Appium For Mac

Designed to make things as easy as possible for mobile app developers, Appium is an open source and efficient testing and automation tool for native, hybrid and mobile web apps.

Aiming to differentiate itself from other similar apps, you should know that Appium enables you to test your iOS or Android mobile apps without having to recompile or modify them in any way.

Basically, because Appium is “cross-platform”, it makes it possible for you to perform advanced tests on both iOS and Android platforms using the same API.

Another plus is the fact that you can also perform advanced tests using your favorite tools with the help of a WebDriver that’s compatible with most programming languages out there.

What’s more, you will also be pleased to hear that Appium works with any testing framework, so you can choose the specific one that works best for you.

If you are a mobile app developer, then chances are you will find Appium to be quite straightforward to work with, as it features a streamlined user interface with a top toolbar and a compiling panel.

From the top toolbar, you can easily open, save, test, or search for mobile apps, as well as change the robot, developer, general, and the advanced settings for the iOS or Android apps.

By now, it’s quite clear that Appium has a lot of things going for it, therefore, if you want to take advantage of what it has to offer, you will first need to download and install the app, download and install node.js, and also make sure that you have Xcode 4.5 or higher with iPhone Simulator SDK, and Command Line Tools installed on your Mac.

Taking all things into consideration, Appium is an efficient and comprehensive automation tool that really opens the door to cross-platform mobile testing and makes it as simple as possible for you to automate web, hybrid, and native mobile apps, on both iOS and Android platforms.