Selenium Server Standalone [2021] Jun 2026

The Selenium Server Standalone is a Java-based .jar file that bundles all the necessary components—the WebDriver APIs, Selenium Server, and Selenium Grid—into one package. It acts as a proxy between your test scripts and the browser, allowing you to:

Execute scripts on a server different from where your code resides. selenium server standalone

driver = webdriver.Remote( command_executor='http://localhost:4444', desired_capabilities=DesiredCapabilities.CHROME ) The Selenium Server Standalone is a Java-based