Introduction to Desktop App Testing

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Starting from Katalon Studio version 7.0.0, you can execute a test on a Windows desktop application.

Katalon Studio fully supports automation test for desktop apps written in the following platforms: Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Windows Forms (WinForms), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Classic Windows (Win32).

Windows Execution Type

Windows Keyword

To add a Windows keyword in the manual view:

To add a Windows keyword in the script view, enter Win, then press Ctrl+Space:

To have a picture of Windows built-in keywords, navigate to Keywords Browser > Built-in Keywords > Windows Keyword:

Windows Object

Spy Windows Object

Record Windows Action