And its still relatively easy to start and stop the non-GUI version of Appium manually.Įventually there would come a time, when you are in the process of designing a good and robust test automation framework. After some time, many people would download and install the latest versions of Appium, which most of the times would be a non-GUI version. GUI versions of Appium are easy to use, and users can easily start and stop the Appium server manually using the controls provided in the tool. Initially, a lot of people start working with the GUI based Appium versions. Running Appium from in side the attached DMG itself is not supported, and will not work.When you start learning Appium or start writing your first test script with it, your initial approach (especially from a beginner’s point of view) would be to start and stop the Appium server manually. If you're on macOS, you will need to install Appium Desktop apps by copying the app from the downloaded DMG file to your own file system (the best place is the 'Applications' folder). If you are reporting an issue with Appium Desktop, always be sure to include both the version of Appium Desktop and the version of the Appium Server which is in use (see below). Appium Desktop is released on its own cadence and has its own versioning system.

Appium Desktop is a graphical frontend to Appium with additional tools. Note that Appium Desktop is not the same thing as Appium. If you encounter a problem updating, simply delete or uninstall the app and re-download the latest from the link above. If you're on Windows or macOS, Appium Desktop will automatically provide you with updated versions of the app when they are released. You can always pick up the latest release of the Server GUI at our Release page on GitHub.

Appium server showing differnetly