QA Playground — Practice Selenium, Playwright & Cypress

What is QA Playground and who is it built for?

QA Playground is a free, purpose-built automation testing practice website for QA engineers at any level. It offers 22+ interactive UI elements — inputs, tables, drag-and-drop, shadow DOM, alerts, file upload, and more — plus a full Bank Demo App and Study Tracker. Whether you're a beginner learning Selenium for the first time or an experienced engineer sharpening your Playwright or Cypress skills, everything here is designed to mirror real-world testability challenges.

Which UI elements can I practice automation testing on?

QA Playground includes 22 practice elements: text inputs, buttons (click, double-click, right-click), dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes, alerts and dialogs, iFrames, new-window and tab switching, drag-and-drop, sortable lists, sliders, simple and advanced data tables, date pickers, file upload and download, shadow DOM, multi-select, dynamic waits, and more. Each element is built with testability in mind — with id, data-testid, and data-action attributes — so your Selenium WebDriver or Playwright locators work exactly as expected.

Is QA Playground completely free to use for Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress practice?

Yes — 100% free, no credit card, no paywall. All 22 practice elements, the Bank Demo App for end-to-end testing practice, the QA Study Tracker, and QA Tools like the JSON to File Converter are all free. An optional account lets you sync your Study Tracker progress across devices, but it is never required.

What is the Bank Demo App and how does it help with end-to-end test automation?

The Bank Demo App is a fully simulated banking application with login (admin / admin123), a dashboard, accounts CRUD, and transaction management with filtering. It is purpose-built for practicing end-to-end automation frameworks — build a full Page Object Model test suite covering login flows, account creation, balance updates, and transaction filtering, all on a stable, predictable UI with proper test attributes.

Can I practice Shadow DOM, drag-and-drop, iFrame, and dynamic waits with Selenium WebDriver?

Yes. QA Playground includes dedicated practice pages for Shadow DOM elements, drag-and-drop and sortable lists, iFrame handling, multi-window and tab switching, explicit/implicit wait scenarios, and dynamic alerts — the exact elements that trip up most Selenium WebDriver and Playwright beginners. Every scenario is repeatable, so you can run tests as many times as needed.

How does the QA Study Tracker help me learn automation testing step by step?

The QA Study Tracker is a personal learning dashboard with structured syllabi for Manual Testing, Selenium Automation, API Testing, and Playwright. Track topic completion, log daily study sessions, save articles and videos as resources, and view your progress with charts. You can also import AI-generated syllabi or export your own — making it a flexible companion for a self-paced QA automation learning roadmap.

Which automation frameworks does QA Playground support?

All practice elements and the Bank Demo App are fully framework-agnostic. You can use Selenium WebDriver (Java, Python, or JavaScript), Playwright (JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python), or Cypress (JavaScript/TypeScript). Elements expose standard HTML attributes so locator strategies — CSS selectors, XPath, getByRole, getByTestId — all work correctly across frameworks.

Can I use QA Playground to prepare for a QA automation engineer job interview?

Yes. The platform is used by QA engineers specifically for interview preparation. The practice elements cover scenarios commonly tested in technical QA interviews — handling dynamic tables, writing Page Object Model code, dealing with pop-ups and shadow DOM, and creating stable, maintainable test suites. The blog and learn sections also include automation concepts, logic programs, and QA interview question guides.