Introduction to Katalon Studio

Katalon Studio is an open source user-friendly tool, gaining publicity due to its simplicity and speed.It is a powerful automation tool developed by KMS Technology for testers that helps to automate Web and Mobile testing. It minimizes the manual effort from the setting of the new project to executing of test cases and then reporting the results. Pre-built templates, object repositories, and keyword libraries provide a great help in automating scripts.

Main Features of Katalon Studio :

1) Easy Installation : Katalon Studio provides the testers with an easy environment setup and testers can quickly run their first script using the pre-built templates and libraries.

2) Minimun Programming Knowledge Required : The tester need not have sound knowledge of any programming language. The user may run the scripts with minimal efforts.

3) Cross Browser Support: This automation tool supports multiple browsers: Windows 32, 64 and OS X 10.5+

4) Flexibility: This tool can easily be used by new testers and experienced one. The Record and Play functionality help the new testers to automate the script while the experienced testers can make use of full IDE to build advanced scripts.

5) Easy Test Report Analysis: Provides a detailed Test Suite report which can be downloaded in many formats like PDF, CSV, HTML. Execution of results can be viewed in two views: Table View and Tree View.

6) Parallel Test Execution: Supports multiple test cases run with test suite collection.

7) Hassle Free Tool Integration: The integration of Katalon Studio is quite easy with GIT, Jenkins, and JIRA with native plugins.

Why can Katalon Studio be used above other tools?

Katalon Studio can be considered as a useful automation tool which can compete with Selenium/QTP due to its ease in usability. It hides all the complex programming scenes by providing a simpler UI with manual modes such as Drag and Drops, selecting Keywords and also providing a solid platform for experienced testers by providing an opportunity to dig deeper into the code.

This tool requires minimal installation out of all tools.It already contains all the dependencies, Java, important WebDrivers needed. All you need to do is installing the Katalon Studio only.