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Install the Test & Feedback extension

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Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2022 - Azure DevOps Server 2019

The Test & Feedback extension helps teams perform exploratory testing and provide feedback. Everyone on your team can use the Test & Feedback extension to submit bugs or provide feedback and contribute to the quality of your product.

Prerequisites

  • You must connect to a project. If you don't have a project yet, create one.
  • You must be added to a project. To get added, Add users to a project or team.
  • To view or run manual or automated tests, you must have Basic access or higher.

To learn more, see Manual test access and permissions.

Supported web browsers for the extension

The Test & Feedback extension is currently available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium Only), and Mozilla Firefox version 50.0 and higher.

Some browser versions don't support all the features of the Test & Feedback extension.

Feature Chrome Microsoft Edge Firefox
Capture screenshots with inline annotations   Yes   Yes   Yes
Capture notes   Yes   Yes   Yes
Capture screen recordings   Yes   Yes   No
Capture page load data   Yes   Yes   No
Capture user actions log   Yes   Yes   Yes
Capture system information   Yes   Yes   No
Create bugs   Yes   Yes   Yes
Create tasks and test cases   Yes   Yes   Yes
Create feedback requests   Yes   Yes   Yes
Export session report for sharing   Yes   Yes   Yes
End-to-end traceability for work items   Yes   Yes   Yes
Simplified bug and task tracking and triage   Yes   Yes   Yes
View and get insights from sessions   Yes   Yes   Yes
View similar existing bugs   Yes   Yes   Yes
Test app on devices using cloud providers such as Perfecto   Yes   Yes   No
Manage feedback requests   Yes   Yes   Yes

For more information, see Visual Studio Marketplace.

Install the extension

  1. Check the list of supported browsers and decide which you want to use.

  2. Download and install your chosen browser, if you haven't already, then open it.

  3. Go to Visual Studio Marketplace > Test & Feedback and select Install.

    Screenshot showing Visual Studio Marketplace, Test & Feedback extension, Install.

  4. Follow the instructions shown to install the Test & Feedback extension in your browser.

    You only need to install the extension or add-on once. Afterwards your browser updates the extension automatically.

Select an exploratory testing mode

  1. Open the extension you installed in your browser by choosing the Test and Feedback icon.

    Screenshot showing opening the extension.

  2. Decide if you want to use the extension in Connected or Standalone mode.

    Screenshot showing choosing connected mode.

    Connected mode
    Available to all users of Azure DevOps:

    • Users with Basic access or higher: Full capture and create capabilities to submit bugs, tasks, and test cases. Includes collaboration capabilities, such as end-to-end traceability, rich insights across completed exploratory sessions, simplified tracking and triage for bugs and tasks, and more.
    • Users with Stakeholder access: Full capture and create capabilities, except for test cases, to submit feedback and respond to feedback requests from the team.
    • Feedback experience is available only in Azure DevOps.

    Standalone mode
    Available to everyone. No connection to Azure DevOps is required. Take notes and screenshots with inline annotations to capture issues. Create bugs and export a session report to share findings.

If you have any issues connecting to Azure DevOps, see Troubleshoot connection.

Next steps

Use the Test & Feedback extension in Connected mode