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{{Short description|Software test automation tool}}
{{Infobox software {{Infobox software
| name = Ranorex | name = Ranorex
| logo = ] | logo = ]
| screenshot = ] | screenshot = ]
| developer = Ranorex GmbH | developer = ]
| latest release version = 8.3.0 | latest release version = 10.0.0
| latest release date = {{Start date|2018|10|03}} | latest release date = {{Start date|2021|07|14}}
| operating system = ] | operating system = ]
| genre = ] | genre = ]
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== Overview == == Overview ==
Ranorex Studio supports development of automated test modules using standard programming languages such as ] and ].<ref name="Bordelon">{{cite thesis|url=http://www.csb.uncw.edu/mscsis/complete/pdf/BordelonNancy_Fina.pdf |title=A comparison of Automated Software Testing Tools |format=pdf |first=Nancy |last=Bordelon |publisher=University of North Carolina Wilmington, MS Computer Science & Information Systems | year=2012 |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |title=Ranorex Review |url=https://www.itcentralstation.com/product_reviews/ranorex-review-34777-by-tonydavis |first=Tony |last=Davis |website=IT Central Station |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> Ranorex Studio supports development of automated test modules using standard programming languages such as ] and ].<ref name="Bordelon">{{cite thesis|url=http://www.csb.uncw.edu/mscsis/complete/pdf/BordelonNancy_Fina.pdf |title=A comparison of Automated Software Testing Tools |format=pdf |first=Nancy |last=Bordelon |publisher=University of North Carolina Wilmington, MS Computer Science & Information Systems | year=2012 |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ranorex Review |url=https://www.itcentralstation.com/product_reviews/ranorex-review-34777-by-tonydavis |first=Tony |last=Davis |website=IT Central Station |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>


===Main features=== ===Main features===
* GUI object recognition, filtering ] elements using the company's proprietary technology ''RanoreXPath.''<ref name="Bordelon"/><ref name="Bishop1">{{cite web|url=http://www.professionaltester.com/files/PT-issue17.pdf |title=TestOps |first=Edward |last=Bishop | date=October 2012 |publisher=Professional Tester |access-date=2013-07-15}}</ref><ref name="Indium">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiumsoft.com/Blog/user-interface-testing-with-ranorex/|title=A Look at the User Interface Testing with Ranorex|first=Jovie|last=Sylvia|publisher=iBlog: The Official Indium Blog|date=31 August 2017|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bishop2">{{cite web|url=http://www.professionaltester.com/files/PT-issue4.pdf |title=The boundary between testers and developers |first=Edward |last=Bishop |publisher=Professional Tester | date=July 2010 |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals">{{cite web|url=http://www.qatestingtools.com/article/ranorex-ui-test-automation-tool-for-professionals |title=Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals|publisher=QA Testing Tools | accessdate=2013-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soft-net.at/new/partner/ranorex-gmbh-2/?lang=en |title=Ranorex GmbH |publisher=SoftNet Austria | year=2013 |accessdate=2013-07-15}}</ref> * GUI object recognition, filtering ] elements using the company's proprietary technology ''RanoreXPath.''<ref name="Bordelon"/><ref name="Bishop1">{{cite web|url=http://www.professionaltester.com/files/PT-issue17.pdf |title=TestOps |first=Edward |last=Bishop | date=October 2012 |publisher=Professional Tester |access-date=2013-07-15}}</ref><ref name="Indium">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiumsoft.com/Blog/user-interface-testing-with-ranorex/|title=A Look at the User Interface Testing with Ranorex|first=Jovie|last=Sylvia|publisher=iBlog: The Official Indium Blog|date=31 August 2017|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bishop2">{{cite web|url=http://www.professionaltester.com/files/PT-issue4.pdf |title=The boundary between testers and developers |first=Edward |last=Bishop |publisher=Professional Tester | date=July 2010 |accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals">{{cite web|url=http://www.qatestingtools.com/article/ranorex-ui-test-automation-tool-for-professionals |title=Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals|publisher=QA Testing Tools | accessdate=2013-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soft-net.at/new/partner/ranorex-gmbh-2/?lang=en |title=Ranorex GmbH |publisher=SoftNet Austria | year=2013 |accessdate=2013-07-15}}</ref>
* Object-based record and replay, using ''Ranorex Recorder'', which records the user's interaction with a desktop or web-based application and creates user-maintainable scripts that can be edited with the Ranorex Studio action editor.<ref name="Bordelon"/><ref name="Bishop2"/>. The recorded actions are available as both ] and ] code.<ref name="Latvia">{{cite report |url=http://m.lu.lv/fileadmin/user_upload/lu_portal/apgads/PDF/LUR-787_Datorzinatne.pdf#page=27 |title=Self-Testing Approach and Testing Tools |page=33 |format=PDF |first=Valdis |last=Vizulis |first2=Edgars |last2=Diebelis |publisher=University of Latvia | year=2012 |accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> Record and replay is supported on mobile devices for actions such as key presses and touch gestures.<ref name="3Pillar">{{cite web |url=https://www.3pillarglobal.com/insights/testing-with-ranorex-a-mobile-testing-automation-tool |title=Testing with Ranorex - A Mobile Testing Automation Tool |website=www.3pillarglobal.com |first=Khushboo |last=Kaur |access-date=3 October 2017 }}</ref> * Object-based record and replay, using ''Ranorex Recorder'', which records the user's interaction with a desktop or web-based application and creates user-maintainable scripts that can be edited with the Ranorex Studio action editor.<ref name="Bordelon"/><ref name="Bishop2"/> The recorded actions are available as both ] and ] code.<ref name="Latvia">{{cite report |url=http://m.lu.lv/fileadmin/user_upload/lu_portal/apgads/PDF/LUR-787_Datorzinatne.pdf#page=27 |title=Self-Testing Approach and Testing Tools |page=33 |format=PDF |first=Valdis |last=Vizulis |first2=Edgars |last2=Diebelis |publisher=University of Latvia | year=2012 |accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> Record and replay is supported on mobile devices for actions such as key presses and touch gestures.<ref name="3Pillar">{{cite web |url=https://www.3pillarglobal.com/insights/testing-with-ranorex-a-mobile-testing-automation-tool |title=Testing with Ranorex - A Mobile Testing Automation Tool |website=www.3pillarglobal.com |first=Khushboo |last=Kaur |access-date=3 October 2017 }}</ref>


===Supported technologies=== ===Supported technologies===
* Windows desktop client applications such as ],<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors">{{cite web|url=http://www.bugraptors.com/introduction-ranorex-components-features-software-automation-testing/|title=Introduction to Ranorex: Components & Features|first=Harinder|last=Kaur|website=www.bugraptors.com|date=10 July 2017|accessdate=7 September 2017}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ]. * Windows desktop client applications such as ],<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors">{{cite web |last=Kaur |first=Harinder |date=10 July 2017 |title=Introduction to Ranorex: Components & Features |url=https://www.bugraptors.com/blog/ranorex-automation-tool |accessdate=7 September 2017 |website=www.bugraptors.com}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ].
* Web technologies such as ], ], ] Frameworks,<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors"/> ], ], ], and ]. * Web technologies such as ], ], ] Frameworks,<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors"/> ], ], ], and ].
* ] testing for ], ], ], ], and ]<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors"/> * ] testing for ], ], ], ], and ]<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors"/>
* Mobile Apps * Mobile Apps
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===System environment=== ===System environment===
Ranorex Studio runs on ] and ].<ref name="Indium">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiumsoft.com/Blog/user-interface-testing-with-ranorex/|title=A Look at the User Interface Testing with Ranorex|first=Jovie|last=Sylvia|publisher=iBlog: The Official Indium Blog|date=31 August 2017|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bugraptors"/> Ranorex Studio runs on ] and ].<ref name="Indium"/><ref name="Bugraptors"/> As of version 10.2, Ranorex Studio supports ]<ref name="Ranorex Release Notes">{{cite web |title=Release Notes Ranorex |url=https://www.ranorex.com/release-notes/ |website=Ranorex |publisher=Ranorex |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>


==Reception == == See also ==
In a 2018 review by ] of 15 omnichannel functional test automation tools including Ranorex Studio 8.1.1, Ranorex was ranked as having the weakest current offering and the second-weakest strategy, scoring 1.65 of 5 and 1.5 of 5 respectively. According to Forrester, Ranorex "needs to work on its design automation capabilities, TDD/BDD, packaged application testing, integration with CI/CD, comprehensiveness of API testing types and protocols, dynamic reporting and analytics, and mobile testing value-adds to third-party integration offers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forrester.com/report/The+Forrester+Wave+Omnichannel+Functional+Test+Automation+Tools+Q3+2018/-/E-RES140737 |title=The Forrester Wave: Omnichannel Functional Test Automation Tools, Q3 2018 |first=Diego |last=Lo Giudice |date=July 26, 2018 |publisher=]}}</ref>


== See also ==
{{Portal|Software Testing}}
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==External links== ==External links==

* {{Official website|http://www.ranorex.com}} * {{Official website|http://www.ranorex.com}}


Latest revision as of 03:58, 8 January 2025

Software test automation tool
Ranorex
Ranorex Logo
Ranorex Logo
Ranorex screenshot
Developer(s)Ranorex
Stable release10.0.0 / July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeTest automation
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.ranorex.com

Ranorex Studio is a GUI test automation framework provided by Ranorex GmbH, a software development company. The framework is used for the testing of desktop, web-based and mobile applications.

Overview

Ranorex Studio supports development of automated test modules using standard programming languages such as C# and VB.NET.

Main features

  • GUI object recognition, filtering GUI elements using the company's proprietary technology RanoreXPath.
  • Object-based record and replay, using Ranorex Recorder, which records the user's interaction with a desktop or web-based application and creates user-maintainable scripts that can be edited with the Ranorex Studio action editor. The recorded actions are available as both C# and VB.NET code. Record and replay is supported on mobile devices for actions such as key presses and touch gestures.

Supported technologies

System environment

Ranorex Studio runs on Microsoft Windows and Windows Server. As of version 10.2, Ranorex Studio supports Windows 11

See also

References

  1. ^ Bordelon, Nancy (2012). A comparison of Automated Software Testing Tools (pdf) (Thesis). University of North Carolina Wilmington, MS Computer Science & Information Systems. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. Davis, Tony (27 October 2015). "Ranorex Review". IT Central Station. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. Bishop, Edward (October 2012). "TestOps" (PDF). Professional Tester. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  4. ^ Sylvia, Jovie (31 August 2017). "A Look at the User Interface Testing with Ranorex". iBlog: The Official Indium Blog. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ Bishop, Edward (July 2010). "The boundary between testers and developers" (PDF). Professional Tester. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. "Ranorex – UI Test Automation Tool for Professionals". QA Testing Tools. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  7. "Ranorex GmbH". SoftNet Austria. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  8. Vizulis, Valdis; Diebelis, Edgars (2012). Self-Testing Approach and Testing Tools (PDF) (Report). University of Latvia. p. 33. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. Kaur, Khushboo. "Testing with Ranorex - A Mobile Testing Automation Tool". www.3pillarglobal.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ Kaur, Harinder (10 July 2017). "Introduction to Ranorex: Components & Features". www.bugraptors.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  11. "Release Notes Ranorex". Ranorex. Ranorex. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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