How to minimize the browser window which was launched via Selenium Webdriver?

Question

How can I minimize the browser window which has been launched via Selenium Webdriver?

I see that there is a method to maximize (documentation), but I cannot find the converse for minimize.

I have tried resizing and repositioning the window, however this does not work the same way as minimize.

Is there a way to do this in Selenium? Or can this only be done through Robot key events (e.g. Windows + D) ?

Answer 1

Short answer to your question: Unfortunately, Selenium do not provide any built-in function for minimizing the browser window, there is only function for maximizing the window. But there are some work around for doing this.

1. You want window to be out of sight, then you need to use this code. by using it browser window will be out of your sight and you will not be able to see what is running, but don't worry your test cases will keep on executing. It is tried and tested work around.

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driver.manage().window().setPosition(new Point(-2000, 0))

2. You can use PhantomJS for running your test cases, download and install it from this link and simply change the line

driver = webdriver.Firefox() to driver = webdriver.PhantomJS()

and you don't need to change any more code. Your browser will run in an hidden mode.

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3. Use the Robot class and windows shortcut keys for the same (as already mentioned by you).

Answer 2

Perhaps, I have the wrong context here (the OP's documentation link is broken now), but I believe you can now minimize the window with webdriver.minimize_window().

Python Documentation

Answer 3

For C# language:

driver.Manage().Window.Minimize();

This works fine with Chrome, Firefox, IE but fails for 'Edge' driver.

Answer 4

The best I'd say is to type shortcut using Robot Class. Shortcut to minimize: Alt+Space+N

    Robot robot=new Robot();
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ALT);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ALT);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);

By using the above code you can minimize your browser.

Answer 5

You can also resize the window:

 Dimension n = new Dimension(360,592);  
 driver.manage().window().setSize(n);

Answer 6

driver.manage().window().setSize(new Dimension(1200,800));

This will works for you.