tybar
(Charles Penn)
6 January 2026 14:37
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Hey all,
Does anyone have a favorite tool to record the desktop as part of an automated test? This is for a desktop application, not web or mobile, so it can’t just target a browser.
The automation tool I’m using is TestComplete .
I’ve been using a plugin for TestComplete that is pretty old and is having some issues, and was hoping someone here has used something more recent.
jmosley5
(Judy Mosley)
6 January 2026 15:12
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What testing framework are you using?
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tybar
(Charles Penn)
6 January 2026 16:07
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I’m using TestComplete . I sort of buried that in the text.
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If you are using Playwright in that, there is a default recording in the trace viewer.
If you are using some other tools, then there are browser recording plugins as Windows/Mac recording apps.
One of the browser plugins - Awesome Screen Recording & ScreenShot
Windows Software -Search Snipping Tool in Start Menu. It can record
Mac - You can use Quick Player to record the whole screen or just press Shift + Command + 5 and select the recording option
Then there is also OBS Software, free and open source, which you can also use.
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