Question by Joe: What are my options for a cross-platform (Windows, Mac) test automation tool?
I’ve been asked to propose a tool for UI test automation for a desktop application that works on Windows and Mac. I am not sure whether it’s developed in Java or not, but the functionality is identical.

What would be my options for selecting a tool that would let me write one test and execute it on both Windows and Mac? Standard choices like QTP, Silk, etc. are Windows-only and as such will not work.

Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Matt Flaschen
It looks like http://abbot.sourceforge.net/doc/overview.shtml might be what you want.

What do you think? Answer below!

When do you use Software QA Testing testing tools?

It's appropriate to use testing tools when:

* You need to test execution-based program response time and regression testing

* You need to accurately measure performance and workload

* You need to rerun a test four times or more

* You expect to use the tools on four or more projects

* You want to capture application knowledge for reuse after the application authors have left

This article contains the following information:

• Introduction

• Conventional approach

• Unit testing with JUnit

• More on JUnit

What Is Unit Testing?