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title: "Open Selenium Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/open-selenium-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-24T15:24:44.466Z"
---

# Open Selenium Step

The Open Selenium Step opens an internet browser using a Selenium web driver. You use this step to start web automation.

## What You'll Need

-   A downloaded Selenium driver for your browser. See [Selenium driver](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/selenium-driver) for details.

## How to Use Open Selenium Step

Use this step to launch a web browser at the beginning of your web automation.

### Step 1: Add the Open Selenium Step

1.  Drag and drop the **Open Selenium Step** into your process workflow.
2.  Click on the step to set its properties.

### Step 2: Configure Step Properties

**Step Name** (Optional)

-   A custom name for the process step. This labels the step box in the editor.

## Parameters Explained

**Instance name** (Optional)

-   A unique name for this connection.

**Driver Type** (Required)

-   Select the driver from the dropdown menu (e.g., Chrome, Firefox).

**Driver Path** (Required)

-   The existing variable name or value that shows where your Selenium driver is located.

**Process Name** (Optional)

-   The existing variable name or value that shows the process name.

**Maximized** (Required)

-   **T (true):** The browser window opens maximized.
-   **F (false):** The browser window opens in its default size. This is the default value.

## Output Parameters

**Driver Reference** (Required)

-   An existing variable name or value that shows the reference to the opened driver. You will use this reference in later Selenium steps.

## Related Articles

-   [Selenium driver](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/selenium-driver) - Learn how to set up Selenium drivers.
-   [Close Selenium Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/close-selenium-step) - Close the web browser after your automation is done.
-   [Web Automation with Selenium](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/web-automation-with-selenium) - Understand how Robotiq supports Selenium for web automation.

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