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Desktop browser testing with TestCloud

TestCloud 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 on TestCloud are accessible from both Katalon Studio and TestOps. This guide shows you how to run TestCloud desktop browser tests in Studio, TestOps, and Katalon Test Execution - Local.

Requirements
  • An active Katalon Test Execution - Cloud subscription or trial. See TestCloud Trial.

Run tests on desktop browsers in Studio

To run desktop browser tests in a TestCloud 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 TestCloud.

    Select execution environment

The TestCloud Configuration dialog appears as below. Specify the OS, browser, and browser version for Desktop Browsers environment. Then click Run.

TestCloud configuration dialog

For Test Suite Collection (TSC)

  1. Open a TSC and double-click the Run with row of the individual test suite.

    Click Run with column

    The Select an environment dialog appears as below. Choose TestCloud as your test environment, then click OK.

    Select TestCloud environment in KS
  2. Double-click the Run Configuration row of the TSC to prompt the TestCloud Configuration dialog.

  3. In the TestCloud Configuration dialog, specify the OS, browser, and browser version for Desktop Browsers environment.

    TestCloud configuration dialog in KS
  4. Click Run.

Run test on desktop browsers in TestOps

To run desktop browser tests in a TestCloud 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

When running tests from Katalon Test Engine - Local to TestCloud environments, you only need a TestCloud subscription; a Katalon Test Engine - Local license is not required.

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 .

Command Builder in Katalon Studio
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