# Katalon Studio: Manual View vs. Script View? 🛠️ **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Testing\ **Created:** [June 22, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021 "2026-06-22T18:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![qurzunta.kaab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/qurzunta.kaab/32/31470_2.png) [@qurzunta.kaab](https://forum.katalon.com/u/qurzunta.kaab)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/1 "2026-06-22T18:39:40Z")
Hey tech family! 👋 One of the best things about Katalon is its accessibility, but it often sparks a big debate among QA teams: Are you team “Manual View” or team “Script View”? **My Take:** Manual View is fantastic for onboarding manual testers and quickly mapping out steps. But for building robust, scalable frameworks? You’ve got to dive into Script View. Writing clean Groovy code gives you the flexibility that drag-and-drop just can’t match. That said, using both hybrid-style is the real superpower. Where do you spend 90% of your time in Katalon? Are you writing raw script, or leveraging the low-code keywords? Drop your preference below! 👇 ---
**Author:** ![depapp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/depapp/32/29178_2.png) [@depapp](https://forum.katalon.com/u/depapp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/2 "2026-06-23T01:52:41Z")
for me Script View most of the time. Manual is okay for quick tests, but it gets hard for me when need real logic ---
**Author:** ![arvind.choudhary](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/arvind.choudhary/32/33165_2.png) [@arvind.choudhary](https://forum.katalon.com/u/arvind.choudhary)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/3 "2026-06-23T03:50:46Z")
I rarely use manual view, always on script view. And even I rarely use recorder as well ---
**Author:** ![Monty\_Bagati](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/monty_bagati/32/33047_2.png) [@Monty\_Bagati](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Monty_Bagati)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/4 "2026-06-23T05:29:57Z")
Looks like the experts are answering my questions indirectly 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dineshh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dineshh/32/24488_2.png) [@dineshh](https://forum.katalon.com/u/dineshh)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/5 "2026-06-23T06:55:23Z")
Script View for me ---
**Author:** ![sneha.sajeev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/sneha.sajeev/32/29015_2.png) [@sneha.sajeev](https://forum.katalon.com/u/sneha.sajeev)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/6 "2026-06-23T09:13:12Z")
I seldom use the manual view, opting for script view instead, and I also rarely use the recorder. ---
**Author:** ![akshay\_sartabe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/akshay_sartabe/32/23870_2.png) [@akshay\_sartabe](https://forum.katalon.com/u/akshay_sartabe)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/7 "2026-06-23T17:48:09Z")
98% Script view 2% Manual view. I also changed my default view to Script view. ---
**Author:** ![grylion54](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/grylion54/32/16265_2.png) [@grylion54](https://forum.katalon.com/u/grylion54)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/8 "2026-06-23T18:51:25Z")
Yup, script view with the occasional jump to the manual view to count the number of lines so as not to exceed the “max” code size. Obviously, NO changes in the manual view so that the script doesn’t gets mangled. ---
**Author:** ![cdietrich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@cdietrich](https://forum.katalon.com/u/cdietrich)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/9 "2026-06-23T20:31:27Z")
i start with recording and if need some assertion then shift to script ---
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/10 "2026-06-23T22:44:23Z")
I always use the Script View. > [@qurzunta.kaab](#): > > That said, using both hybrid-style is the real superpower. I do not agree with this polite statement. The Manual View and the Script View — these are not really interchangeable. See the following post and the linked topic. > [@Braces dissappear](https://forum.katalon.com/t/braces-dissappear/142002/3): > > I could reproduce your case on my side. Yes, it is a bug in Katalon Studio. It is a well-known fossil bug going back 〜8 years. In short, the Manual mode and the Script mode — these are not interchangeable. This fact contradicts the user’s expectations. The official doc never explains this fact. How to prevent this mess? If you live with Script mode, then you should never switch to Manual mode. That act corrupts you. If you live with Manual mode, that’s fine. But you should never cheat o… ---
**Author:** ![ebauch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/ebauch/32/33812_2.png) [@ebauch](https://forum.katalon.com/u/ebauch)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/11 "2026-06-24T02:02:58Z")
Manual View! ---
**Author:** ![ckutch](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/ckutch/32/33811_2.png) [@ckutch](https://forum.katalon.com/u/ckutch)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/12 "2026-06-24T02:03:44Z")
Manual Mode is doing good for me! ---
**Author:** ![akshay\_sartabe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/akshay_sartabe/32/23870_2.png) [@akshay\_sartabe](https://forum.katalon.com/u/akshay_sartabe)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/13 "2026-06-24T06:35:19Z")
Manual is good for starters, once you get hold of the Katalon keywords and get into complex scenarios your view might change. ---
**Author:** ![frodriguez1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@frodriguez1](https://forum.katalon.com/u/frodriguez1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/14 "2026-06-25T11:11:24Z")
depends on testcase complexity ---
**Author:** ![tdenesik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@tdenesik](https://forum.katalon.com/u/tdenesik)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/15 "2026-06-25T11:39:39Z")
for validation script rest can be done thrugh manual view ---
**Author:** ![kruecker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kruecker](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kruecker)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/16 "2026-06-26T09:08:54Z")
started with manual mode ---
**Author:** ![vmuller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@vmuller](https://forum.katalon.com/u/vmuller)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/17 "2026-06-27T03:08:22Z")
manual mode bcz i m begineer ---
**Author:** ![imayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@imayer](https://forum.katalon.com/u/imayer)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/katalon-studio-manual-view-vs-script-view/192021/18 "2026-06-30T13:58:35Z")
whatever seems easy to Tester, both get the work done, I think script is easy if you understand