Step 1: Install Java JDK
Set environment variables
JAVA_HOME
PATH
java -version
Step 2: Install Homebrew
/usr/bin/ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Step 3: Install node js and npm
brew install node
Step 4: Install Appium : npm install -g appium
Install Appium Desktop (optional)
Step 5: Get XCode
Xcode is the development and debug environment on Mac.
Provides required tools, files for dev/automation for Mac and iOS apps
Step 6: Install XCode command line tools
Open terminal and run
xcode-select — install
Step 7: Create Apple ID
Goto Xcode — preferences — account
Add Apple ID
Step 8: Install Carthage brew install Carthage
In order to launch WebDriverAgent, your macOS will need to have Carthage installed
(Not needed for automation on android)
Step 9: Initialize WebDriverAgent project
On terminal cd to WebDriverAgent folder
WebDriverAgent driver will be found in /Applications/Appium Server GUI.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-webdriveragent
For Appium Desktop
/Applications/Appium Server GUI.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-webdriveragent
mkdir -p Resources/WebDriverAgent.bundle
Step 10: Open WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj in Xcode
Project name : WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj
Location :
For Appium Desktop
/Applications/Appium Server GUI.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-webdriveragent
Step 11: Under the project in Xcode
For WebDriverAgentLib and WebDriverAgentRunner targets, go to general tab and select “Automatically manage signing”, and then select your Development Team
Xcode may fail to create a provisioning profile for the WebDriverAgentRunner target:
Failed to create a provisioning profile
No profile for ‘…..’ were found
manually change the bundle id for the target by going into the “Build Settings” tab, and changing the “Product Bundle Identifier” from com.Facebook.WebDriverAgentRunner to something that Xcode will accept:
Going back to the “General” tab for the WebDriverAgentRunner target, you should now see that it has created a provisioning profile and all is well:
Clean — Build — Run
Finally, you can verify that everything works. Build the project:
xcodebuild -project WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj -scheme WebDriverAgentRunner -destination ‘id=udid’ test
udid = device UDID
To get the udid of the real device connected
ios-deploy -c OR instruments -s devices
xcodebuild -project WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj -scheme WebDriverAgentRunner -destination ‘id=00008101–000130113E82001E’ test
