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Desktop Testing

Desktop applications retain their important role in improving user engagement. This makes desktop application automation a key to strengthening the connection between software development teams and their end-users.

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Why Katalon for desktop app testing

Katalon Studio supports Selenium-based automated testing for UI on Windows 10 PC, including: Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Windows Forms (WinForms), Windows Presentation Foundation(WPF), and Classic Windows (Win32)

Easy setup and configuration, both locally and remotely

You can run Katalon Studio locally (on macOS and Linux) or remotely to test the app from a different Windows device. The Spy Windows Objects and Record Windows Action features in Katalon Studio reduce your configuration effort. Your team can now minimize the configuration steps and focus more on inspecting locators, recording actions, and so on.

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Detect and spy Windows objects

The Spy Windows feature allows you to explore, analyze, and capture all running desktop app objects and add them to the object repositories. You can specify an object name or locate methods from the Spy Windows interface. Spy Windows Objects saves you time on test analyzing and objects locating.

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Record Windows actions

The Record Windows Action feature helps record test actions, inspect all running app objects, and present them in a tree view. The Record feature can highlight an object, auto-scroll to inspect elements, display an actual Screen View, and modify test steps during recording. Record Windows Action is the easiest way for new automation testers to adopt.

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Smart elements locating

Katalon Studio supports various locators to find UI elements. The supported locator strategies with their corresponding UI element attributes include accessibility ID, class name, ID, name, tag name, and XPath.

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Windows built-in and custom keywords

Start immediately with a rich set of Windows built-in keywords. These handy features will help you simplify certain test steps, as well as extend your testing capabilities.

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Minimal maintenance

Reuse test objects, test steps, and custom keywords across different test cases. Katalon Studio's test profiles help easily and flexibly configure multiple environments to accommodate various testing stages.

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Katalon desktop testing capabilities

Desktop Testing Capability

Katalon Studio
Supported OS ✓ Windows, macOS, and Linux
Installation & Use ✓ Easy to set up and use
Application Under Test ✓ Windows desktop application
Testing Modes ✓ Local and remote
Programming Skill ✓ Not required
Record & Playback ✓ Advanced
Spy Windows Objects ✓ Advanced
Built-in & Custom Keywords ✓ Rich set of built-in keywords and flexible custom keywords

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