SelectorsHub Chrome Extension Analysis
Developer & Designer ToolsChrome extension ID: ndgimibanhlabgdgjcpbbndiehljcpfh
A Chrome extension designed to assist QA engineers and developers in building reliable web automation scripts. It provides automated generation of XPath, CSS, and Playwright locators alongside features like error detection and element highlighting.
Overview
Installs
400K+
Rating
★ 4.8
1,481 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Developer & Designer Tools
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
High review signal
Listing positioning
SelectorsHub is positioned as a professional developer tool for automatically generating and verifying web locators. It emphasizes compatibility with modern testing frameworks like Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress, specifically highlighting its ability to handle complex elements like Shadow DOM and iframes.
Inferred product pattern
A highly technical utility with strong core functionality that suffers from severe reputation damage due to aggressive affiliate marketing redirects.
Review-backed pain points
Users report that the extension randomly opens new browser tabs redirecting to affiliate websites (e.g., Tricentis, TestRigor) without user intent, leading to claims of malware-like behavior.
Observed feature gaps
No specific feature gaps were identified in the provided data.
- QA Engineers
- Test Automation Professionals
- Web Developers
- Generating web locators
- Verifying XPath and CSS selectors
- Debugging complex DOM structures
- Accurate locator generation for complex elements
- High efficiency in handling Shadow DOM and iframes
- Significant reduction in debugging time
- Unsolicited browser redirects to affiliate websites
- Extension hijacking browser tabs
- Privacy complaints detected
- No pricing friction reported in reviews.
Support
No support complaints identified.
Reliability
Users express significant reliability concerns regarding unwanted browser behavior and unexpected tab redirection.
Privacy
Significant complaints regarding privacy and security, with users labeling the extension's unsolicited redirects as 'malware' and 'hijacking'.
- No clear monetization signal
- No account requirement observed
- No clear pricing signal
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 5
- Videos: 1
- Languages: 1
- Privacy policy
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 5.7.5
- Size: 572KiB
- Last updated:
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