026-08-29T07:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:16:30","slug":"running-selenium-test-on-chrome-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h2kinfosys.com\/blog\/running-selenium-test-on-chrome-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Selenium Test on Chrome Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article, you will learn about Running Selenium Test on Chrome Browser<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How to run Selenium Tests on Chrome Browser<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How to download the latest version of ChromeDriver<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How to setup ChromeDriver in different ways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Chrome driver implements the WebDriver protocol using an executable file called ChromeDriver.exe. The executable file starts a server on your system and all your tests are responsible to run your tests to communicate to this server.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to download latest version of ChromeDriver<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    ChromeDriver is essential for Running Selenium Test on Chrome Browser<\/strong>. To download the latest version of ChromeDriver, visit the official ChromeDriver website, where you can find links to the most recent releases. Ensure compatibility with your installed version of Chrome by selecting the corresponding driver version. Follow the installation instructions provided on the site to set up ChromeDriver effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To work with ChromeDriver, first we have to download the latest version of ChromeDriver. To download the latest version of ChromeDriver we need to follow the below steps:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step1:<\/b> Go to the official website of chrome driver (<\/span>https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/chromium.org\/chromedriver\/<\/span><\/a>) and download the latest version of ChromeDriver <\/a>based on your operating system.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Step2:<\/b> Click on Downloads link<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step3:<\/b> Click on<\/span> ChromeDriver<\/b> 81.0.4044.69<\/b><\/a> link. You will be navigated to ChromeDriver Index Download page for Mac, Linux and Windows operating systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note: <\/b>Based on your Windows Operating System, you need to download the corresponding ChromeDriver. Here we are working on Windows Operating System, you need to download the Windows version Chrome driver. If your operating system is Mac or Linux you need to download the corresponding Chrome driver.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Step4:<\/b> Click on<\/span> chromedriver_win32.zip<\/b><\/a> to<\/span> download<\/span> ChromeDriver for Windows Operating System.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Step5: <\/b> Unzip the downloaded file to retrieve <\/span>chromedriver.exe<\/b>. To instantiate the driver, you need to note down the location where you extracted the ChromeDriver.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Chrome Browser Launch using Selenium WebDriver<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Like any other driver launching Chrome driver launching is very easy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WebDriver = new ChromeDriver();<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Consider the below example to launch the ChromeDriver<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    package  <\/b>com.testing.selenium.Chrome;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    import org<\/b>.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    import <\/b>org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    public class <\/b>ChromeDriver<\/span> {<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    public static void <\/b>main(String[] args)<\/span> {<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WebDriver<\/span> driver<\/span>= new <\/b>ChromeDriver();<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    driver.get(“<\/span>https:\/\/in.yahoo.com\/?p=us<\/span><\/a>“);<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

         }<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    }<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you run the above program we get an exception <\/span>java.lang.IllegalStateException.<\/b> <\/i><\/b>Which gives \u201c<\/span>T<\/b>he executable driver must be set by webdriver.chrome.driver path.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To overcome the above exception we need to download the ChromeDriver to work with selenium commands.  For every browser have a driver, the driver for Chrome is ChromeDriver.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Different Methods to initialize ChromeDriver<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Below are the two methods to initialize ChromeDriver<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n