Professional test automation for desktop applications

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Automated testing of desktop applications

QF-Test enables automated testing of desktop applications in a professional and efficient manner.

Whether Java or classic Windows applications, desktop applications based on these technologies can be tested easily and efficiently with QF-Test. This results in robust and reliable test cases with low maintenance requirements, which are of great value for software quality assurance.

With its intuitive user interface, flexible script integration and support for a wide range of GUI technologies, QF-Test is the ideal choice for quality assurance of desktop applications.

Supported Desktop Technologies

QF-Test supports a wide range of desktop GUI technologies:

Java Swing, JavaFX, SWT, Eclipse RCP

Windows applications (e.g. Win32, .NET, WPF, Windows Forms)

Hybrid apps and embedded UI, available with QF-Test Pro

QF-Test reliably recognises graphical components, enables convenient test creation using a recorder, and provides comprehensive tools for analysis, debugging, and reporting.

Technology-specific information

QF-Test offers special features and extensions depending on the desktop technology used:

Testing Java applications

Test automation for Swing, JavaFX, SWT, and Eclipse RCP.

Test Java applications

QF-Test takes the quality assurance of your Java applications to a whole new level. With support for all popular Java technologies and integration into modern development workflows, QF-Test is the ideal companion for your Java test automation.

The test automation tool helps developers and testers create stable and maintainable tests for complex Java-based graphical user interfaces.

Java test automation for the following areas

“After evaluating a number of Java Swing automated testing tools, we found QF-Test to be the only one that managed to execute Java UI tests on multiple platforms without platform dependency issues.Let me add three sentences about your support: This is what I call a response time! Great job! No wonder that your company is such a success :).”
Bojan Lozinsek, Projektmanager,
Hermes Softlab, Maribor, Slovenia
“My personal opinion is that QF‑Test is still the best JAVA UI test tool in market.”
Saša Milošević, QA engineer,
NIRI Intelligent Computing, Serbia
“QF-Test was the only automation tool that worked on our specific, highly customized Swing framework.”
Isis Bauquis, Test engineer,
Sword Linkvest SA, Switzerland

Advantages of test automation with QF-Test at a glance

  • Recording, playback & editing: Automated tests can be created without programming.
  • Flexibility thanks to scripting options
  • Robust component recognition thanks to the SmartID concept for low maintenance, high test reusability and greater clarity. Reliably recognises even complex elements.
  • QF-Test can be used across technologies. (Desktop, web and mobile testing)
  • Daily monitoring ensures consistently high quality of existing functionalities thanks to automation
  • Flexible test strategies possible: data-driven, keyword-based, behaviour-oriented
  • Stability and reusability of test cases, even as the application evolves.
  • Platform independence (Windows, Linux, macOS).
  • Remote testing possible.
  • Integration into build systems and CI/CD.

Why automate desktop testing?

  • Faster releases thanks to stable regression testing
  • Less manual testing effort through reusability of test scenarios
  • Higher software quality through reproducible test runs
  • Integration into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing

Automated desktop testing with QF-Test significantly reduces testing effort and ensures consistent quality – regardless of team size or development environment.

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