alibaba/macaca
Automation solution for multi-platform. 多端自动化解决方案 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3822
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1445
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3184 stars · 418 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Macaca is an open-source automation testing solution for native, hybrid, mobile web, and desktop web applications, built on the W3C WebDriver standard. It provides drivers for iOS and Android, a CLI, UI inspector/recorder tools, and client SDKs for Node.js, Java, and Python.
Use cases
- automate ui tests on android and ios apps
- test hybrid webview mobile apps
- run end-to-end tests on mobile and desktop browsers
- record and inspect ui elements for mobile test automation
- integrate mobile app testing into ci pipeline
- write webdriver tests in node.js java or python
When to choose
- you need a single webdriver-based framework covering iOS, Android, and web
- your team works in Node.js, Java, or Python and wants standardized mobile test automation
- you want built-in UI inspector, recorder, and CI integration for mobile testing
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained tooling - development has slowed with the last release in 2022
- you only test web apps in a browser, where lighter tools like Playwright or Cypress fit better
- you need cutting-edge iOS/Android OS support that newer frameworks like Appium or Maestro provide
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
testing e2e-testing workflow-automation testing mobile-development web-development developer-tools cross-platform cli ui-testing webdriver mobile-automation hybrid-apps appium-alternative automation android ios nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/alibaba/macaca · fetched 2026-08-28 · 554f5e16506a
- homepage: https://macacajs.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c6cac311c06
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alibaba/macaca | main | 32 |
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