Accessibility Insights, Winium, OCR

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Could anybody please advise about the current status of Katalon regarding Windows desktop applications testing automation?

  • Is  “Accessibility Insights for Windows”  necessary to complement the recording feature of Katalon?

  • Is  Winium driver necessary for finding elements with XPath?

  • Does Katalon implement OCR?  Is Sikuli usable for that purpose?

Many thanks in advance for any comments.

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@cristina.fierbintean,

  1. Is “Accessibility Insights for Windows” necessary to complement the recording feature of Katalon?
    You can only use built-in Katalon Recorder to recording actions. Accessibility Insights is an optional solution to capture elements.

  2. Is Winium driver necessary for finding elements with XPath?
    Katalon Studio’s Windows Desktop App testing uses WinAppDriver as the base driver, it’s not Winium. If you prefer Winium, you can refer to this sample: https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/katalon-with-winium-for-desktop-applications.html

  3. Does Katalon implement OCR? Is Sikuli usable for that purpose?
    Katalon Studio doesn’t support OCR for Windows Desktop App testing. If you interest with OCR, Sikuli is a suitable solution here.

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As far as I know, Accessibility Insights is an optional solution that can help you capture elements.Katalon Studio’s Windows Desktop App testing uses WinAppDriver as the base driver for finding elements with XPath rather than Winium. However, if you prefer Winium, you can check out the sample link provided in the Katalon Studio documentation.Regarding OCR, Katalon Studio doesn’t currently support OCR for Windows Desktop App testing. However, if you’re interested in OCR, Smart Engines OCR is a suitable solution that you can consider.