WebdriverIO
Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

WebdriverIO is an open-source, Node.js-based test automation framework that supports both end-to-end and unit/component testing in real browsers and on mobile devices. It uses the standardized WebDriver protocol to ensure native interaction behavior and offers smart selector strategies for modern UI frameworks like React. The framework integrates with tools like Google Lighthouse and Chrome DevTools, and can be set up quickly via its CLI.
Developers write test scripts using the WebdriverIO API, which communicates with browsers and mobile devices via the WebDriver protocol, enabling both e2e and component-level tests in real environments.
software developers and QA engineers building web and mobile applications
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- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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