BountyShift

Desktop testing

Windows, macOS and Linux software. A virtual machine is accepted, so one computer can cover all three operating systems.

What you run

The installer

Default install, custom directory, not enough disk, cancelling halfway. What is left behind after uninstalling is part of the case too.

Elevation

Administrator prompts, firewall questions, unsigned driver warnings. What the app says when the user refuses.

Updates

Automatic updates, skipping a version, closing mid-update. This is where most bugs turn up.

Files and printing

Import, export, very large files, corrupt files, print output and multi-monitor layout.

What you need

A virtual machine is accepted, which keeps the barrier low. The agent records whether it is a VM; trying to hide that invalidates the proof.

  • Windows 10 or 11, macOS 14 or newer, or Ubuntu 22.04 or newer
  • A VM is fine — it only has to appear as one in the record
  • An account with administrator rights
  • A physical or virtual printer for the print cases

Fee and time

Illustrative figures; the amount on the job is the binding one.

Typical ranges for desktop work.
CasesTypical timeTypical fee
6–91–2 hours₺500–700
10–122–3 hours₺700–880
13–153–4 hours₺880–1,000

Three systems, one machine

If you already run virtual machines, desktop work opens at level 3.

What BountyShift is

BountyShift is a marketplace for software testing work. Companies send their new builds here to be tested, and the work is done entirely remotely — from home, on your own computer or phone. There are five kinds of job: website, mobile app, desktop software, embedded device and game testing. Every job's fee is known before you take it and is fixed; it does not change with how many faults you find, and a job where you find nothing is still paid. Payments run weekly, and no commission is taken from testers.