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Aug 20, 2019 Microsoft is making the official beta of its Chromium-based Edge browser available today, August 20.The Beta channel is open to anyone running Windows 10, 7. Apr 05, 2020 While Windows users are all too familiar with Microsoft Edge, given that it's the operating system’s default browser, Mac users have likely never tried it.Mind you, it was never all that popular, for various reasons, but by switching to Chromium and its Blink engine, Microsoft can now bring the browser to multiple platforms, including macOS. For a long time, Edge relied on Microsoft’s. Jan 27, 2020 Microsoft announced last December it would move the Edge over to the Chromium rendering engine. Leaked builds hit the web a few weeks ago, but now you can try an official build from Microsoft. Here’s how to set it up. Update: Microsoft released the final, stable version of the new Microsoft Edge on January 15, 2020. Download it here.
The W3C WebDriver API is a platform and language-neutral interface and wire protocol allowing programs or scripts to control the behavior of a web browser, like Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
WebDriver enables developers to create automated tests that simulate user interaction. This is different from JavaScript unit tests because WebDriver has access to functionality and information that JavaScript running in the browser doesn't, and it can more accurately simulate user events or OS-level events. WebDriver can also manage testing across multiple windows, tabs and webpages in a single test session.
Here's how to get started with WebDriver for Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
Install Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
If you haven't already, install Microsoft Edge (Chromium) from this page. If you are using a pre-installed version of Microsoft Edge on your machine, verify that you have Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and not Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML). A quick way to check is to load
edge://settings/help
in the browser and confirm that the version number is 75 or higher.Download Microsoft Edge Driver
WebDriver needs a browser-specific driver to automate each browser. For Microsoft Edge (Chromium), WebDriver needs the appropriate Microsoft Edge Driver for the build of Microsoft Edge you want to test or automate.
To find your correct build number: Launch Microsoft Edge and navigate to
edge://settings/help
or click ...
> Settings > About Microsoft Edge, to view the Chromium version. Having the correct version of WebDriver for your build ensures it runs correctly.Figure 1
The build number for Microsoft Edge Canary on January 14, 2020
Now, download the matching version of Microsoft Edge Driver from this page.
Figure 2
The Downloads section of the Microsoft Edge Driver page
Note
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML) does not work with Microsoft Edge Driver. To automate Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML), you will need to download Microsoft WebDriver for Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML).
Download a WebDriver language binding
The last component you need to download is a language-specific client driver. The language binding will translate the code you write in Python, Java, C#, Ruby, and JavaScript into commands that the Microsoft Edge Driver you downloaded in the previous section can run in Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
Download the WebDriver language binding of your choice. We highly recommend Selenium 4.00-alpha04 or later since this version has built-in support for Microsoft Edge (Chromium). However, you are able to drive Microsoft Edge (Chromium) in all earlier versions of Selenium, including the current stable Selenium 3 release.
Selenium 4.00-alpha04 and later
You can install the .NET language binding of Selenium 4.00-alpha04 here.
Using this binding, the C# snippet below constructs the
EdgeOptions
object by setting is_legacy
to false
, which tells WebDriver to start Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and not Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML). Then, it sets BinaryLocation
in EdgeOptions
to the install location of Microsoft Edge (Chromium). Lastly, it creates an EdgeDriverService
, again with is_legacy
set to false
, before creating a new EdgeDriver
by passing it the EdgeDriverService
and EdgeOptions
.Note
When constructing the
EdgeOptions
object, if you don't pass it false
, by default is_legacy
is set to true
. This ensures that all your current Microsoft Edge Driver tests will run without modification against Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML). You must set is_legacy
to false
and use the correct driver for your test to run successfully in Microsoft Edge (Chromium).Microsoft Chromium Download Windows 10
Caution
You must manually create
EdgeDriverService
as shown in the C# snippet above. If you let EdgeDriver
create a service for you, it will create a Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML) service and not the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) service that you need to automate or test Microsoft Edge (Chromium).Selenium 4.00-alpha03 and earlier
If you have downloaded a Selenium language binding that is v4.00-alpha03 or earlier, follow the steps below to drive Microsoft Edge (Chromium):
- Create an
EdgeDriverService
that points to msedgedriver.exe which you downloaded in the Download Microsoft Edge Driver section. - Start the service manually.
- Create a
DesiredCapabilites
object to configure the Microsoft Edge Driver session. To launch Microsoft Edge (Chromium), you must create anms:edgeOptions
object with abinary
property that points to the installed location of Microsoft Edge (Chromium). - Create a
RemoteWebDriver
that connects to theEdgeDriverService
using theDesiredCapabilities
object. - When your test or automation is done and you've called
driver.Close()
, shut down theEdgeDriverService
manually withservice.Dispose()
.
The C# snippet below, by following these steps, launches Microsoft Edge (Chromium), navigates to
https://bing.com
, and then waits 2 seconds for the page to load before closing the RemoteWebDriver
instance and shutting down the EdgeDriverService
.Important
If you were previously automating or testing Microsoft Edge (Chromium) by using
ChromeDriver
and ChromeOptions
, your WebDriver code will not run successfully against Microsoft Edge 80 or later. This is a breaking change and Microsoft Edge (Chromium) no longer accepts these commands. You must change your tests to use EdgeOptions
and Microsoft Edge Driver.Other ways to set up WebDriver
Chocolatey
If you are using Chocolatey as your package manager, you can also get Microsoft Edge Driver by running this command:
Read more about this package on Chocolatey here.
Docker
If you are using Docker, you can get a pre-configured image with Microsoft Edge (Chromium) and Microsoft Edge Driver already installed by running this command:
Check out this container on Docker Hub here.
Feedback
We're eager to hear your feedback about using WebDriver, Selenium, and Microsoft Edge! Use the Feedback icon in the Microsoft Edge DevTools or tweet @EdgeDevTools to let us know what you think.
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The Feedback icon in the Microsoft Edge DevTools