Recorder

The QAlity Recorder captures everything you do in the browser and saves it as ordered steps in a test case. Every click, input, navigation, and selection is recorded automatically - no coding needed.

What the recorder captures

Navigation - Every page you go to is recorded as a Navigate step.

Clicks - Every button, link, or element you click is saved as a Click step.

Typing - Every value you type into a field is recorded as an Enter value step.

Selections - Dropdown selections, checkboxes, and radio buttons are all captured.

Browser actions - Back, forward, refresh, and new tab actions are recorded.

What you see while recording

While recording a floating Test Steps panel appears on the right side of your browser. You can see every step being added in real time as you use the app:

Test Steps panel - A floating Test Steps panel appears on the right side of your browser page. It shows all captured steps in real time as a numbered list.

Live steps - Every action you perform instantly appears as a new numbered step in the panel. For example: Navigate to URL, Click on element, Enter value in field.

Delete a step - Each step in the panel has a delete icon on the right. Click it to remove a step while still recording.

Pause button - Click the Pause button at the top of the Test Steps panel to temporarily stop capturing actions. Click Resume when ready to continue.

Minimize button - Click the Minimize button to collapse the Test Steps panel out of the way while you perform actions on the page.

Stop button - A red Stop button is at the top right of the Test Steps panel. Click it to end the recording session and return all steps to QAlity.

How to start recording

1. Open or create a test case

   Go to Test Cases in the sidebar and open an existing test case or create a new one with + Create Test Case.

2. Click Start recording

   Click the Start recording button in the center of the Test Steps tab. Enter the URL of the website you want to test.

3. Complete the setup popup if shown

   If this is your first time recording, a popup will guide you through two steps:

   • Step 1 - Install the QAlity Recorder extension from the Chrome Web Store
   • Step 2 - Enable Allow in Incognito in chrome://extensions for clean test runs You can skip the Incognito step by clicking I don't want to enable this.

4. Perform your flow

   QAlity opens your website in an Incognito window and starts recording. Use the app the way a real user would - click buttons, fill in forms, navigate pages. Every action is captured as a step in real time.

5. Pause if needed

   Click the Pause button in the extension toolbar if you need to stop recording temporarily. Click Resume when you are ready to continue.

6. Stop recording

   When you have completed the flow click Stop recording in the extension toolbar or in QAlity. All recorded steps will appear in the Test Steps tab.

After recording

Once you stop recording:

Review steps - Go through each step to make sure everything was captured correctly.

Rename the test case - Click on the test case name at the top and give it a clear descriptive name.

Edit steps if needed - Click any step to edit its action, target, or value. Delete steps you don't need.

Add manual steps - Add verification steps or any step the recorder missed by clicking + Add step manually.

Save - Click Save to save the test case with all recorded steps.

Re-recording and editing

For information on re-recording and editing test cases see the Re-recording and Editing page.