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Turn manual browser testing into automated tests, without writing code.

What Actify Studio is

Actify Studio turns manual browser testing into automated tests without writing code. It is a desktop studio with a real Chromium browser built in. You open your web application inside the app and use it normally; every click, typed value, dropdown choice and key press is recorded as a step.

The steps are translated live into three formats: a runnable Playwright test, numbered Manual Steps in plain English, and a Gherkin (BDD) scenario. Saved tests run from the app itself, and a whole project can be exported as a standalone Playwright project.

Actify Studio 1.0 is a free Windows desktop app, available through the Microsoft Store.

New here? Start with Getting started: install the app, then record, save and run your first test in five minutes.

Guides

Get started

Getting startedInstall Actify Studio, then record, save and run your first test in five minutes.FAQQuick answers: what Actify Studio produces, where to get it, and where your tests live.

Recording

RecordingBrowser controls, what gets captured, new tabs, repeating lists, session video, custom headers and editing a saved test.Action HistoryReorder, filter, comment and fine-tune recorded steps, without recording again.Generated outputEvery recording is translated live into a Playwright test, manual steps and a Gherkin scenario.AssertionsThe checks that make a test pass or fail, and the three ways to add them.Inspecting a pageExplore the DOM, network requests and console messages of the page you have open.

Test framework

Page ObjectsTurn recorded steps into reusable page models with named elements and methods.FlowsCompose Page Object methods into reusable flows or runnable tests.WorkspaceBrowse, open and organize the files of the active project.Running testsRun tests, folders and suites, headless or inside the app, and read the results.Projects & environmentsKeep work in separate projects, run the same tests against different servers, and export a standalone Playwright project.

Reference

SettingsApp preferences and their defaults.Shortcuts & UI mapThe keys that speed you up, and where every control lives.Privacy & dataWhat stays on your PC, and when the app uses the internet.Feedback & supportReport bugs and suggest improvements.

Key concepts

The words used across these guides, in plain language.

TermMeaning
Step (action)One thing the user did or checked: navigate, click, type, select, press a key, wait, or an assertion.
LocatorHow the test finds an element on the page again (by test id, role and name, label, placeholder, text, CSS or XPath). Each step stores several alternatives.
AssertionA check that makes the test pass or fail, e.g. “this button is visible” or “this text equals Welcome”.
Page ObjectA reusable description of one page: its named elements and its methods.
MethodA named, reusable sequence of steps on a Page Object, e.g. login(email, password).
FlowA composition of methods from one or more Page Objects. Can be saved as a reusable building block or generated as a runnable test.
SuiteA named group of tests you run together.
ProjectA self-contained folder with its own tests, Page Objects and Flows.
EnvironmentA named base address for a project (e.g. dev → http://localhost:3000). Switching environment runs the same tests against another server.
Headless / In-AppThe two run modes: in a hidden background browser, or visibly inside the app’s browser.
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