Roadmap & Releases

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  Future

  Roadmap: Outlook on 2025

  • AI Check: Use your own LLM to verify natural language output
  • WebAPI: A new way to test APIs on the web with QF-Test
  • Procedure recording: Automatically detect and record existing procedures
  • Keywords: Define and display human-readable in your QF-Test suites
  • QF-Test API: Work with QF-Test in your IDE

  QF-Test is always improving:

  • Continuous upgrades and enhancements to existing features
  • Accessibility and look & feel improvements
  • Compatibility with new browser and framework versions
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  9.0

  QF-Test Version 9.0

  20/02/2025

  QF-Test 9 introduces accessibility testing for web applications to ensure compliance with WCAG and other standards,…

  based on the proven axe-core library but including additional features like testing the color contrast of graphical elements and a highly informative visual Report.

  QF-Test power users will be thrilled that variables are no longer limited to strings. You can now also store lists, UI components, images and arbitrary data structures.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 9.0

  Highlights in QF-Test 9

  

  With QF-Test 9 you can automatically test your websites and web applications for accessibility and take important steps towards compliance with BFSG, WCAG and other standards. In addition to all test modules of the proven axe-core library, we also offer the testing of graphics for required color contrasts. Each test run is complemented by an interactive report containing accurate screenshots and solution proposals.

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  Our power users will be thrilled about the new object-based variable concept. QF-Test variables are no longer limited to strings – you can now also store lists, UI components, images and arbitrary data structures. See also our latest blog about Objects in QF-Test variables.

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  Our HTML manual has been completely revised for QF-Test 9. With its integrated navigation and lightning-fast full-text search, you always keep an overview – now also in dark mode.

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  The UI inspector, our powerful tool for understanding QF-Test’s live view of your application, now has search and filter function so you won’t get lost even in deeply nested hierarchies.

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  There are many more features to discover in QF-Test 9 such as an “@option” doctag. All details can be found in the Release Notes. Please also take a look at the notes on possibly incompatible changes.

  QF-Test Version 9.0.1

  2025-03-12

  This maintenance release improves on some of the new features in QF-Test 9 like the manual or screenshots in reports for accessibility tests. It also comes with some updated libraries and fixes a few bugs.

  QF-Test Version 9.0.2

  2025-04-09

  This maintenance release fixes a potential corruption of the system configuration file, improves client connectivity and adds object type support to data drivers. It also comes with some updated libraries and fixes a few bugs.

  QF-Test Version 9.0.3

  2025-04-29

  This maintenance release updates the embedded JRE to Temurin 17.0.15 and fixes several bugs.

  QF-Test Version 9.0.4

  2025-06-11

  This maintenance release adds support for Java 25 as well as for Eclipse / SWT 4.36 alias “2025-06” and fixes a number of bugs.

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  8.0

  QF-Test Version 8.0

  08/08/2024

  With QF-Test 8 you can now also test native iOS applications under macOS on real devices or in the simulator. To celebrate this new UI engine, Android and iOS are unlocked until October 1, 2024, so you can directly run automated tests against your mobile apps with QF-Test 8 and your current license…

  The new “Solarized” UI Theme with its harmoniously attuned color scheme is available in light and dark mode.

  JPro support has been updated to improve integrated tests of JavaFX applications running in a browser and the new QF-Test Assertions API, inspired by Chai.js, brings expressions in a naturally readable style to QF-Test scripts.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 8.0

  QF-Test Version 8.0.1

  2024-09-11
  This maintenance release adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.33 alias “2024-09” and fixes a number of bugs, including a regression in the Java version for Windows.

  QF-Test Version 8.0.2

  2024-12-05
  This maintenance release adds support for Java 24 and Eclipse / SWT 4.34 alias “2024-12”. It also comes with a few updated libraries and fixes a number of bugs.

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  7.1

  QF-Test Version 7.1

  08/02/2024

  In our latest medium upgrade QF-Test 7.1 the display of tree nodes in test-suites and protocols has been revised, so that they appear ­– depending on your personal configuration – slimmer and fresher…

  Additionally, QF-Test now has a special high contrast theme which makes the work more comfortable for some eyes and thus improves the accessibility of QF-Test.

  With QF-Test 7.1 you can now use the QF-Test UI inspector to analyze the structure of Windows, Swing and embedded web applications.

  For testing web applications QF-Test comes with a variety of preconfigured CustomWebResolvers. These have been extended with version 7.1 to directly support applications developed with Vaadin (versions 14, 23 & 24+) or the Flutter web framework, or which are generally compatible with the WCAG ARIA standard.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 7.1

  QF-Test Version 7.1.1

  2024-02-27
  The only change to this version is the removal of three executable files from the embedded cdp4j library that were suddenly flagged as malicious by various scanners. Those files were part of QF-Test since version 6.0.4 (November 2022), have never been used by QF-Test and should be harmless.

  QF-Test Version 7.1.2

  2024-03-14
  This maintenance release adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.31 alias “2024-03” and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 7.1.3

  2024-04-24
  This maintenance release adds support for Java 23 and fixes a number of smaller bugs. Moreover, the visual inspector for analyzing UI components is now also available for JavaFX applications.

  QF-Test Version 7.1.4

  2024-06-12
  This maintenance release adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.32 alias “2024-06” and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 7.1.5

  2024-07-16
  With this maintenance release the visual UI Inspector also supports Eclipse/SWT applications and so is now available for all QF-Test UI engines.

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  7.0

  QF-Test Version 7.0

  27/04/2023

  QF-Test 7.0 is our latest and greatest version of QF-Test. Historically, big updates to QF-Test brought support for new GUI technologies. This time, however, the focus is on the experience of using QF-Test itself…

  Most noticeable in QF-Test 7.0 is the streamlined UI. On top of that, there is the long-requested, beautiful new dark mode.
  The paradigm shift towards SmartID is now accomplished, thanks to a complete overhaul of the algorithm for determining the best label for a component.
  Testing web applications is greatly improved thanks to an intuitive new way of configuring CustomWebResolvers, complemented by a brand-new visual UI inspector.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 7.0

  QF-Test Version 7.0.1

  2023-05-31
  This maintenance release adds support for ARM Java on macOS as well as Eclipse / SWT 4.28 alias “2023-06” and fixes a number of bugs.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.2

  2023-06-23
  This maintenance release fixes a number of bugs, most notably one concerning restoring the latest session.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.3

  2023-07-13
  This maintenance release fixes a few bugs, most notably special cases concerning recognition of legacy qfs:label extra features and empty screenshots.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.4

  2023-08-30
  This maintenance release updates the JRE distributed with QF-Test to Temurin version 17.0.8.1_1, adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.29 alias “2023-09” as well as JxBrowser 7.34 and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.5

  2023-09-20
  Besides a few bug fixes, including a critical update for support of headless Chrome 117 and higher on Linux, this maintenance release adds support for JxBrowser 7.35 and updates the standard library qfs.qft for Acrobat Reader version 23 and up.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.6

  2023-09-29
  This maintenance release fixes a serious security issue in the WebP library embedded in QF-Test for image compression in run logs and test suites. The library has been updated to version 1.3.2.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.7

  2023-10-11
  Besides a few minor updates and bug fixes this release brings the embedded Chrome browser – used for QF-Driver mode on Windows – up to CEF version 117 which fixes the WebP security vulnerability.

  QF-Test Version 7.0.8

  2023-12-05
  This maintenance release adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.30 alias “2023-12” as well as JxBrowser 7.36 and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

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  6.0

  QF-Test Version 6.0

  17/05/2022

  The main headline is support for testing Android applications. The familiar features and concepts of QF-Test can be applied to creating tests for Android applications on virtual and real devices with ease and efficiency…

  At least as relevant is the new concept of SmartIDs, which are an alternative way of addressing components. SmartIDs encapsulate relevant information directly in the component ID so that component nodes become optional. The idea is to keep simple things simple and use the full range of information in component nodes only for the tricky cases. This paradigm shift is still under development and deserves its own major release, but in response to the enthusiastic customer feedback on the existing functionality and stability we are making it available now in the form of a – fully supported – preview feature.

  The SmartID concept has also paved the way for integration of QF-Test with Robot Framework, letting fans of Robot Framework implement their keywords via QF-Test procedures. The tool integration carried out with a pilot customer will be presented at the RoboCon conference (May 19-20, 2022).

  Among the many other improvements, the following stand out: You can now run QF-Test itself with Java 17 for vastly improved display on scaled monitors, QF-Test reports have been revised with a more modern look, screenshots for the run-log are taken of relevant screens only and duration indicators assist in analyzing the time spent during tests. Major version updates like the switch to Groovy 4 or support for testing Java 19 become mere side-notes in the detailed release notes.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 6.0

  QF-Test Version 6.0.1

  2022-06-09
  This maintenance update adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.24 alias “2022-06” and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 6.0.2

  2022-07-20
  Besides the usual bug fixes, this update improves clean shutdown of running batch tests and adds the ability to clear global variables in calldaemon mode.

  QF-Test Version 6.0.3

  2022-09-06
  This maintenance release updates the JRE distributed with QF-Test to version 8_345, adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.25 alias “2022-09” as well as JxBrowser 7.27 and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 6.0.4

  2022-11-29
  This maintenance release comes with many version updates, among them JRE version 8_352, Eclipse / SWT 4.26 alias “2022-12” as well as JxBrowser 7.28. Besides a few bug fixes it also introduces some smaller new features, including an option for prefixing classes when recording SmartIDs or the new rc methods pushOption and popOption.

  QF-Test Version 6.0.5

  2023-03-15
  This maintenance release adds support for Java 20 and Eclipse / SWT 4.27 alias “2023-03”, fixes a number of bugs and paves the way for parallel execution of QF-Test versions 6 and 7.

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  5.4

  QF-Test Version 5.4

  15/12/2021

  The medium upgrade QF-Test 5.4 adds support for testing applications based on Java 18, the embedded Chrome browser for QF-Driver has been updated to CEF version 95 and Eclipse/SWT 4.22 alias “2021-12” is now supported…

  Electron applications can now be addressed via the far superior CDP-Driver connection mode, the options dialog has a search functionality and copy/paste of images is now possible for image check nodes and screenshot logs.

  Several more new features and version updates are complemented by various bug fixes, some of which have a slight impact on backwards compatibility

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 5.4

  QF-Test Version 5.4.1

  2022-01-20
  This maintenance release includes a few minor version updates and fixes a handful of bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.4.2

  2022-02-18
  This maintenance release includes some minor web-specific version updates and fixes a few bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.4.3

  2022-03-11
  This maintenance update primarily adds support for Eclipse/SWT 4.23 alias “2022-03” and for JxBrowser 7.22.

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  5.3

  QF-Test Version 5.3

  20/05/2021

  With the newly added browser connection mode CDP-Driver (Chrome DevTools Protocol) this medium upgrade is a real game-changer for web test automation with QF-Test…

  By talking directly to the browser it supports Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera on Windows, Linux and macOS with a performance, stability and feature set formerly only available with QF-Driver for Chrome on Windows. And that’s on top of a massive performance boost of QF-Driver for Chrome with observed speed-up ranging from 10% to over 500%.

  The user interface of QF-Test has been cleaned up and streamlined, using a uniform flat look with fewer lines and beautiful new icons that still maintain the existing image language and are immediately recognizable. The HTML manual and tutorial as well as report and test documentation have also received a face-lift.

  The update of the Jython integration to fully support international characters is complemented by several more new features and a handful of bug fixes.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 5.3

  QF-Test Version 5.3.1

  2021-06-15
  This maintenance update adds support for Java 17, Eclipse / SWT 4.20 alias “2021-06”, Opera 77 as well as JxBrowser 7.16 and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.3.2

  2021-07-21
  This maintenance update works around a limitation of CDP regarding text retrieval and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.3.3

  14.09.2021
  Diese Wartungsversion bringt Unterstützung für Eclipse / SWT Version 4.21 bzw. “2021-09”, Opera 78 und 79 sowie JxBrowser bis Version 7.19 und beseitigt einige kleinere Bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.3.4

  2021-09-30
  This maintenance update fixes a memory leak that was introduced in QF-Test version 5.3.3.

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  5.2

  QF-Test Version 5.2

  10/11/2020

  The medium upgrade QF-Test 5.2 focuses on integrated testing of Java desktop applications that are displayed in a browser using the technologies Webswing or JPro…

  Most notable among many version updates are updated support for Chrome 85 in QF-Driver mode on Windows as well as Groovy (3.0.6) and Jython (2.7.2) updates. The life of Mac users is made easier by the Apple notarization of QF-Test for macOS.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 5.2

  QF-Test Version 5.2.1

  2020-12-03

  This maintenance update adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.18 alias “2020-12” and for JxBrowser 7.12. It further rounds off Webswing support and fixes a number of bugs, including an issue with Jython on Linux.

  QF-Test Version 5.2.2

  2021-02-12

  This maintenance update adds support for testing applications based on Java 16 and fixes a handful of bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.2.3

  2021-03-09

  This maintenance update adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.19 alias “2021-03” and fixes a number of smaller bugs.

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  5.1

  QF-Test Version 5.1

  08/07/2020

  The medium upgrade QF-Test 5.1 focuses on bringing support for embedded browsers - JxBrowser (including version 7), SWT Browser and JavaFX WebView, up to par with that for “normal” browsers…

  It also comes with support for Java 15, native Electron dialogs and customizable HTML reports. The internal JRE provided with QF-Test has been updated to Zulu OpenJDK 8_252.

  Detailed Release Notes QF-Test Version 5.1

  QF-Test Version 5.1.1

  2020-08-26

  The maintenance upgrade QF-Test 5.1.1 adds support for Opera 70 and JxBrowser 7.10 and fixes a number of bugs.

  QF-Test Version 5.1.2

  2020-09-15

  This maintenance update adds support for Eclipse / SWT 4.17 alias “2020-09” and fixes a rare image compression problem.

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  5.0

  QF-Test Version 5.0

  24/02/2020

  It’s time to move on: QF-Test 5.0 is a major step forward - not just with its new look and support for native Windows applications, but also with other enhancements that make automated testing more convenient and reliable…

  It’s time to move on: QF-Test 5.0 is a major step forward – not just with its new look and support for native Windows applications, but also with other enhancements that make automated testing more convenient and reliable.

  After an intense period of optimizing and fine tuning the many details of Windows GUI specific challenges, the new testing functionality “now really feels as a natural part of QF‑Test” as Greg, QFS founder and technical lead, recently stated.

  We all – and specifically the Windows project team members – are happy to finally release this new functionality into your hands as our valued customers. Hopefully it will serve well either as extension of existing scenarios or for initiating new testing projects.

QF-Test History: UI Testing Since 1999

• 1991

  Proof of Concept for Java Swing Testing
• 2001

  QFS GmbH
• 2006

  SWT Testing
• 2008

  Web Testing
• 2014

  JavaFX Testing
• 2016

  macOS Support
• 2018

  PDF Document Testing
• 2019

  Electron Testing & Mobile Emulation Mode
• 2020

  Windows Desktop Applications Testing
• 2021

  CDP Driver
• 2022

  Android Testing
• 2023

  SmartID
• 2024

  iOS Testing
• 2025

  Accessibility Testing for Web