Since this topic has not been well documented on the net and I struggled myself to get Selenium tests running on Safari browser, here are the complete set of steps to get Selenium tests up and running on Safari browsers.:- Creating “Safari Extension” Developer Certificate • Create an Apple developer account. • Go to • Click on “Member Center” on top panel. • Select “Create Apple ID”. • Go through the sign up forms and provide valid fields for a succesful sign up 2. Login to created Apple account. • You will be redirected to 3. Sign up for “Safari Extensions” developer • Click on “Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles” • In the “Safari Extensions’ section, click on “Join Now” • Go through the following steps and provide valid fields to successfully sign up for the “Safari Extensions” program 4. Create “Developer Certificate” • Now inside “Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles” > “Click on Create/Add Safari Certificate” • You will see the following page – “ About Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)” • Click on “Continue” You will see the following page:- • Upload the CSR file and Click on ‘Generate’ to generate the certificate • Now download the certificate once it is generated. Download the certificate and install in the machine • Download the certificate in the download tab. • The certificate is downloaded as “safari_extension.cer”. • Double-click on the file to install the certificate in the Mac client/OSX. We have installed the safari extensions certificate for developers. Now we need to install the Safari Webdriver extension for the Safari Browser. Installing the Safari Webdriver extension in the Safari Browser • Download latest Selenium Safari extension. • Go to • Select the Selenium Webdriver version. HOW TO: Get started with Selenium 2 for Mac OS X. Damien Saunders; If you own a Mac and want to get started with Selenium for. Download & Install Selenium Java. Selenium is the all-in-one research application for your Mac. Whether you're a student, professional researcher, or just someone with an insatiable thirst for. For latest 10.10 Mac OSX, Safari 8, I selected the 2.45 folder. • In select the “SafariDriver.safariextz” file. Install the Safari Extension • Double-click on the “SafariDriver.safariextz” file. • You will get a prompt asking “ Are you sure you want to install the extension “WebDriver”?“. • Click on “Install” 3. Provide the default setting for the Selenium Webdriver Extension. • Click on “Safari” > “Preferences” > “Extensions” > You will find Selenium extension • Select “Enable Webdriver” Now all the settings are done and now we should be able to launch our Selenium scripts using Safari Webdriver. Launching Safari Webdriver Webdriver driver = new SafariDriver(); driver.get( “ ); builder = new Actions( driver); This should launch your safari browser with the Safari Webdriver Extension ? Hope this article comes of use to you all. UPDATE (18th June,2015): With the latest update of Yosemite 10.10.3 & Safari 8.0.6, the execution on Safari Browsers has become unstable & unreliable.
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