Features and Benefits

Automatic recording of test scripts
Recognition of high-level interactions and objects (e.g. clicking a menu item) instead of low-level events
Scripts independent of screen coordinates and resolutions
Snippet recording to extend existing scripts
Generate script code in Python, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby or Tcl

Insertion of verification points at any point in the test script
Insertion while recording or when post-editing scripts
Easy creation of verifications using Squish’s Spy and Object Inspector tools
Verifications of all properties (all data types)
Verifications of screenshots (of individual controls or the whole screen) including configurable fuzzy comparisons
Verifications of complex data controls (such as grids) with powerful visualization of differences
Verifications of external files, SQL databases and more

Powerful integrated test development environment based on Eclipse technology
Also available as Eclipse plugin
Integrates recording, test execution and results, script debugging, spying, advanced editing and maintenance of test scripts
Additional plugins available for SCM, collaboration, etc.

Dedicated support for all standard and advanced GUI controls of all supported GUI toolkits for robust recognition
Items in menus, trees, tables, etc. are recognized as GUI objects too
Built-in support for custom controls
Extension plugin mechanism to allow implementing dedicated support for advanced custom controls
Powerful object naming scheme which allows to use wildcards and regular expressions for object naming
Customizable name generation mechanism allows the user to influence name generation for different object types
More information about all the GUI technologies supported by Squish can be found on the Editions page.

By mixing Squish editions, it is possible to automate hybrid applications utilizing more than one GUI technology
This includes desktop GUIs which embed web content, web applications which starts a Java Web Start client, desktop applications which utilize several GUI toolkits, etc.

Choice of using a popular script language instead of having to learn a proprietary vendor language
Squish fully supports
Python
JavaScript
Ruby
Perl
Tcl
Squish specific script APIs for a lot of convenience
Full script access to the APIs of all objects (GUI and non-GUI) in the application under test empowers testers to automate and validate even the most complex test scenarios
Creation of script modules and libraries to use across test cases and suites

Unique object identification works based on a set of stable properties for given object types
No screen positions or other brittle ways are used for identifying objects
Name generation happens on-the-fly and object maps don't need to be "learned"
No modifications to the application under test are necessary for GUI object identification
Object maps are automatically created and used to have a central point for the object name lookup and maintenance
Possibility to use wildcards and regular expressions in object names

Squish test runner communicates with the application under test via a network TCP/IP connection
Allows to drive applications on different machines and platforms from one central place, even on embedded devices
Since the test script and the application run in different process spaces, a crash of the application does not bring down the whole testing framework
This architecture also allows to automate several applications (possibly on different hosts) from a single test script

All modules of the testing framework have open interfaces (plugin APIs, command line tools, plain text files, XML)
Gives full control over test execution and test results
Makes it easy to integrate Squish into any 3rd party syste,
Several ready-made integration plugins are available (HP QualityCenter, Hudson, Cruise Control, etc.)