Hi everyone,
September was Testers’ Month, and a lot of you spent it hunting bugs, building tools, and asking the hard questions about AI in testing. Here’s what happened.
The Big Bug Hunt is still open
We built a demo logistics site, planted 22 bugs in it, and asked you to find them with Katalon True Platform. It has turned into the busiest thread of the month, with 40+ bug reports so far.
A big shout-out to @depapp, @qurzunta.kaab and @arvind.choudhary, who have been posting detailed, reproducible reports since week one.
There’s still time to join. The hunt ends when all 22 bugs are found, or on Sunday, October 11 at 11:59 PM ICT, whichever comes first. $650 in prizes for the top 3.
Join the Big Bug Hunt
Two new certifications on Katalon Academy
True AI Tester and True AI Expert are now live. There’s no exam. You enroll, work through hands-on testing activities in Katalon products, and earn a credential you can add to your profile. True AI Tester covers manual testing with no coding needed.
Read the details
Built by the community
@Monty_Bagati kept shipping this month:
- Allure 3 reporting for Katalon Studio, now installable with one command
- ChainTest reporting for Katalon Studio, a bridge he built because nothing else existed
His original open-source Allure reporting thread also passed 40 replies. If you use any of these, drop him some feedback.
Conversations worth reading
- KSE 11.5.0 comes with all AI tools enabled: @Dan_Bown shared why AI features switched on by default aren’t welcome for every team. This one got a lot of agreement, and the product team is reading it.
- How to attach SAP GUI screenshots to Katalon reports: a long, useful thread started by @arun.mohanty.
- In the AI era, curiosity may be QA’s most important skill: a short read for Testers’ Day.
- Jev: two new threads ask whether you’ve wired Jev into your suite and what it would take to trust Jev with failure triage. Your answers here go straight to the team.
Events
Past events
- Sept 23: Automate mobile app testing with Katalon. Thanks to Osama Zafar from AKSA-SDA for sharing real use cases in the APMEA session.
- Ask Katalon Anything #12 on test management with True Platform and Playwright has now closed. Thanks to everyone who sent questions.
Coming up
- Oct 14: Bring Playwright into Katalon (APMEA session, 1:00 PM)
- Oct 14: KataConnect Jakarta, an in-person meetup with our Indonesian community
- Oct 20: AI Across the Testing Lifecycle, Quality Beacon 2026
We’re also collecting real Playwright + True Platform workflows. If you have one, tell us about it here.
Thank you
To everyone who answered a question, filed a bug, or shared a tool this month: thank you. See you in October.
Bella, on behalf of the Katalon Community team