Installation
If you are using the Inspector's web app version, this step is, of course, not required. But if you wish to use the Inspector desktop app, it needs to be installed first.
The app can be downloaded from the Inspector's GitHub repository. Different file formats are provided for each supported platform.
Windows¶
Installing the Windows version is easiest by downloading the appropriate .exe file. When opening
the file, it is possible that Windows may show a warning,
though this can be bypassed. If successful, the installation wizard will open, and after following
the required steps, the Inspector should be installed and ready to use.
macOS¶
The macOS version may be easiest to set up by downloading the .dmg file. Opening it will show a
simple window, where the Inspector icon should be dragged-and-dropped to the Applications folder
icon. This will extract the app, after which it can be opened from the Applications folder.
When you run the app, you may be greeted with some error about the app not being able to be opened, not verified by Apple, or something similar. The easiest way to get around this is as follows:
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Control+Click the Appium Inspector icon in the Applications folder and choose Open.
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The dialog below will open. Just click Open and Appium Inspector should launch.
There is also an alternative approach which uses the command line. Run the following command:
After this, opening the app should not produce any warnings anymore.
Linux¶
The Linux version is packaged as an .AppImage file. In order to open the file, its executable flag
needs to be set first:
Afterwards, the app can be opened through the command line: