Abra Desktop 3.0.0: built for speed

Automated testing already saves you hours of manual work. Great. But you still have to wait for the results, and waiting is annoying. Abra Desktop 3.0.0 is built for speed. It cuts waiting times by up to 10x and gives you a clearer overview of everything you’ve tested along the way.

A new layout that keeps the overview

Abra Desktop has a new multi-column interface. Reports, Screens and Results sit side by side, providing a clear overview of the hierarchy. The aim was to significantly speed up navigation between reports, screens and results.

Screenshot of Abra Desktop 3.0.0. The sidebar on the left contains dropdowns for organisations, teams and apps. Adjacent are columns with reports, screens and results. The device dropdown and action buttons are placed in the menu bar at the top.And it got much faster too

While improving how Abra Desktop presents your tests, we managed to significantly speed up the testing engine (Abra SDK).

  • On iOS, testing is roughly 2.2x to 10.3x faster.

  • On Android, testing is roughly 3.2x to 7.2x faster.

Screens can now be scanned within seconds.

Thumbnail for Abra Desktop 3.0.0 video, it displays a play button on top of a screenshot of the Abra Desktop user interfaceLink to Abra Desktop 3.0.0 video

Stop waiting, start fixing

If accessibility testing has been on your “to-do” list, these improvements are a good reason to start today.

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Further reading

  • Abra releases Abra Mobile app

    Abra Mobile is now a stand-alone app, available on the App Store and Google Play. The app is a practical way to browse accessibility rules, checks and components. The components intentionally contain accessibility issues, which can be automatically detected by our tooling. Read more »

  • Abra releases Abra SDK

    Accessibility shouldn't be an afterthought. It should be part of every build, every test run, every pull request. That's why we're bringing the same test engine that powers Abra Desktop directly into your automated testing pipeline. The Abra SDK is a native SDK for Android and iOS that lets you run accessibility checks right from your existing tests. Read more »