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Katalon Product Wrapup 2024

2024 has been a transformative year for Katalon, filled with key updates and features designed to address the evolving needs of testers and teams worldwide. With 34 major releases across our suite of products, we’ve focused on making testing faster, smarter, and more efficient for a broad range of use cases.

Here’s a look back at the most significant and impactful updates from 2024 to ensure you’re equipped for success in your testing journey.

Product Jan25

Advancing Test Automation with Selenium 4

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Katalon Studio 10 now integrates Selenium 4.22 for faster, smoother test execution and supports CDP and BiDi natively without additional dependencies, making enterprise deployments easier.

Key enhancements

  • Smart Wait & Smart Locator—no extension is needed; toggle on/off easily.
  • Improved iOS 18 (XCUITest) & Android (UiAutomator2) driver support.
  • Native ARM64 Docker image for macOS Apple Silicon & Linux ARM—lower costs, better efficiency.

Support Record and Playback Mobile-Native Apps with TestCloud Mobile devices

The "Support Record and Playback for mobile-native apps with TestCloud mobile devices" feature allows users to create and execute automated tests for Android and iOS native apps directly on TestCloud devices, eliminating complex setups like Appium or local configurations. 

Users can effortlessly record, spy, and play back test cases while leveraging broader OS and version coverage. This simplifies mobile testing, reduces setup time, eliminates device maintenance costs, and enables seamless script generation and execution in Katalon Studio, boosting productivity and test coverage.

AI-Powered Regression Testing Based on Real User Behavior

TrueTest automates regression testing by analyzing real user interactions with your web application. It captures user behavior, generates detailed journey maps, and creates accurate automated tests without manual intervention. This minimizes maintenance efforts, ensures up-to-date test coverage, and streamlines testing. TrueTest is available now for efficient and reliable test automation.

Generate API Tests with AI (Beta)

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The API Test Case Generator (Beta) in Katalon Studio simplifies API testing by leveraging AI to create test cases directly from OpenAPI or Swagger specifications. It eliminates the need for manual test creation, saving time and effort while ensuring efficiency. 

This beta release supports status code verification and works with OpenAPI 2 (Swagger) and OpenAPI 3. Available in Katalon Studio Enterprise 9.6.0+, it empowers testers to quickly generate, review, and save API test cases with ease.

Support of Private Devices in TestCloud

TestCloud’s Private Device feature offers exclusive mobile devices for secure, uninterrupted testing. It ensures data privacy, regulatory compliance, and customizable settings, like screen locks, tailored for enterprise needs. With instant availability and no shared pool dependencies, it’s perfect for industries like banking. This solution ensures regulatory compliance and reduces risks, making it ideal for high-security industries investing in privacy-focused solutions.

Simplify Advanced Testing with the TestCloud Keyword Plugin

The TestCloud Keyword Plugin enhances testing capabilities with advanced features like biometrics, geolocation, file handling, network throttling, and image injection. Fully integrated with Katalon Studio 9.x or newer, it auto-installs and updates for a seamless TestCloud setup experience.

Simply install TestCloud Keyword Plugin in Katalon Studio.

Configurable Appium Version for Flexible Testing

Customize your testing experience by selecting the Appium version that best fits your real device tests. While TestCloud defaults to the optimal version for the device OS, you can explicitly set your preference in TestCloud Project Settings.

Read More: Configure Appium version | Katalon Docs

Comprehensive Authorization Support

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Katalon Studio supports multiple authentication methods, including AWS Signature, Digest, Basic, Bearer, OAuth 1.0 & 2.0, and NTLM. These options enable users to configure secure and efficient API testing to meet diverse requirements.

OpenAPI Schema Compliance in Katalon Studio

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Katalon Studio now supports OpenAPI schema compliance validation, enabling users to test API requests and responses against OpenAPI/Swagger specifications. This enhances contract testing, improves testing efficiency, and accelerates release cycles by ensuring APIs conform to industry standards.

Read More: https://katalon.com/resources-center/blog/openapi-schema-compliance-in-katalon-studio

In Case You Missed It

Review some of the educational content we released over the past year:

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Dive Deeper with Our Release Notes

For a more detailed overview of all the new features, improvements, and fixes, make sure to check out our release notes:

Wrapping Up the Year’s Updates

In 2024, we introduced significant updates across Katalon Studio, Katalon Runtime Engine, Katalon Recorder, Katalon TestOps, TrueTest, and Katalon TestCloud. These updates are designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of your testing workflows, helping you meet your quality goals more effectively. We focused on increasing execution speed, reducing manual intervention, and ensuring compatibility across various systems to support efficient test management.

For more insights on how our solutions are helping businesses, check out our success stories page.

Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, happy testing!

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