Must have productivity tools for Test engineers

As a tester , we not only do explore, understand , learn and test applications but also we need to document our findings which can either be a bug , risk or have negative impact to the application under test.

To document we may have many ways depending on the individuals.
Some prefer simple word document, some does excel sheet, some use cloud documents ( For collaborative documentation) or some use Project management tools lile JIRA which has in built features of documentations.

But we must always have tools which helps us capture those findings quickly without having us to spend more time which will distract us or loose our focus on testing.

So we might need some tools which can be installed in system or as an browser extension. Below are few tools that I use regularly which helps me increase my productivity.

1. Screenshot tool ( Desktop) : Lightshot
   It is available a desktop based application which works brilliantly.
   Best part of this is
   – Takes full page screenshot ( Including browser URL, which most browser extensions may lack)
   – After taking screenshot it allows to edit, highlight , save to local or cloud , copy to clipboard and many more features…
   -Binds the quick shortcut key with System default prtSc / printscreen key for easy access.

2. Screenshot tool : (Chrome extension ) GoFullPage – Full Page Screen Capture
This is another awesome extension for browsers which does almost same as above but since it run inside browser, it can not take URL in screenshot.
Also it does not require any permission as most other extension asks for permissions like browsing history,microphone,camera etc which is very dangerous specially while working with sensitive data in a organisation or personal level.

3. Video recording tool : ( chrome extension ) Screen Recorder

4. Screenshot and Video capture ( Windows app) : ShareX
This is one of the best tool and loads of features.
– It can capture screenshot ( with all edit features) and also capture video
– It has feature to save locally or share via almost any online platform.