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title: "Introduction to WebDriverManager"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/introduction-to-webdrivermanager-pkrbsy5ho
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source: "Baeldung"
published: 2026-05-15T01:30:31.685Z
updated: 2026-05-15T01:31:02.403Z
tags: ["java", "automation", "selenium"]
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# Introduction to WebDriverManager

**[Baeldung](https://daily.dev/sources/baeldung)** · 6 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

WebDriverManager is a Java library that automates the resolution, download, and configuration of browser drivers for Selenium. Instead of manually managing driver binaries and hardcoded paths, a single .setup() call detects the installed browser version, downloads the matching driver if needed, and sets the system property automatically. The post covers Maven/Gradle setup, basic usage with ChromeDriver, integration with JUnit 5's @BeforeAll for efficient test class setup, multi-browser support (Chrome, Firefox, Edge), and generic runtime driver instantiation via getInstance() for parameterized test frameworks.

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