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winapp-ui-automation

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Automate and inspect Windows UI from CLI.

Software Engineering#automation#cli#screenshot#windows#ui-automation#ui-tree#UIA
Authormicrosoft
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line, enabling automation and rapid UI investigation.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Inspect the UI element tree and retrieve semantic slugs for automation across WinUI 3, WPF, WinForms, Win32, and Electron apps.
  • Interact with UI elements by invoking actions, reading values, taking screenshots, and verifying UI state.
  • Automate UI workflows across multiple windows or dialogs, enabling reliable UI automation in testing and automation pipelines.

Quick Start

Connect to a running Windows app and start inspecting its UI tree using the winapp ui inspect command.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: winapp-ui-automation
Download link: https://github.com/microsoft/winappCli/archive/main.zip#winapp-ui-automation

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