# 使用 Homebrew, winget 安装 appium

查看 appium 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:appium
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install appium
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id JSFoundation.Appium -e
```

  证据: Windows Package Manager source index: JSFoundation.Appium from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:appium
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 3.6.0
- **来源摘要:** Automation for Apps
- **主页:** <https://appium.io/>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/appium/appium>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-26T10:20:20Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- appium (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 3.6.0
## 项目历史与用法

Appium is an open-source WebDriver-based automation framework for native, hybrid, mobile web, desktop, and other app platforms. Its package-manager identity is a Node.js CLI server plus an ecosystem of separately installed drivers, clients, and plugins.

### 项目历史

The Appium project grew from the idea that mobile app automation should use the same open WebDriver protocol that had become central to browser automation. The official docs state that Appium's initial goals were iOS and Android automation, and that Appium adopted WebDriver rather than inventing a new API.

The npm package history records Appium 1.0.0 in May 2014. Appium 2.0.0 was published in July 2023 after a long beta series, and the upstream changelog records Appium 3.0.0 in August 2025.

### 采用历史

Appium became a standard fixture in mobile QA stacks because tests can be written in WebDriver-compatible client libraries rather than platform-native test languages only. The README lists official client support for Java, Python, Ruby, and .NET C#, with third-party clients for other languages.

The project's adoption model changed significantly with Appium 2: drivers and plugins became extensions installed and updated through the Appium CLI rather than everything being bundled into one server package. That made the Homebrew formula useful as an entry point to the server while real platform support moved into extension management.

### 使用方式

A typical install starts the Appium server with `appium` or `appium server`, then installs a platform driver such as an iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows driver with `appium driver install`. Test suites connect over WebDriver using a language client.

Configuration can be auto-discovered from `.appiumrc.*`, `appium.config.*`, `.appiumrc`, or an `appium` property in `package.json`; Appium searches upward from the current working directory and also supports `appium --config /path/to/config/file`.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Appium is a good example of a CLI package whose real payload is an extension ecosystem. The formula installs the command, but the working toolchain is assembled from npm-distributed drivers and plugins plus language-specific test clients.

For packagers, Appium also marks the tension between system package managers and upstream Node distribution: the README says npm is the supported installation method, while Homebrew packages it for developers who expect a global `appium` command alongside other testing tools.

### 时间线

- 2014: npm registry records Appium 1.0.0 publication.
- 2021: Appium 2.0.0 beta series appears in the upstream changelog.
- 2023: npm registry records Appium 2.0.0 publication.
- 2025: Upstream changelog records Appium 3.0.0.

### Related projects

- Selenium and WebDriver are the protocol lineage Appium deliberately follows.
- Appium Inspector is the related official GUI used to inspect app UI trees while developing tests.
- Official and third-party Appium drivers provide platform-specific automation for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and other targets.

### 来源

- <https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/guides/config/>
- <https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/intro/appium/>
- <https://github.com/appium/appium#readme>
- <https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/packages/appium/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://registry.npmjs.org/appium>


## 安全说明

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger 风险:** orange / 中
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: .appiumrc.json, .appiumrc.yaml, .appiumrc.yml, .appiumrc.js, .appiumrc.cjs, appium.config.js, appium.config.cjs, .appiumrc, package.json appium property
- Windows: .appiumrc.json, .appiumrc.yaml, .appiumrc.yml, .appiumrc.js, .appiumrc.cjs, appium.config.js, appium.config.cjs, .appiumrc, package.json appium property
## 其他软件包管理器记录

- winget - JSFoundation.Appium: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: JSFoundation.Appium from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/appium.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/appium.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph