Appium 2.0 Officially Released: Extensible Ecosystem for Automation Makes It Easy to Add Your Specific Tests

We’re delighted to share that Appium 2.0 is now available! 

Appium is an open source test automation framework for use with native, hybrid, and mobile web apps. Appium is an Impact project under the OpenJS Foundation ecosystem.

Appium drives iOS and Android apps using the WebDriver protocol. Appium can be used for testing native mobile applications (iOS or Android), mobile web applications (Safari or Chrome) and hybrid mobile applications that combine both. This makes it a versatile tool that can be used for a variety of projects. Appium is used by companies like GEICO, Charles Schwab, Walmart, and many more.

“Appium’s vision has always been larger than being a mobile app automation tool. The WebDriver paradigm was a good fit for the web, and it turned out to be a good fit for mobile too. With Appium 2, we wanted testers to be able to reach for a single tool to accomplish all their automation tasks across multiple platforms,” said Jonathan Lipps, Senior Director, Automation Technologies at Headspin, Inc., and the project lead for Appium. “Thank you to all Appium collaborators and contributors. This is a major milestone!”

2.0 reenvisions Appium as a platform where drivers and plugins can be easily created and shared. With a more friendly and standard interface, Appium 2.0 offers:

• A new system for developing and sharing Appium drivers to facilitate automation of new platforms
• Plugins that extend or modify any of Appium’s behaviors
• The ability to install drivers and plugins from across the ecosystem with a single command

Interested in learning more? Join Appium Project Lead Jonathan Lipps for a free webinar on July 11, 9:00-10:00 AM PDT. Register now!

Congratulations to all of the collaborators and contributors on this major launch. Try out Appium 2.0 today!