Appium

Appium is a Windows program that helps developers write automation scripts for the apps. There is a wide variety of code tests included with the tool.

How to start

To work with this software, it is necessary to set up Appium Server first. When it is done, you can open the client and connect to the host by entering the IP address and port.

Users are able to upload the source code of the application to the server. Afterwards it is possible to begin writing automation scripts.

This program utilizes the same API across all platforms. This feature allows you to reuse the code between Android, iOS and Windows testsuites.

There are other tools that can help users create new software for the mobile devices such as SDK Platform Tools.

Automation

The main purpose of Appium is to help automate any functions in the apps you are developing. Provided frameworks include XCUITest, UIAutomator and WinAppDriver. You can interact with any of them by using the web interface.

Testing the scripts allows users to evaluate them and improve the functionality. A comprehensive documentation containing the list of available testing commands, automation scripts and other important information is available online.

Features

• free to download and use;
• intended to be used by software developers;
• there is support for Windows, iOS and Android SDKs;
• offers users automation tools;
• testsuites for debugging the code are provided;
• compatible with all modern versions of Windows.