Supported environments for Katalon Studio and Katalon Runtime Engine (KRE)
Note:
- Katalon Studio (KS) provides free, basic tools suitable for the testing needs of individuals. For an advanced business solution, you can purchase Katalon Studio Enterprise (KSE) licenses. To compare features between Katalon Studio and KSE, you can refer to this document: Katalon Studio vs Katalon Studio Enterprise Features.
- Katalon Runtime Engine (KRE) is the test execution add-on of Katalon Studio. KRE allows you to execute tests in a command-line interface (CLI).
Note:
- We recommend using the latest version of Katalon Studio. Download the latest version from the Katalon website: Katalon products.
System requirements
| Katalon Studio | Katalon Runtime Engine | |
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Operating System | Windows | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 | |
macOS | OS X El Capitan 10.11, macOS Sierra 10.12, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Big Sur 11, macOS Monterey 12, macOS Ventura 13.2 | ||
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GUI components | Required for all operating systems. | Katalon Runtime Engine (KRE) doesn't have GUI components. For further information about executing with KRE, you can refer to this document: Execution on KRE. | |
CPU | Minimum: 2 GHz or faster and 64-bit (x64) processor | ||
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Hard Drive | At least 1 GB available hard disk space. Extra disk space is required depending on project source codes and generated execution reports. |
Supported browsers
Desktop Browsers | Version on Windows | Version on macOS | Version on Linux | Note |
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Internet Explorer (IE) | 9, 10, 11 | N/A | N/A | Required IE configurations: Internet Explorer Configurations. |
Microsoft Edge | 18 | N/A | N/A | |
Microsoft Edge (Chromium) | 80+ | 80+ | N/A | |
Firefox | 56+ | 56+ | 56+ | |
Google Chrome | 58+ | 58+ | 58+ | |
Opera | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Safari | N/A | 12+ | N/A | Make sure Allow Remote Automation is enabled in Safari browser: Enable Webdriver Support. |
Supported mobile operating systems (OS)
Installation | Version on Windows | Version on macOS | Appium | Native App support? | Hybrid App support?(**) | Mobile Browser support | Xcode |
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Android | 6.x - 14.x |
| Yes | No(***) | No | N/A | |
iOS | N/A | 9-15, 16, 17(*) | No | v9.4.1-15(*) |
(*) Requires Katalon Studio version 9.2.0 onwards.
(**) To handle hybrid apps, refer to the Appium article here: Automating hybrid apps.
(***) Refer to the following workarounds when handling hybrid apps:
- Capture elements in hybrid Android apps
- Flutter-based application testing with custom SetText keyword
Supported Windows platforms
Katalon Studio fully supports automation testing for desktop apps written in the following platforms:
- Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
- Windows Forms (WinForms)
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- Classic Windows (Win32)