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Appium Inspector is a GUI assistant tool for Appium, providing visual inspection of the application
under test. It can show the application page screenshot along with its page source, and includes
various features for interacting with the app.
When inspecting a mobile app, the Inspector looks like this:

Installation
Appium Inspector is released in two formats:
- Standalone desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux - download it from the
Releases section
- Appium server plugin - see the plugin README for details
Check the System Requirements
and Installation
documentation for more details.
> [!NOTE]
>
> The Inspector was also formerly released as a web application hosted at https://inspector.appiumpro.com, however, the site is no longer related to the Appium team. Please use the standalone app or the plugin version.
> The Appium team is exploring the idea of hosting an up-to-date version of the web app in the future.
Features
The Inspector has many features in addition to its app inspection abilities:
- Specify the Appium server details
- Interact with the app screenshot
- Search for elements and interact with them
- Run Appium driver commands
- and more...
Check the Features documentation
for a more comprehensive list!
Cloud Platforms
The Inspector has built-in integrations with various cloud service provider platforms:
<a href="https://docs.saucelabs.com/mobile-apps/automated-testing/appium/">
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<a href="https://www.headspin.io/docs/appium-inspector-integration">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/headspin_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://www.browserstack.com/docs/app-automate/appium/integrations/appium-desktop">
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<a href="https://www.testmuai.com/support/docs/appium-inspector-integration/">
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<a href="https://testingbot.com/support/getting-started/appium.html">
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</a>
<a href="https://docs.digital.ai/continuous-testing/docs/te/test-execution-home/mobile-android-and-ios/appium">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/experitest_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://robotqa.com/documentation/docs/for-testers/first-test/inspect_element">
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<img width="200" height="50" />
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</a>
<a href="https://appkitbox.com/en/support/automation/appium/">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/remotetestkit_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://support.smartbear.com/bitbar/docs/en/mobile-app-tests/automated-testing/appium-support.html">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/bitbar_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://docs.kobiton.com/automation-testing/basic-appium-server/launch-a-basic-appium-2-session">
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<img width="200" height="50" />
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</a>
<a href="https://help.perfecto.io/perfecto-help/content/perfecto/automation-testing/appium.htm">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/perfecto_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://www.pcloudy.com/docs/inspect-element-using-appium-desktop">
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<img width="200" height="50" />
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</a>
<a href="https://mobitru.com/docs/appium-inspector-integration/">
<img width="200" height="50" src="app/common/renderer/assets/images/mobitru_logo.svg" />
</a>
<a href="https://docs.tvlabs.ai/platform/integrations/appium/inspector">
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<a href="https://docs.testcribe.com/docs/Introduction">
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<a href="https://docs.webmate.io/app-testing/appium-inspector/">
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<a href="https://www.fireflink.com/documentation/">
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<a href="https://docs.rabbitqa.com/modules/devicer/appium-config">
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<a href="https://robotactions.com">
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<a href="https://www.42gears.com/products/device-farm">
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> [!NOTE]
>
> We may remove cloud providers if they no longer work properly with this inspector, as there is no compatibility.
Reporting Issues
If you run into a problem, first check whether you can reproduce it without the Inspector, by using a different Appium client.
Development
Want to help us develop this app? Awesome! Please check the
Contributing documentation for details.
Localization
Localization for the Inspector is provided by Crowdin.
If you would like to help translate this app, please check the Localization section
of the Contributing documentation.
Version Schema
The Inspector's version schema is ...
For example, the first release in the month of April in the year 2022 would be 2022.4.1, and the
10th in that month would be 2022.4.10.