Appium Beginner Tutorial 4 | How to install appium on MacOS

[@trupti.............4585]

Hi Raghav, I have been following your automation related videos from 3-4 months and the content you share is really amazing. I am able to do setup from scratch which helped me alot. You are doing a great work for testing community . Thanks once again

[@RaghavPal]

Most welcome Trupti

[@gisgndecan0111]

Dear Raghav, thank yo so much!! I am able to go through the steps and install them following your video. I have no programming background!!! Your explanation is clear and short!!

[@RaghavPal]

So happy to know this

[@meditationandrelaxationmus741]

Thanks Raghav your voice is so soothing and clear ..thanks a lot for the videos.. It is a much in demand skill in USA.

[@RaghavPal]

You're welcome

[@vamshivishwanath]

You are great teacher

[@RaghavPal]

Thank you Vamshi

[@carlosarturosesena9725]

I need your help, I would like to confirm, do you get the same result using node.js as the desktop application? or if there is a difference?......by the by excelent video

[@RaghavPal]

Yes, it should be the same

[@carlosarturosesena9725]

@@RaghavPal Thank you very much, and once again excellent videos and a great greeting from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@arundathinath7127]

worth watching for set up. perfectly made.

[@RaghavPal]

Happy to know Arundathi

[@reenagaonkar7817]

Hi Raghav, Do we have any videos of Appium 2 set up with Mobile automation set up ?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Reena, you can check in the appium playlist here - automationstepbystep.com/

[@adiasandre96]

Thanks for the simple steps! You really helped me!

[@RaghavPal]

Most welcome André

[@nishasha6039]

Hi Raghav, I have iphone 12 so which app should i install in i phone like APK info for android.

[@RaghavPal]

For iOS we need .ipa or .app files

[@trijay3724]

when i install appium with npm install -g appium, getting 36 vulnerabilities (14 moderate, 10 high, 12 critical) .Could you please help

[@RaghavPal]

will need to check the release notes, In case you do not see any errors can continue with it

[@rohithdasi]

Hey Raghav it’s clear and simple explanation

[@RaghavPal]

Glad to know this Rohith

[@muthulakshmiramalingam6100]

Hi Raghav,I'm getting some warning messages along with the successfull messages,while running the command "appium -doctor --ios" . How do I fix this?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi, The warning messages you are seeing when running the "appium -doctor --ios" command are likely related to certain dependencies or configurations that are not set up correctly on your system. To fix these warnings, you can try the following steps: Make sure you have the latest version of Appium installed. You can check the version by running "appium -v" and update it using npm install appium@latest Ensure that you have the necessary dependencies installed on your system. For example, if you are running the command on a Mac, you will need to have Xcode and its command-line tools installed. Check that the environment variables are set correctly. Some warnings may be related to missing or incorrect environment variables, such as ANDROID_HOME or JAVA_HOME. Make sure that these variables are set correctly and point to the correct locations on your system. If you are running the command on a Mac and receiving warnings related to the XCUITest driver, make sure that you have the latest version of Xcode and its command-line tools installed, and that the Xcode path is correctly set in your environment variables. If the issue persist you can look into the Appium documentation for further troubleshoot guidance or look into the Appium community forum for help. Keep in mind that the specific steps required to fix the warnings may vary depending on the specific warnings that you are seeing, and the operating system and configuration of your system ---

[@muthulakshmiramalingam6100]

@@RaghavPal Thank you Raghav!

[@AkshayKumar-yi4kd]

after runing the appium installation command on terminal in mac successfully , it won't show the appium version in the terminal

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Akshay, If you have successfully installed Appium on your Mac, but are not seeing the version number when you run the appium -v command in the terminal, there are a few possible causes: Appium is not in your system path: Make sure that the Appium binary is in your system path. You can check by running echo $PATH in your terminal and making sure that the Appium binary path is included in the output. If it's not, you'll need to add it to your system path. Incorrect installation: If you installed Appium using a package manager like npm, it's possible that the installation was not completed successfully. Try uninstalling and reinstalling Appium to see if this resolves the issue. Typo in the command: Double-check that you're typing the command correctly. Make sure there are no typos or misspellings in the command, and that you're running it from the correct directory. Appium is not installed: If you're not seeing any output when you run the appium -v command, it's possible that Appium is not installed on your system. Try reinstalling Appium to see if this resolves the issue. If none of these solutions work, please provide more information about the steps you followed and any additional error messages that you may be seeing

[@vinayakmidgule5645]

Hi I am new here I like your videos

[@RaghavPal]

Glad you like them Vinay

[@ShubhamSharma-ir5ie]

Thanks raghav, it helped a lot.

[@RaghavPal]

Most welcome Shubham

[@himanshusingh7509]

I have installed appium-python-client after that while execution i get a error no module name appium webelement

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Himanshu, this can help stackoverflow.com/questions/55913978/unable-to-resolve-no-module-named-appium-error

[@anandhu5082]

i am really confused, pls help Appium desktop version doesn't require nodejs righ?? also this appium doctor, is for the NodeJS versino only rright?

[@RaghavPal]

Yes

[@anandhu5082]

@@RaghavPal then why should we do all these steps, instead of just downloding the desktop version?

[@prathameshjoshi2155]

Can appium be installed in Mac os with M1 chip?

[@RaghavPal]

I have not tried Prathamesh but can check this medium.com/tauk-blog/quick-start-guide-for-setting-up-appium-on-an-m1-mac-a629a70a40cb

[@amygomez6299]

wow raghav You are amazing! So clear. Ty!!

[@RaghavPal]

Most welcome Luna

[@automationra]

Hi Raghav, Is it compatible that if you conducting mobile automation, your AUT is IOS phone and your appium is in windows installed?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi, with this setup you cannot run iOS tests on windows. There are platforms like TestProject that can help you with this. Can check here - automationstepbystep.com/

[@YCSRVR]

When I type appium -v i am getting appium not found error.. Appium exists in path /usr/local/bin ...How to delete from this path?

[@RaghavPal]

To remove Appium from the /usr/local/bin path, you can follow these steps: Open a terminal window on your Mac. Type the following command to open the .bashrc file: nano ~/.bashrc Scroll down to the bottom of the file and look for a line that includes the /usr/local/bin directory. It may look something like this: export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH" To remove Appium from the path, simply delete /usr/local/bin from this line. The modified line should look something like this: export PATH="$PATH" Press CTRL+X to exit nano, then press Y to save the changes you made to the file, and press ENTER to confirm the file name. To refresh the Bash shell with the new PATH environment variable, type the following command in the terminal: source ~/.bashrc After following these steps, you should be able to run appium -v without any issues, and it will not be found in the /usr/local/bin path.

[@ashwajitthukral9101]

Thanks Raghav, Vysor works only with Android devices. Any alternate for iPhone device mirroring?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi , there are many alternatives, check the options here - tinyurl.com/yxn8rbs8

[@venkatamadhavi9990]

trying to setup appium on my window 10 - followed you steps as it is node: v14.17.3 npm: 6.14.13 appium: 1.21.0 done with npm install appium-doctor -g when i try to "appium-doctor -h" getting below error: appium-doctor -h Error: Cannot find module 'object-assign'

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Venkat, do you find any more logs to check the issue,

[@nadiazaman6542]

Thank you so much for your clear instruction. Can you please tell me why didn't you install "npm install wd ". I got this from appium site. Should I run this command?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Nadia, you can get that, will be useful in browser testing on mobile

[@AlexanderWaal]

Hey, could you please share you knowledge, which program do you use to capture your screen? Thank you!

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Alexander, I use QuickTime

[@AlexanderWaal]

@@RaghavPal Thanks. I was thinking it was a special tool)

[@maheshjanagan6769]

Hi how to solve the npm warning while installing the appium doctor >> npm WARN deprecated authorize-ios@1.2.1: Moved into appium

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Mahesh, if it's just warning, you can proceed and check if appium-doctor works for you

[@marklyndoncunanan8808]

I have a question. I followed all the steps but there are optional dependencies that are required to install. I followed all the links and their instructions on how to install but I'm having a problem with opencv4nodejs. I already installed it but a warning still shows: WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ opencv4nodejs cannot be found.What could be the problem? Thank you!

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Mark, have you checked these stackoverflow.com/questions/47925024/cannot-find-module-build-release-opencv4nodejs github.com/appium/appium-desktop/issues/714

[@allisonvo2601]

Hi, This is a great video and very clear. Is there any chance you could create a new version with the updated process for macs? There are several new dependencies listed in appium doctor that I'm having trouble getting installed (opencv4nodejs, ffmpeg, idb_companion and applesimutils)

[@RaghavPal]

I will plan Allison

[@prdh7621]

Hi Raghav, thanks for good video. I'm unable to install appium using terminal. Its giving me error as 31 vulnerabilities, 7 high, 7 critical. Npm audit shows 0 vulnerabilities. appium -v says can't find. Can you please help.

[@RaghavPal]

Hi, will need to check the logs and setup

[@trijay3724]

I am also facing the same issue ,getting vulnerabilities. Can you please help to resolve

[@aaqib7325]

Getting "Error: EACCES" permission denied" while i try to install global appium. Can you please help me resolve this ?!

[@RaghavPal]

Aaqib Here are the common causes and solutions: 1. Insufficient Permissions: Check Permissions: Use ls -ld /usr/local to verify write permissions for your user. Use sudo: If necessary, install with sudo npm install -g appium. Change Ownership: If you prefer not to use sudo, change ownership of /usr/local to your user using sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local. 2. Node Package Manager (npm) Permissions: Rebuild Cache: Clear and rebuild npm's cache: sudo npm cache clean --force sudo npm install -g appium 3. Global Installation Conflicts: Install Locally: If global installation continues to fail, install locally within your project directory: npm install appium Manage Conflicting Packages: Review and resolve any conflicting global packages using tools like npm ls or npm dedupe. 4. Anti-Virus or Firewall Interference: Temporarily Disable: Temporarily disable anti-virus or firewall software to see if it resolves the issue. Add Exceptions: If successful, create exceptions for npm or Appium processes. 5. Alternative Installation Methods: Homebrew (macOS): Use brew install appium for a more streamlined installation. Yarn: If you prefer Yarn, use yarn global add appium. Additional Tips: Update Node.js and npm: Ensure you have the latest versions for compatibility. Check Proxy Settings: If behind a proxy, configure npm accordingly.

[@sravanthigangishetty6430]

Hi am unable to install the Appium desktop. It shows no longer maintained. So in this case how to use it. Please help. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@RaghavPal]

You can now use Appium Inspector ## Using Appium Inspector: A Step-by-Step Guide Appium Inspector is a visual tool to help you inspect and interact with mobile app UI elements while testing or developing with Appium. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use it: 1. Installation: - Download and install Appium Inspector from its official GitHub repository: - Choose the correct installer based on your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux). Can also use web version: inspector.appiumpro.com/ 2. Starting Appium Server: - Before using Appium Inspector, you need a running Appium server. Ensure you have Appium installed and configured correctly. - Start the Appium server with the desired app and device/emulator information. 3. Launching Appium Inspector: - Run the installed Appium Inspector application. - In the main window, connect to the running Appium server by providing the following details: - Remote Host: Usually `localhost` or the IP address of your machine running the server. - Remote Port: Default is `4723`, but check your Appium server configuration if different. - Remote Path: Leave blank by default. 4. Inspecting the App: - Once connected, the Appium Inspector will display the currently running app's UI elements in a hierarchical tree structure. - Click on different UI elements in the tree to see their details and properties in the right panel. - You can also interact with the app directly by: - Clicking on UI elements on the screen. - Swiping your finger across the screen. - Typing text input using the text box provided. 5. Useful Features: - Search elements: Use the search bar to find specific UI elements by ID, text, or other attributes. - Export properties: Click the clipboard icon to copy element details (ID, XPath, etc.) to your clipboard. - Save screenshots: Click the camera icon to save a screenshot of the app screen. - Advanced options: The top menu provides access to more advanced features like layout inspection, network traffic view, and element recording. 6. Closing Appium Inspector: - When finished using Appium Inspector, simply close the application window. Additional Tips: - Remember to have your app running on a connected device or emulator before starting Appium Inspector. - If you encounter connection issues, ensure your Appium server is running and accessible at the provided host and port. - Familiarize yourself with the different UI element properties displayed in the right panel to write effective automated tests using XPath, ID, or other locators. - Appium Inspector provides detailed documentation and tutorials on its website: I hope this step-by-step guide helps you get started with Appium Inspector

[@sravanthigangishetty6430]

Thank you 🙏🏻 I will follow those steps.

[@9959048329]

I am not able to install appium through command prompt, I am getting access denied could you help me

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Srikanth, are you admin on your system, Try to open cmd as administrator (Rt click) and run the commands

[@rishabhverma2026]

Before installing appium ,try the below command sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules

[@mukundjagtap4680]

Very helpful video

[@RaghavPal]

Glad to hear Mukund

[@sowmyam8979]

Hi raghav,i am facing an issue while installing appium ,Failed at the appium-chromedriver@4.25.1 postinstall script.can you help me fix this.

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Sowmya, you must have more logs, Do you see a caused by section in the logs. Also ensure the chrome driver ver and the chrome ver on your mobile matches

[@sowmyam8979]

@@RaghavPal I have skipped the chrome driver setup and installed Appium.

[@vinaykumark1506]

Hi Sir, I tried to install appium using "npm i -g appium", didn't worked, then i used "sudo npm i -g appium" that also didn't worked. process will complete but i'm getting "-bash: appium: command not found" error. but i can start appium server using "./node_modules/.bin/appium". node version is v14.1.0, npm version is 6.14.4. Please suggest.

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Vinay, is appium already installed. Pls check appium -v

[@anantpotadar7713]

This error appears almost all the time when I run the server (please help me to resolve this issue permanently) Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Could not proxy command to the remote server. Original error: socket hang up

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Anant, this can help stackoverflow.com/questions/59075420/an-unknown-server-side-error-occurred-while-processing-the-command-could-not-pr

[@stephenmcmenamin4802]

Am i right in thinking we need mac os to automate ios devices. So we can't automate a real ipad attached to a windows machine ?

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Stephen, you can using some tools. Pls check here - www.quora.com/How-can-I-test-an-iOS-application-on-Windows-machine-using-Appium

[@TheMarketUnion]

Hey can you please help? It wont let me open Appium to. I click on it and it says it cannot be opened

[@RaghavPal]

Hi, in case you are trying to start appium server can do from command line

[@anuragsinghjadon402]

Hi, I am getting this error while running appium-doctor --android ### Diagnostic for optional dependencies starting ### WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ opencv4nodejs cannot be found. WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ ffmpeg cannot be found WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ mjpeg-consumer cannot be found. WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ bundletool.jar cannot be found WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ gst-launch-1.0 and/or gst-inspect-1.0 cannot be found info AppiumDoctor ### Diagnostic for optional dependencies completed, 5 fixes possible.

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Anurag, if you get some solution options in the command output, you can try that.

[@Vizai11]

hi raghav..im facing this error for every command "-bash: node: command not found" and if i install homebrew also it is not updating as your command terminal does

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Vijay, do you get result for command brew -v

[@Vizai11]

@@RaghavPal Thanks for the reply no raghav its showing -bash: brew: command not found...and one more thing im not finding id locators in appium desktop only xpath im getting and xpath with a warining message..Please help..im not able to move forward with appium Thanks

[@Vizai11]

hi raghav ..can did you check my above comment im struck in that

[@RaghavPal]

Okay so that means homebrew is not installed. You can first install homebrew

[@mounikailavara8766]

Please do the videos on Charles also

[@RaghavPal]

I will check Mounika

[@ankurvarshney1862]

Getting below error with "npm install -g appium". Please help npm ERR! code ENOENT npm ERR! syscall chmod npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js npm ERR! errno -2 npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, chmod '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js' npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file. npm ERR! enoent

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Ankur, this can be due to corruption on appium packages. You can try to 1. Delete node_modules folder manually. 2. Install Node ( nodejs.org/en/download ) 3. Install appium (check with a diff ver)

[@udayalakshmivenkatesan645]

Hi I am getting permision rejected error , while installing appium on mac, pls help me with this\

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Udayalakshmi, what is the exact error message. Can also check online

[@udayalakshmivenkatesan645]

@@RaghavPal , thanks for replying back, this is the error message i am getting The operation was rejected by your operating system. npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user npm ERR! npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.

[@RaghavPal]

It looks like permission issue, Try running as administrator

[@ArunSharma0603]

While running the `npm install -g appium` I am getting the error .... npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! code EACCES.... What is the solution for it

[@vinodch8056]

use sudo before

[@RaghavPal]

Thanks for the help Vinod

[@nghiatv2-mr144]

@@vinodch8056 can you make it more clear, i still have'nt solved this problems yet. thanks you so much

[@sailaxmikasarla6973]

Hi I am getting socket hang up error... Any one know about this error...

[@RaghavPal]

Pls check if your appium server is running, you may need to change port. There is a video on that in this playlist

[@silkys8343]

Hi Raghav! I have one problem with installing of appiumdoctor. I have pasted my terminal result in the comment box but its not showing. I have typing in short… please try to understand this😅 appiumdoc is installed successfully with version 1.16 but when I type its version then it’s showing appium version that is 1.22.1 and also performing like appium…. please please help me..

[@RaghavPal]

will need to see the commands you used Silky

[@silkys8343]

Did you able to see my commands that I have pasted in the comment yesterday and today also but don't know why its not showing here.. How to send command to you?

[@silkys8343]

I think due to some restrictions, the commands are not delivering..

[@RaghavPal]

You can take a pic and upload on imgbb.com/ and send me the link

[@silkys8343]

Hi Raghav! I think some restriction from my side/zone.. its (link) is not delivering 🙄 but I have shared the link to you. please check

[@arundathinath7127]

only request cover error or issues in one more video

[@RaghavPal]

I will try and plan

[@arpitsaivastava2780]

Thanks Raghav!

[@RaghavPal]

You're welcome Arpit

[@hridayeshkaushik2979]

How to install on ubuntu

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Hridayesh, I can do a session, for now you can watch some existing video on this topic

[@chyaila]

Could you please make Kubernetes and spinnaker tutorial series, next?

[@RaghavPal]

I have added to my list Chyaila

[@chyaila]

@@RaghavPal Thank you.

[@sampathkumar1257]

How to install appium doctor if I download appium thru appium.io

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Sampath, you will need to install node js for that. github.com/appium/appium-doctor

[@bikramdevpanigrahi2289]

Best one

[@RaghavPal]

Thanks Bikram

[@slymm619]

I like this video! Very good! thanks @Raghav

[@RaghavPal]

You're welcome

[@slymm619]

@@RaghavPal there's been some complications when setitng up for IOS (XCode, webdriver agent settings, etc) what would you recommend would be the way of getting the iOS side of things set up with less of a hassle?

[@RaghavPal]

I will do a session on that

[@slymm619]

@@RaghavPal ok is there a certain day we can look forward to this? I've subscribed already 🙂

[@RaghavPal]

Will try to do that in a week

[@rovys3897]

✖ Error running xcrun simctl getting this error in appium doctor

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Vish, not completely sure, what is causing this. Pls see if this helps - stackoverflow.com/questions/29108172/xcrun-unable-to-find-simctl

[@rovys3897]

@@RaghavPal thanks

[@mertmehmetezgin6742]

what about m1 chip?

[@RaghavPal]

I will check on that, for now can check online examples

[@mertmehmetezgin6742]

@@RaghavPal For m1 mac user must write these 2 commands: xattr -cr "/Applications/Appium Server GUI.app" & codesign --deep --sign - /Applications/Appium\ Server\ GUI.app. And for inspector: xattr -cr "/Applications/Appium Inspector.app" . You must write these commands before run the applications. Just drag the apps to applications and run the commands.

[@RaghavPal]

ok

[@sharadgupta3727]

Hi Raghav, Getting below error while running appium server or running appium via code. An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Cannot start the 'io.appium.settings' application. Visit github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/android/activity-startup.md for troubleshooting. Original error: Activity name '.Settings' used to start the app doesn't exist or cannot be launched! Make sure it exists and is a launchable activity Note: appActivity and appPackage is correct But i am getting this issue and not able to find any solution please help

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Sharad, I will have to check this online. Pls see if you have tried these solutions discuss.appium.io/t/activity-used-to-start-app-doesnt-exist-or-cannot-be-launched-make-sure-it-exists-and-is-a-launchable-activity/18216/2 stackoverflow.com/questions/50360074/appium-activity-used-to-start-app-doesnt-exist-or-cannot-be-launched-make-sure

[@sharadgupta3727]

@@RaghavPal I already tried this . but still not working

[@RaghavPal]

In case I find something more will post here

[@sharadgupta3727]

@@RaghavPal Thanks Can i reset my MAC and then try all steps

[@RaghavPal]

What do you mean by Reset, Not sure if that will work

[@gyanasahoosahoo4020]

Please publish all videos for free of cost. Please Don't upload 2-3 videos for Advertising purpose.

[@RaghavPal]

Hi Gayna, all videos are free. There are some videos in processing and you will get all in a few days. You can get others as well here - automationstepbystep.com/online-courses/

[@schwarzkelloggs]

You are very lazy with typing - copy-and-pasting for 'Step', really!?

[@RaghavPal]

will improve this

[@schwarzkelloggs]

Automation Step by Step - Raghav Pal haha just kidding. Good well organized vid, keep it going!