Introduction to Desktop app testing in Katalon Studio
This document gives a quick introduction on desktop app testing in Katalon Studio.
Starting from Katalon Studio 10.4.0, Windows Desktop app testing is officially available. We are using a new custom driver based on the FlaUI library, which supports spy, record, and execution of test cases—no separate installation required. If your projects rely on Windows Desktop app testing, we recommend upgrading to Katalon Studio 10.4.0 and later to access Windows Desktop app testing. For more information on feature availability, limitations, and supported application types, see the Katalon Studio Release Notes: Version 10.x.
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).
Requirements​
Katalon Studio version 10.4.0 onwards.
How desktop app testing works in Katalon Studio​
With a new library, Katalon Studio now allows you to create and execute test cases for your Windows app testing project with ease.
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First, refer to our guide on Create a test project in KS to create a Desktop app project.
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Then, follow this guide Create a test case to create a blank test case.
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In this new test case, use our Spy or Record utilities to detect objects in your app, and record testing steps. These steps will be saved to your test case.
Or, you can add a new object manually:
- Execute the test case by choosing the Windows environment.
You can see Execute a test case for more details on executing test cases in Katalon Studio.
Windows keywords for test cases​
In Katalon Studio, you can view and write steps for your test cases in the manual view and script view. The manual view is friendlier for no-code users, and script view allows more customization to the steps.
For Windows app projects, each test step corresponds to one Windows keyword.
To add a Windows keyword in the manual view:
To add a Windows keyword in the script view, type Win..., then press Ctrl + Space to see suggestions:
To have an overview of all Windows built-in keywords, navigate to Keywords Browser > Built-in Keywords > Windows Keyword:
