TestMu AI says teams can move supported Katalon desktop web tests into KaneAI without rebuilding them by hand. The migration includes a preview of what will carry over, a welcome bit of daylight in a process that could otherwise hide surprises until after the click.
Watch Desk analysis
What happened
The migration runs in TestMu AI Test Manager: teams upload a Katalon project as a ZIP file of up to 500 MB, review the proposed conversion, then confirm what to import. Supported cases arrive as editable KaneAI tests, ready to open, change and run. TestMu AI announced the feature on 29 October in a GlobeNewswire release carried by The Star.
What changes
- Preview before import
A four-screen review shows translated steps, exclusions and conversion notes before anything is created. - Compatibility made visible
Supported and unsupported cases are separated, with a filter to group step errors by category. - Partial imports are optional
Unsupported steps stay excluded by default; teams can import supported steps and repair the rest in KaneAI. - Masked values can be restored
Teams can save masked variables as Secrets or Global Variables during the review. - Imports can run in the background
Progress appears on the Projects page, with an email when the import finishes.
Why it matters
The practical offer is more than moving an archive: supported tests become editable cases in the new tool, while the preview lets teams see what will and will not make the journey. That could reduce migration grunt work without asking teams to accept a mystery box of converted tests.
There are firm boundaries. The migration currently covers desktop web tests, not mobile app tests, generated code, step screenshots or past execution history. Compatibility still matters, so the preview is part of the feature, not paperwork to skip.
Our read
This is a useful, specific answer to one of software migration’s least glamorous problems: preserving test work without pretending every old step will translate cleanly. The review-before-import approach is the strongest part. Teams considering a move should check the unsupported-step list and exclusions before treating “one-click” as “nothing to inspect”.
What to watch
- Whether TestMu AI expands migration support beyond desktop web tests.
- How often real Katalon projects need partial imports or manual repairs.
- Whether teams can bring across execution history or other excluded assets later.
Discussion spark: When moving test suites between platforms, is a clear preview of what will be lost enough, or should migration tools be expected to preserve the full history too?
Sources and evidence
- Source update (29 October 2026, 14:00 UTC)
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