T-Plan Robot Versions

T-Plan Robot is being shipped in two distributions, T-Plan Robot Enterprise 2.0 and T-Plan Robot 2.0. See the table below for differences and instructions on how to download the product.

Highlights	T-Plan Robot Enterprise	T-Plan Robot
License	T-Plan License	GPL v2.0 and higher
Price	On request[1]	Free
Downloads	On request[2]	Via SourceForge
Open Source
Unlimited online support via forums, email & phone
Custom builds with bug fixes and minor features
Features	T-Plan Robot Enterprise	T-Plan Robot
Generic black box testing Image based automated testing of any desktop application (read more)
Platform independence Runs on all platforms supported by Java (see environment spec)
Windows installer Comfortable Windows managed installation (other platforms supported as a ZIP package)
Scripting language Easy to understand language for automated test scripts (see the spec)
Java test scripts Support of test scripts written in Java (read more)
Support of VNC (RFB) Ability to test over the RFB protocol (see supported environments)
Windows Mobile testing support Automated testing of applications on Windows Mobile phones (see requirements)
Image comparison capabilities Ability to perform image comparison and locate a template image on the screen (read more)
Optimized image search Improved algorithm delivering up to 55% faster image search capability
HTML reports Reports with test results and screenshots (read more, see a sample report)
Structured test results Support of structured test results consisting of test cases and steps
Test result XML Allows to export results from automated testing to third party applications (read more)
Customizable XML reports Displayable XML reports through a built-in or custom XSL (read more, see a sample XML report)
Record & Replay Allows to record interaction with an application (desktop) to a test script (read more)
Smart recording of mouse moves Improved recording of mouse moves in menus
Import from T-Plan Professional 7.0 Create test script templates from T-Plan data (read more)
Export to T-Plan Professional 7.0 Import automated testing results to T-Plan test management database (read more)

Advantages of T-Plan Robot Enterprise

• Backed up by professional support. We provide help and troubleshooting through our forums and E-mail. If you hit a bug which is a stopper for your efforts, we are able to implement a quick fix and get you a custom build in a very short time. We will also evaluate any feature requests and implement those which are well aligned with the product functionality and our resources.
  
• More relaxed in license terms. Unlike the free GPL version there's no copyleft applied and Java test scripts and extensions do not have to be distributed under the same license. Though the Enterprise product is not open source, it shares most of the open source code and it maintains strict compatibility with its standard interfaces (functional and plugin API, CLI, GUI).
  
• Smarter and faster. The Record & Replay feature was improved to provide more reliable results in cases where mouse moves drive a GUI action, for example selection of an item from the system Start menu. The image search algorithm was updated to provide up to 55% better performance. This makes script execution faster and saves resources (computer time).
  
• Richer in features. For Windows users there's a comfortable native installer to manage the application through the standard OS means. The product supports test scripts with structures common in the QA industry (test cases/scripts, test steps) and is able to export automated testing results to the XML format. The tool also provides XML test reports customizable through your own XML style sheet (XSL).
  
• Integrated with T-Plan Professional 7.0. Those who already use or plan on using the T-Plan test management tools will appreciate ability to import script data from and to export test results to the T-Plan database. Read the T-Plan Robot Integration Reference for more.

Legacy Software Releases

T-Plan Robot 2.0 Beta binary and source code releases are available on SourceForge. Be aware that they are obsoleted with release of the production version. If you are looking for a specificly delivered bug fix or feature, see our Beta build summary.

Should you be interested in the legacy VNCRobot 1.x releases, follow this link. To see what has changed since v1.3 read the What Is New In T-Plan Robot 2.0 document.