Video Recording for Desktop Testing

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. :slightly_smiling_face:

What testing framework are you using?

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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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