appium
by appium
Appium is an open-source framework for automating tests of mobile, desktop and hybrid apps using the WebDriver standard. It lets developers write test scripts in languages such as Java, Python, Ruby or C# and run them against iOS, Android, macOS and Windows apps.
- Stars
- 22.2k +6 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Technical
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 5043 days
What you can do with it
- Write automated tests that tap, type and swipe through an Android or iOS app
- Test the same app on several platforms using one familiar scripting language
- Add drivers and plugins to automate extra platforms or extend the server
Make money with it
A freelance developer could sell mobile app test automation setup and maintenance to small companies that release apps regularly.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Automate regression testing of your mobile app before each release, cutting the cost of manual testers
- Offer app testing and QA automation as a service to clients who lack their own test setup
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install the server globally with npm (npm i -g appium), then add a driver for each platform you want to automate and a client library for your language.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Needs platform tooling such as Android SDK or Xcode, which can be fiddly to set up
- Server alone automates nothing until drivers are installed
Checked 01 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
