Install Appium Using Appium Desktop GUI
Step 1: Open the Appium Desktop GitHub page
- Here they say =”appium Desktop is unsupported, no longer maintained, and has known security vulnerabilities.
- It is advised not to use it at all. See the README for more information. Use at your own risk.”
Note: New beta versions are released often. So, Even if you see a newer version of Appium on Github, please go ahead and download that version. The steps given in this article will be the same (only the screenshot contents might change).
Github Appium
Step 2: Open the Appium server installer
1. Once you have downloaded the appium as shown above now click on the installer.
open installer
2. Drag Installer.
complete the installer
Step 3: Open the Appium desktop
Appium is started successfully
Step 4: Change Port number (optional)
If you want to change the port number then you can change it easily.
click pause button
Click that button as shown above and then the below screen will open.
Re-start the Server with different port number
Note: Changing the port number of appium is safe so you can change it but if the server is on through the terminal and you are still trying to run the server using GUI then it will raise an error for this you can stop anyone or change the port number
How to Install Appium on Mac?
Imagine you have a smartphone with lots of different apps on it. Now, testing those apps to make sure they work properly can be a big job, especially if they need to work on different kinds of phones like iPhones and Androids. That’s where Appium comes in! Appium is like a special tool that helps to test these apps automatically.
Table of Content
- What is Appium?
- Prerequisites
- Software Needed for Appium Installation
- Install Appium Using npm (command-line approach)
- Install Appium Using Appium Desktop GUI
- Install Appium with Android Studio
- Configure Appium in Android Studio
- Common Error of Appium
- Conclusion
Instead of someone having to tap on buttons and type things over and over again, Appium can do it automatically. It’s kind of like a robot tester for apps and it works for all sorts of apps, whether they’re for playing games, shopping online, or checking the weather. So, it’s like having an automatic tester tool that checks all your apps to make sure they’re working just right!
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