selenium-stealth
Trying to make python selenium more stealthy.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. While the package has low install friction and a permissive license, it is abandoned (last update 2021-12-30, no releases since 2020-11-05) and bot-detection techniques have evolved significantly since then. Installing it risks wasting time on evasion methods that no longer work. Consider it only if you are certain the specific detection bypass it provides still works against your target, and be prepared to maintain or fork the code yourself.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a Chrome WebDriver executable and Chrome browser installed; only supports Chrome, not Firefox or other browsers.
- Low install friction—pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency on selenium.
- However, the package is abandoned: last commit was 2021-12-30 and no releases since 2020-11-05.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely, including in commercial projects, with minimal restrictions.
last release 2020-11-05 (2108 days) · last repo commit 2021-12-30 · 740 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 300,056 downloads/mo, #7,848 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium_stealth import stealth
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
stealth(driver, languages=["en-US", "en"], vendor="Google Inc.", platform="Win32")
driver.get("https://example.com")- Whether evasion techniques remain effective against current bot-detection systems (package has not been updated since 2020).
- Compatibility with recent Selenium versions and Chrome/Chromium releases.
- Whether the injected JavaScript stealth passes still work against evolving detection methods.
What it is and what it does
selenium-stealth is a Python wrapper around Selenium WebDriver that injects JavaScript into Chrome to mask signs of automation. It modifies browser properties—user agent, language, platform, WebGL vendor, and renderer—to make a Selenium-driven Chrome instance appear like a normal user browser rather than a bot. The package is a Python port of the JavaScript puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth library.
You pass your Selenium Chrome driver to the stealth() function, which configures it with spoofed browser attributes and JavaScript patches. The goal is to pass bot-detection tests and allow tasks like Google account login or maintaining a normal reCAPTCHA v3 score. However, the package has been abandoned since late 2020 and receives no updates, so its effectiveness against modern detection systems is uncertain.
Use it for
- Automate Google account login or other services that block Selenium-driven browsers.
- Scrape websites that use bot-detection JavaScript to block automated access.
- Maintain a normal reCAPTCHA v3 score when running Selenium automation.
- Pass public bot-detection tests (e.g., bot.sannysoft.com) with a headless or headful Chrome driver.
- Bypass browser-based fingerprinting that flags Selenium automation signals.
Worth the install?
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No.
While the package has low install friction and a permissive license, it is abandoned (last update 2021-12-30, no releases since 2020-11-05) and bot-detection techniques have evolved significantly since then. Installing it risks wasting time on evasion methods that no longer work. Consider it only if you are certain the specific detection bypass it provides still works against your target, and be prepared to maintain or fork the code yourself.
Install
selenium-stealth on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction—pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency on selenium. However, the package is abandoned: last commit was 2021-12-30 and no releases since 2020-11-05. Maintenance status poses a risk if Selenium or detection-evasion techniques evolve.
Requires a Chrome WebDriver executable and Chrome browser installed; only supports Chrome, not Firefox or other browsers.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely, including in commercial projects, with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium_stealth import stealth
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
stealth(driver, languages=["en-US", "en"], vendor="Google Inc.", platform="Win32")
driver.get("https://example.com")Verify before relying
- Whether evasion techniques remain effective against current bot-detection systems (package has not been updated since 2020).
- Compatibility with recent Selenium versions and Chrome/Chromium releases.
- Whether the injected JavaScript stealth passes still work against evolving detection methods.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.* |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageselenium |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,108 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 300,056 / month, #7,848 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: ConsoleEnvironment :: MacOS XEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentEnvironment :: Win32 (MS Windows)Framework :: PytestIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: MacOS :: MacOS XOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: OS IndependentOperating System :: POSIX :: LinuxProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: InternetTopic :: Scientific/EngineeringTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Quality AssuranceTopic :: Software Development :: TestingTopic :: Software Development :: Testing :: AcceptanceTopic :: Software Development :: Testing :: Traffic GenerationTopic :: Utilities |
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