Appium is an open source automation tool for running scripts and testing native applications, mobile-web applications and hybrid applications on Android or iOS using a webdriver.
Appium was originally developed by Dan Cuellar in 2011 under the name "iOSAuto", written in the C# programming language. [1] [2] [3] The program was open-sourced in August 2012 using the Apache 2 license. [1] [4] In January 2013, Sauce Labs agreed to fund Appium's development and motivated its code to be rewritten using Node.js. [1] [2]
Appium won the 2014 Bossie award of InfoWorld for the best open source desktop and mobile software. [5] Appium was also selected as an Open Source Rookie of the Year by Black Duck Software. [6] [7]
In October 2016, Appium joined the JS Foundation. [8] Initially as a mentor program, it graduated in August 2017. [2]
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Appium is an open source automation tool for running scripts and testing native applications, mobile-web applications and hybrid applications on Android or iOS using a webdriver.
Appium was originally developed by Dan Cuellar in 2011 under the name "iOSAuto", written in the C# programming language. [1] [2] [3] The program was open-sourced in August 2012 using the Apache 2 license. [1] [4] In January 2013, Sauce Labs agreed to fund Appium's development and motivated its code to be rewritten using Node.js. [1] [2]
Appium won the 2014 Bossie award of InfoWorld for the best open source desktop and mobile software. [5] Appium was also selected as an Open Source Rookie of the Year by Black Duck Software. [6] [7]
In October 2016, Appium joined the JS Foundation. [8] Initially as a mentor program, it graduated in August 2017. [2]
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