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Appium: Simplify App Automation

Automate cross-platform apps with Appium. For founders needing test automation across Android, iOS, and more.
21,929 stars6,287 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10Updated 9/5/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Appium automates cross-platform apps across Android, iOS, and more, allowing founders to test and validate their apps on various platforms.

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate testing for mobile apps on multiple platforms
  • •When you want to test web apps on mobile devices
  • •When you need to validate app functionality across different screen sizes and devices
Ready-to-paste prompt
npx wdio run --spec ./test/appium.test.js --capabilities ./capabilities.json
Heads up: Make sure to have the correct version of Node.js installed (currently supported versions are 14, 16, and 18) and the necessary dependencies for your specific platform (e.g. Android SDK for Android testing)
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✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/appium && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/appium/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/appium/SKILL.md
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Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Appium: Simplify App Automation works
Codeflow
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Appium: Simplify App Automation is a large TypeScript project (~37k lines across 309 code files, plus 159 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Large codebase
~37k lines · 309 code files · ~5 h to skim
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Node.js
No API keys detected
TypeScript 94%JavaScript 5%HTML 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  3. 3
    packages/appium/index.js
    Inside packages/appium/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
packages/appium/Core code — the actual logic403 files
docs/Documentation2 files
packages/base-driver/Package137 files
packages/support/Package66 files
packages/fake-driver/Package37 files
packages/docutils/Package36 files
packages/types/Data models & types29 files
packages/universal-xml-plugin/Package25 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
appium
Language
TypeScript
Category
automation
Published
1/9/2013

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