<s>
Katalon	O
Platform	O
is	O
an	O
automation	B-Application
testing	I-Application
software	O
tool	O
developed	O
by	O
Katalon	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
automation	O
frameworks	O
Selenium	B-Library
,	O
Appium	B-Library
with	O
a	O
specialized	O
IDE	B-Application
interface	O
for	O
web	O
,	O
API	O
,	O
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
application	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
acquired	O
9%	O
of	O
market	O
penetration	O
for	O
UI	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
The	O
State	O
of	O
Testing	O
2018	O
Report	O
by	O
SmartBear	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalon	O
is	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
March	O
2019	O
and	O
March	O
2020	O
Gartner	O
Peer	O
Insights	O
Customers’	O
Choice	O
for	O
Software	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalon	O
Platform	O
provides	O
a	O
dual	O
interchangeable	O
interface	O
for	O
creating	O
test	O
cases	O
:	O
a	O
manual	O
view	O
for	O
the	O
less	O
technical	O
users	O
and	O
a	O
script	O
view	O
gearing	O
toward	O
experienced	O
testers	O
to	O
author	O
automation	O
tests	O
with	O
syntax	O
highlight	O
and	O
intelligent	B-Application
code	I-Application
completion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GUI	B-Application
elements	O
on	O
web	O
,	O
mobile	O
,	O
and	O
desktop	O
apps	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
using	O
the	O
recording	O
utility	O
and	O
stored	O
into	O
the	O
Object	O
Repository	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
accessible	O
and	O
reusable	O
across	O
different	O
test	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	O
execution	O
in	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
by	O
CI	O
systems	O
via	O
Docker	B-Language
container	O
or	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
CLI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
version	O
7.4.0	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
execute	O
test	O
cases	O
from	O
Selenium	B-Library
projects	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
migration	O
from	O
TestNG	O
and	O
JUnit	O
to	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provided	O
in	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
8.4.0	O
is	O
the	O
native	O
integration	O
with	O
Azure	O
DevOps	O
(	O
ADO	O
)	O
which	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
easily	O
map	O
test	O
cases	O
in	O
Azure	O
DevOps	O
to	O
automated	B-Application
test	I-Application
cases	O
in	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
framework	I-Application
provided	O
within	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
keyword-driven	O
approach	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
test	O
authoring	O
method	O
with	O
data-driven	B-Application
functionality	O
for	O
test	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	B-Application
)	O
implemented	O
on	O
Eclipse	O
rich	B-Architecture
client	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
(	O
RCP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
libraries	O
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
can	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
native	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
programming	O
language	O
used	O
in	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
are	O
Groovy	B-Application
and	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalon	O
Platform	O
supports	O
cross-environment	O
test	O
executions	O
based	O
on	O
Selenium	B-Library
and	O
Appium	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Katalon	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
set	O
with	O
proprietary	B-Application
licenses	I-Application
in	O
its	O
seventh	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalon	O
Recorder	O
functions	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
's	O
recording	O
utility	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
execute	O
test	O
steps	O
and	O
export	O
test	O
scripts	O
in	O
many	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
C#	O
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Python	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalium	O
is	O
a	O
framework	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
blueprint	O
for	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
projects	O
based	O
on	O
Selenium	B-Library
and	O
TestNG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
framework	O
is	O
built	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
who	O
still	O
need	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
TestNG	O
and	O
Selenium	B-Library
to	O
quickly	O
set	O
up	O
test	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
enhancements	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
with	O
Selenium	B-Library
Grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Katalium	O
Framework	O
and	O
Katalium	O
Server	O
are	O
made	O
open-source	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katalon	O
Store	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
testers	O
and	O
developers	O
to	O
install	O
add-on	O
products	O
(	O
or	O
‘	O
plugins’	O
)	O
and	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
and	O
optimize	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
strategies	O
in	O
Katalon	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
