Desktop browser testing

Test Execution Cloud supports desktop browser testing across multiple browsers on Windows, macOS and Linux. The desktop test environments include: Chrome, Chrome (headless), Edge Chromium, Firefox, Firefox (headless), Safari (macOS only) and IE (Windows only).

Desktop browsers cloud environment are accessible from both Katalon Studio and TestOps. This guide shows you how to run cloud-based desktop browser tests in Studio, TestOps, and Katalon Test Execution - Local.

Requirements

• An active Katalon Test Execution - Cloud subscription or trial.

Run tests on desktop browsers in Studio

To run desktop browser tests in a cloud environment, follow these steps:

For Test Suite

1. Open a test suite.
2. In the main toolbar, click the dropdown arrow of the Run button and select Test Execution Cloud.
3. In the Configuration dialog, Specify the OS, browser, and browser version for Desktop Browsers environment.
4. Click Run to launch the test execution.

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For Test Suite Collection (TSC)

1. Open a TSC and double-click the Run with row of the individual test suite.
   The Select an environment dialog appears as below. Choose Test Execution Cloud as your test environment and click OK.
2. Double-click the Run Configuration row of the TS.
3. In the Configuration dialog, specify the OS, browser, and browser version for Desktop Browsers environment.
4. Click OK > Execute.

Run test on desktop browsers in True Platform

To run desktop browser tests in a cloud-based environment, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Executions and select + Create > Create Automated Test Run.
2. Specify the information and configuration for the test run.
3. Once you're done, click Run Now to execute instantly or Schedule to create a recurring schedule for it.

Run tests on desktop browsers in Katalon Test Engine - Local

To run desktop browser tests with Katalon Test Engine - Local , we recommend using Command Builder in Katalon Studio to generate the commands. For detailed instruction, refer to: Command Builder in Katalon Studio.

After you have declared the required information, specify the mobile browser environment in the Run Configuration section and generate the command to run with Katalon Test Engine - Local.