Automation Tools for Testing Desktop/Standalone Applications

List of some automated testing tools for Desktop/Standalone Applications

Free/Open source:

Winium
WinAppDriver
TestStack.White (White Framework)
Jubula
Pywinauto
Oracle Application Testing Suite
SikuliX
FlaUI
AutoIt
ZAPTEST
AirTest
Appium
LDTP (Linux Desktop Testing Project)
Robot Class / Win.form Class
TestArchitect
Tricentis Tosca
Micro Focus UFT (QTP)
Robot Framework
Conformiq

Commercial:

TestComplete
Ranorex

How to install Katalon Recorder on Windows

To install Katalon Recorder for Chrome

1. Open Chrome browser
2. Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/katalon-recorder-selenium/ljdobmomdgdljniojadhoplhkpialdid
3. Click "Add to Chrome" button -> Click "Add extension"

To install Katalon Recorder for Firefox

1. Open Firefox browser
2. Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/katalon-automation-record/
3. Click "Add to Firefox" button -> Click Add

How to install Genymotion on Windows 10

To install Genymotion on Windows 10

Prerequisites:
1. Go to https://www.genymotion.com/account/create/
2. Sign up and activate -> Sign in

Install Genymotion:
1. Download Genymotion for Windows (without VirtualBox) from
    https://www.genymotion.com/download/
2. Install after download the exe file (Default installation folder/target: C:\Program Files\Genymobile\Genymotion)

How to install Android Studio on Windows 10

To install Android Studio on Windows 10

1. Download Android Studio from  https://developer.android.com/studio
2. Install it on Windows (Default installation folder is  C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio)
3. You can run Android Studio by executing the exe file (studio64.exe) [Absolute path: C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\bin\studio64.exe]

How to install Java/JDK on Windows 10

To install Java on Windows 10:

1. Go to https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/ and download Java SE Development Kit (in my case "jdk-13.0.1_windows-x64_bin.exe")
2. Simply install the exe

Configuration: It needs to set Path and Classpath
1. Go to System window (Control Panel -> System and Security -> System)
2. Click "Advanced system settings" to go to System Properties window
3. Click "Environment Variables"
4. In <System variables> set the followings as below (The value depends on your installation folder/path):
          JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-13.0.1
          Path = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-13.0.1\bin
          CLASSPATH = .;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-13.0.1
5. Open command prompt -> Type the following command and press Enter
java -version