Selenium Object Finder Chrome Extension Analysis

Listing positioning

The extension positions itself as a productivity tool for automation engineers to quickly identify Selenium-compatible objects. It emphasizes the use of color-coded highlighting to avoid manual DOM searching, facilitating faster test code creation in Agile environments.

Inferred product pattern

Visual DOM helper for automation locators.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that the tool is unable to locate objects on non-basic websites and that the hover popups disappear too quickly. A significant pain point is the lack of copy-paste functionality for long IDs (e.g., ASP.NET), forcing users to type them manually.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of copy-to-clipboard functionality for attributes and poor compatibility with complex, modern web DOMs.

Support

No specific support or account complaints observed.

Reliability

Multiple users report the tool is completely non-functional on certain sites or provides inaccurate/duplicate IDs.

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints observed.