Download the latest version now from our official website: Katalon Studio version 8.4.0.
New features
- [API testing] Introduced GraphQL in the test request body. See GraphQL.
- [API testing] Introduced an option to validate XML/ JSON/ GraphQL string against schemas. See Schema compliance testing in Katalon Studio.
- [API testing] Introduced 3 new keywords for schema compliance testing:
- [API testing] Introduced NTLM and Bearer authentication in the test request object. See NTLM Authentication and Bearer Authentication.
- [Mobile Recorder] Added a context menu for waiting and verification keywords. See Available Actions.
- [BDD] Introduced an onboarding tour for behavior-driven development (BDD) testing. For existing users, you can always try out this BDD onboarding tour by opening a Generic Project, then go to Katalon > Help > Quickstart guide and choose BDD as the type of automated testing. See Quickstart Guide.
- [Web testing] Introduced a solution to execute tests in IE mode in Microsoft Edge. See
Execute test in Internet Explorer (IE) mode in Microsoft Edge.
Enhancements
- Added Chrome 102, Edge 102, and GeckoDriver 0.31 (Firefox 91) compatibility.
- [Security and Compliance] Added the digital signature on Katalon Studio IDE and Katalon Runtime Engine for Windows.
- [Katalon Studio on Linux] Added the option to update WebDriver, capture screenshots, and record videos on Edge Chromium.
- [Katalon Docker image] Added Edge Chromium compatibility on the Katalon Docker image.
- [Katalon Platform]:
- [Katalon TestOps] Added the
-testOps.serverUrl
parameter for overriding authentication in Project Settings. - [Katalon TestOps] Added the
-testOps.baselineCollectionId
parameter for specifying which visual baseline collection to use when executing a test run via the Katalon command. - [Katalon TestCloud] Updated the command line to configure the TestCloud tunnel. See Configure TestCloud Tunnel.
- [Katalon TestOps] Added the
- [API testing] Added new code snippets to the Verification tab.
- [Applitools integration] Added the option to input the Applitools server URL to integrate with Katalon Studio in the Project Settings. See Applitools Integration.
Fixes
- [Bug] The shortcut to import default packages of built-in keywords:
Ctrl/Command+Shift+O
was not working properly. - [Bug] Missing the Edge icon in the list of running browser instances in Run from here and Debug from here.
- [Bug] The web service keyword
getElementText
was not working properly. - [Bug] [Mobile] When configuring test suites inside a test suite collection to run with multiple mobile devices, the test suite collection only ran with one mobile device.
Learn more on our documentation: Release Notes version 8.4.0.