Selenium Framework for Beginners 33 | What is AutoIT | How to use AutoIT with Selenium

Опубликовано: 21 Январь 2026
на канале: Automation Step by Step
104,734
1.1k

Free Courses - https://automationstepbystep.com/
Hi, I am Raghav and Today we will learn
What is a AutoIT
Why to use AutoIT
How to use AutoIT with Selenium

helpful tips

What is AutoIT

Software designed for automating windows GUI

Uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation to automate tasks not possible using only Selenium

An AutoIt automation script can be converted into a compressed, stand-alone executable

AutoIT is Free
Works on Windows


Why to use AutoIT

Selenium cannot handle any non-browser / non-HTML elements

To handle such elements like:
Windows authentication box
File upload dialog box
Any other non-browser interaction

How to use AutoIT with Selenium

Step 1
Download and install AutoIT
https://www.autoitscript.com/site/aut...

Step 2
Download AutoIT Script Editor (SciTE)
https://www.autoitscript.com/site/aut...

Step 3
Open Au3Info.exe and locate objects on the windows GUI

Step 4
Create AutoIT Script and Test

Step 5
Call AutoIT script in Selenium Test
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(“location of autoit exe");


helpful tips

Use AutoIT Help application

Refer AutoIT Docs
https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/...

Project link - https://github.com/Raghav-Pal/Seleniu...

PLAYLISTS

SELENIUM JAVA FRAMEWORK BEGINNERS
   • Selenium Java Framework for Beginners  

KATALON STUDIO
   • Katalon Studio  

SELENIUM BEGINNERS
   • Selenium Beginner Tutorial  

SELENIUM TIPS
   • Selenium Tips  

SELENIUM PYTHON
   • Selenium Python  

SELENIUM BUILDER
   • Selenium Builder  

JAVA
   • Java  

JAVA TIPS & TRICKS
   • Java Tips and Tricks  

JENKINS
   • Jenkins  

JENKINS TIPS & TRICKS
   • Jenkins Tips n Tricks  

JMETER BEGINNER
   • JMeter Beginner  

JMETER INTERMEDIATE
   • Jmeter Intermediate  

JMETER ADVANCED
   • JMeter Advanced  

JMETER TIPS & TRICKS
   • JMeter Tips n Tricks  

SOAPUI
   • SoapUI  

POSTMAN
   • Postman Beginner Tutorial  

GIT & GITHUB
   • Git and GitHub  

DOCKER
   • Docker  

ROBOT FRAMEWORK
   • Robot Framework Beginner Tutorial  

WEB SERVICES (API)
   • API Web Services  

REDIS BEGINNER TUTORIALS
   • Redis Beginner Tutorials  

MAVEN
   • Maven  

MISC
   • Misc Tutorials  

TOOLS & TIPS
   • Tools and Tips  

QnA FRIDAY
   • QnA Friday  

SUNDAY SPECIAL
   • Sunday Special  

ALL PLAYLISTS
   / @raghavpal  

Like on FACEBOOK :
  / automationstepbystep  

Follow on TWITTER:
  / automationsbs  

Subscribe on YOUTUBE :
   / automationstepbystep  

_______ ONLINE COURSES TO LEARN _______

https://automationstepbystep.com/

Never Stop Learning
Raghav