XPath Tester

About

🔎 XPath Tester: write, test and debug element locators in a live side panel

XPath Tester is a fast, no-fuss xpath helper that lives in your browser side panel. Type an expression, watch every match highlight on the page in real time, then copy it or convert it to a css selector in one click — no DevTools console needed.

🚀 Quick start

1. Open the side panel from the toolbar.
2. Hold Shift and hover any element to capture its path automatically.
3. Edit the expression and watch matches highlight instantly.
4. Copy the result, or convert your locator to a css selector in a click.

⚡ Capture any element in one move

Stop hand-writing brittle locators. Shift + hover turns the tool into an instant xpath generator that reads the element right under your cursor.

➤ Auto-capture — hover to grab a working locator
➤ Toggle between Relative and Absolute paths in one click
➤ Fine-tune the generated path until it matches exactly what you need

🎯 See every match, with its text

Run a query and every matching node lights up on the page and is listed in the panel with its text — so it doubles as an xpath for text workflow.

🔹 A live xpath finder highlights all matches as you type
🔹 Each result shows its inner text — pull content straight from the DOM
🔹 Click any result to scroll straight to that node
🔹 An instant match count tells you how tight your expression is

📋 Copy and convert in one click

◆ Copy the path, or copy any matched text on its own
◆ Copy all results at once for bulk extraction
◆ Convert any locator to an equivalent css selector — a built-in css tester
◆ Prefer css selectors? Switch over when they read cleaner than a path

⭐ History and Saved keep your work

Every expression you run is kept under History, and the ones you reuse get starred into Saved — so the locators you rely on are always one tap away.

🌗 Light and dark themes

A clean, modern interface with light and dark modes, so long debugging sessions stay easy on the eyes.

🔟 Why pick XPath Tester

1️⃣ Live highlighting shows exactly what your selector matches
2️⃣ One-move capture with a built-in xpath generator
3️⃣ Relative and Absolute paths, switchable in an instant
4️⃣ Convert any path to css selectors for cross-tool use
5️⃣ An xpath finder, css tester and xpath helper rolled into one
6️⃣ History and Saved for every xpath expression you write
7️⃣ Works offline — no account, and nothing leaves your browser

🧪 Made for testers and scrapers

Whether you write selenium xpath locators, build scrapers, or run test automation, this xpath tester drops straight into your stack.

▸ Test automation — validate selenium xpath, Playwright and Cypress locators before you ship
▸ Web scraping — craft a query that survives layout changes
▸ QA and debugging — confirm a selector or path hits the right node
▸ Learning — watch how an expression behaves on a real page

🧩 One tool, many jobs

XPath Tester replaces a stack of half-working bookmarklets and console snippets — an xpath tester, a generator and a css tester in a single panel, right next to the page you are debugging.

- Build a locator by hand, or capture one with Shift + hover
- Check a path and a css selector side by side
- Copy clean results straight into Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
- Keep your go-to queries in Saved for the next session

❓ FAQ

📌 What is XPath Tester?
💡 It is an xpath tester that lets you write, run and debug locators live in a side panel, with instant match highlighting.

📌 Can it generate paths for me?
💡 Yes — Shift + hover works as an xpath generator, capturing a relative or absolute xpath selector for any element.

📌 Does it also work as a css tester?
💡 It does. Convert any path to css selectors, or check that a css selector matches, so it is a css tester and selector finder in one.

📌 Can I write and check an xpath query?
💡 Yes. Enter your query and every match highlights live, so you can tune the expression until the count looks right.

📌 Will it help with Selenium?
💡 Definitely. Validate selenium xpath and css locators against the live page before they go into your test code.

📌 Can I switch to CSS selectors?
💡 Yes. Convert any locator to css selectors instantly, so you can keep a css selector and a path for the same element side by side.

📌 Is my data private?
💡 Completely. The tool runs fully offline — no account, no tracking, and nothing ever leaves your browser.

🚀 Install XPath Tester and turn messy locator guesswork into clean, reliable expressions today.