- Chrome OS is essentially the Chrome browser reworked to serve as an operating system instead. It includes OS-specific features like a file manager, an app launcher, a taskbar, and so on.
- While Chrome is, indeed, a resource hog, the other two major browsers are even worse. If you want to preserve some RAM for other applications, there are more effective ways than consigning Chrome.
This page documents how to start using ChromeDriver for testing your website on desktop (Windows/Mac/Linux).
You can also read Getting Started with Android or Getting Started with ChromeOS
Setup
ChromeDriver is a separate executable that Selenium WebDriver uses to control Chrome. It is maintained by the Chromium team with help from WebDriver contributors. If you are unfamiliar with Selenium WebDriver, you should check out the Selenium site.
Chrome, so far, remains open to all cookies by default. Last month, Google announced a new effort to force third-party cookies to better self-identify, and said we can expect new controls for them.
Follow these steps to setup your tests for running with ChromeDriver:
- Ensure Chromium/Google Chrome is installed in a recognized location
ChromeDriver expects you to have Chrome installed in the default location for your platform. You can also force ChromeDriver to use a custom location by setting a special capability.
- Download the ChromeDriver binary for your platform under the downloads section of this site
- Help WebDriver find the downloaded ChromeDriver executable
- include the ChromeDriver location in your PATH environment variable
- (Java only) specify its location via the webdriver.chrome.driver system property (see sample below)
- (Python only) include the path to ChromeDriver when instantiating webdriver.Chrome (see sample below)
Sample test
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Controlling ChromeDriver's lifetime
The ChromeDriver class starts the ChromeDriver server process at creation and terminates it when quit is called. This can waste a significant amount of time for large test suites where a ChromeDriver instance is created per test. There are two options to remedy this:
1. Use the ChromeDriverService. This is available for most languages and allows you to start/stop the ChromeDriver server yourself. See here for a Java example (with JUnit 4):
Python:
2. Start the ChromeDriver server separately before running your tests, and connect to it using the Remote WebDriver.
Terminal:
Java:
Chrome is a free Internet browser officially released by Google on December 11, 2008. Its features include synchronization with Google services and accounts, tabbed browsing, and automatic translation and spell check of web pages. It also features an integrated address bar/search bar, called the omnibox.
TipGoogle Chrome can be downloaded for free on the Chrome page.
Overview and benefits
Chrome works quite well with Google sites and services such as YouTube and Gmail. It also manages its system resources differently than other browsers. Its V8 JavaScript engine was developed from scratch at Google, and may improve your experience on heavily scripted websites and applications. Essentially, it should make the things you do on the Internet faster.
NoteSome Google services, such as Google Cast, require Chrome to use a Chromecast.
After being installed, the Chrome browser is automatically configured to download and install updates when they're available. To verify updates are being installed automatically, see: How do I update my browser?
Incognito mode
Chrome offers a private browsing option called Incognito Mode. This mode allows you to browse in an isolated sandbox web session. It gives you temporary control over your browsing history and session identity, because when you close the browser, your logins and history are deleted. However, it does not guarantee anonymity.
NoteUse Incognito mode as a tool to increase your privacy, but understand that the privacy of your Internet activity is never absolute. Your ISP, employer, or other people using your computer can analyze your network or hard drive to ascertain your web activity while using Incognito mode.
To launch a new incognito browser, press Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows, Linux) or Command+Shift+N (macOS X). Essentially, when you're in Incognito Mode, the browser doesn't log what you've been doing during your last Internet session.
How to display the file, edit, view, etc. menus in Chrome
Unfortunately, there is no way to display this menu bar in Chrome as it was removed. However, all these features may be accessed by clicking the button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Configuring privacy settings
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To fine-tune your privacy settings in Chrome, click the icon in the upper-right corner of the browser, and select Settings.
The settings interface opens in a new browser tab. Scroll to the bottom and click Show Advanced Settings.
The first advanced settings listed are your privacy settings, which make be changed to you're liking.
Chrome Developer Tools
If you're developing a website, Chrome Developer Tools are second to none. They allow you to closely analyze all the visual, interactive, and technical components of website locations.
To launch Chrome Developer Tools, go the View menu and select Developer → Developer Tools, or press Ctrl+Alt+I (Windows, Linux) or Option+Command+I (macOS X).
The developer view allows you to navigate the web on one side of the window, and inspect the resource's components and attributes on the other.
Chromium projects and browser
The Chromium projects are open-source, community-driven projects to develop technologies for Chrome and ChromeOS. The Chromium browser is similar to Chrome, but is developed exclusively with Chrome's open-source components.
Ungoogled Chromium project and browser
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Gossip slots no deposit bonus codes 2016. Ungoogled Chromium is a development fork of the Chromium browser which strips out selected browser components. The project's stated goals are to:
- Disable or remove offending services and features that communicate with Google or weaken privacy.
- Strip binaries from the source tree, and use those provided by the system or build them from source.
- Add, modify, or disable features that inhibit control and transparency.
The Ungoogled Chromium browser source code can be downloaded from its repository on GitHub.
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