XPath Forte by Sam

Xpath Forte by Sam - Crafted with Code. Fueled by Passion. ⚠️ Heads-up: After installation, give your browser a quick restart to activate all features smoothly. Say goodbye to fragile XPath selectors and tedious trial-and-error. XPath Forte by Sam helps developers, testers, and automation engineers generate the most robust, reliable, and readable XPath, CSS, and Playwright selectors — without breaking a sweat. Whether you're building test automation frameworks or debugging DOM elements, XPath Forte delivers context-aware intelligence to help you navigate even the most complex web structures. 🏆 NEW IN v2.2.0 ⭐ Accurate Match Counts — Highlight overlays and extension elements are now fully excluded from evaluate results. What you see is exactly what your automation framework will match. ⭐ Reliable Escape-to-Close — Escape key now works consistently to close the panel after element selection. ⭐ Session Stability — Re-inspecting elements no longer creates duplicate session indicators or event handlers. ⭐ Icon State Fix — Extension icon now correctly resets when the popup disconnects during an active inspection. ⭐ Improved XPath Generators — buttonWithText now handles <input type="button"> correctly. Multi-class XPath uses stable contains() conditions instead of brittle exact-match. Heading-context patterns use normalize-space(.) for reliable text matching. ⭐ Secure Frame Messaging — Cross-frame communication now validates a security token to prevent spoofed messages from page scripts. 📦 v2.1.0 HIGHLIGHTS ⭐ Playwright Locator Generation — Role-based, label, text, test ID, and attribute locators with stability scoring. ⭐ Right-Click Context Menu — Right-click any element to instantly generate selectors. ⭐ Draggable Panel — Drag the panel anywhere on screen. ⭐ Dark Mode — Automatic system detection or manual toggle. ⭐ Shadow DOM Isolation — Panel no longer inflates match counts. ⭐ Smarter XPath Patterns — Transient CSS classes filtered out. Float-label, heading-relative, and child-aware patterns added. ⭐ Smooth Transitions — Polished animations on panel open, tab switches, and highlighting. 🔑 CORE FEATURES ✅ 60+ Smart XPath Patterns – ID, class, attributes, text, aria-labels, data-testid, relative anchors, sibling relations, and more. ✅ Best Locator Engine – Automatically picks the shortest unique stable selector from all XPath, CSS, and Playwright candidates. ✅ XPath + CSS + Playwright – Three selector types with the same stability scoring, side by side. ✅ Testing Attribute Support – First-class support for data-testid, data-cy, and data-qa conventions. ✅ Stability Scoring – Every selector rated Stable / Moderate / Fragile (0–100). Know which selectors survive the next deploy. ✅ Match Count Badges – Green = unique. Amber = multiple. Red = none. Instant visual feedback. ✅ Live Evaluate & Test – Paste any XPath, CSS, or Playwright locator and test it live with visual highlighting. ✅ Relative Anchor XPaths – Builds short, resilient paths from the nearest stable ancestor. ✅ Dynamic Stability Detection – Skips auto-generated IDs and framework hashes while keeping legitimate utility classes. ✅ iframe Support – Elements inside nested frames are fully supported. ✅ One-Click Copy – Copy any selector; panel stays open, evaluate input auto-fills for instant verification. ✅ Minimal Permissions – No background access. We only act when you say so. XPath Forte by Sam isn't just another tool, it's your testing sidekick that tells you exactly which selector to use and why. Level up your automation game. Write better selectors. Build smarter tests.