---
id: geckodriver-autoinstaller
version: "0.1.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# geckodriver-autoinstaller — Automatically install geckodriver that supports the currently installed version of chrome.

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 1.9M/mo

## What it is and what it does

geckodriver-autoinstaller is a lightweight utility that automates the setup of geckodriver for Firefox browser automation. When you call its install() function, it checks whether geckodriver is already present, downloads the version matching your installed Firefox if needed, and adds it to your system PATH so it can be found automatically.

The package has no runtime dependencies and installs quickly, making it a zero-friction addition to automation scripts. However, it has been abandoned since 2020-02-14 and its repository is archived. This means the version-matching logic may not account for recent Firefox or geckodriver releases, and you should verify it works with your current environment before relying on it in production.

Use it for:

- Simplify CI/CD pipeline setup by automatically provisioning geckodriver without manual version management
- Reduce onboarding friction for developers by eliminating manual geckodriver installation steps in projects
- Automate browser-based tests in Docker containers where geckodriver is not pre-installed

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Automatically downloads and installs geckodriver matching your installed Firefox version, then adds it to your system path.

No—the package is abandoned (last updated 2020-02-14, repository archived) and will not receive updates for current Firefox or geckodriver versions. Use an actively maintained alternative or handle geckodriver installation manually. If you must use it, verify first that its version-matching logic works with your specific Firefox and geckodriver releases.

## Install

pip install geckodriver-autoinstaller
uv add geckodriver-autoinstaller
poetry add geckodriver-autoinstaller

## Installing geckodriver-autoinstaller

Before you install: Installation is frictionless with no runtime dependencies, but the package is abandoned—last updated 2020-02-14 and repository archived. It will not receive updates for Firefox or geckodriver changes.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install geckodriver-autoinstaller

import geckodriver_autoinstaller

geckodriver_autoinstaller.install()

Firefox must be installed on your system; geckodriver-autoinstaller detects and matches against your installed Firefox version.

Verify before relying:

- Whether geckodriver version matching logic still works with current Firefox releases given the 2020-02-14 last-update date
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.8 despite requires_python >=3
- Whether the package handles Firefox installations on all three supported OSes correctly in current environments

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 1.9M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

geckodriver auto install, firefox webdriver setup, geckodriver version matching, automated driver installation, firefox automation setup, webdriver-setup, abandoned

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