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Install selenium-server with Homebrew

Browser automation for testing purposes. Version 4.45.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install selenium-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Browser automation for testing purposes

Commands and aliases

  • selenium-server

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
selenium-servercliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version4.45.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:selenium-server
Version4.45.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/selenium-server
Homepagehttps://www.selenium.dev/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium
Upstream docshttps://www.selenium.dev/documentation
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/download/selenium-4.45.0/selenium-server-4.45.0.jar
Last updated2026-06-22T10:55:04Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenjdk
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameselenium-server
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openjdkRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • selenium-serverSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: selenium, selenium-server, server, testing.

Same workflow

  • geckodriverShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing, webdriver.
  • playwright-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • playwright-mcpShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • slimerjsShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • agent-browserShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • allureShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • selenium-serverSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment