Appium Locators Inspector

Inspect Android & iOS apps via Appium: live UI tree, ranked locators, and record actions into runnable Java/Python/TS tests.

Appium Locators Inspector turns Appium into a fast, visual workflow for mobile test automation. Mirror a real device or simulator, browse its UI tree, get the best verified locator for any element, and record your taps and gestures into a runnable test — without leaving your browser, and 100% on your machine. Built for QA and mobile automation engineers who want to stop hand-writing brittle XPaths. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Live device mirror + element tree — inspect real Android & iOS apps in real time. • Ranked, verified locators — every candidate is matched against the page source. The unique, non-brittle one is marked Recommended; fragile ones are flagged Brittle. • Multiple strategies — accessibility id, resource-id, UiAutomator2, iOS predicate string & class chain, and XPath. • Copy as code — grab any locator as Java, Python, or TypeScript (WebdriverIO) in one click. • Record → runnable test — tap through your app; each action becomes a step and exports as a complete test file. • Full gesture set — tap, double-tap, long-press, swipe, pinch, type, and clear, plus built-in assertions (visible / hidden / enabled / disabled / checked / unchecked / empty). • Environment doctor — a one-click preflight for Node, Appium, drivers, adb, Java and Xcode. • Light & dark themes. 100% LOCAL Nothing leaves your machine. The extension talks to a small local companion that drives Appium on localhost. No accounts, no telemetry, no external servers. REQUIREMENTS • Node.js 18+ • Appium 3.x with the uiautomator2 and/or xcuitest driver • Android: Android SDK (adb) and a JDK • iOS (macOS): Xcode command-line tools After installing the extension, open Settings → Setup to install the local companion. The built-in Environment doctor reports exactly what's missing.