

Then you can run it from the command line simply asĪny other command. AppImage file on Linux, you will need to make sure that it is executable (e.g.,Ĭhmod a+x Appium-Inspector-linux.AppImage. Alternatively, you can allow the Inspector to be opened by adjusting your Security settings in System Preferences to allow apps by third parties to run.

#Appium desktop inspector zip#
The same goes for the zip version (or the. Then you would run xattr -cr "/Applications/Appium Inspector.app" before opening it. So let's say you downloaded appium-inspector.dmg and copy Appium Inspector.app in /Applications inside the disk image. The easiest way to get around this is to run xattr -cr on the file you downloaded. If you're using the desktop app on macOS, when you run it you may be greeted with some error about the app not being able to be opened, or not verified by Apple, or something similar. Please make sure to read the note below on CORS as well.īoth apps have the exact same set of features, so you might find that simply opening the web version is going to be easier and save you on disk space (and you can keep multiple tabs open!). (It's currently a known issue that the web version does not work on Safari).
#Appium desktop inspector update#
If you're using Appium Inspector with an Appium 1.x server, you'll likely need to update the path information in the New Session form back to /wd/hub.Īppium Inspector is released in two formats: The default remote server path has changed from /wd/hub to / to reflect Appium 2.0's default server path.So if you are migrating from Appium Desktop (which is designed to work with Appium 1.x as a default), you need to be aware of some changes: This version of Appium Inspector is designed to work with Appium 2.0 as a default. There's an interface for specifying which Appium server to use, which capabilities to set, and then interacting with elements and other Appium commands once you've started a session. When you're using it to inspect a mobile app, it looks like this:Īppium Inspector is basically just an Appium client (like WebdriverIO, Appium's Java client, Appium's Python client, etc.) with a user interface. A GUI inspector for mobile apps and more, powered by a (separately installed) Appium server.
