robotframework/robotframework
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Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA observed · 2026-09-27
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 24
- age_days: 4498
- days_rel: 36
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
11916 stars · 2567 forks observed · 2026-09-27
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Robot Framework is a generic open-source automation framework for acceptance testing, ATDD, and robotic process automation (RPA). It uses a simple plain-text keyword-driven syntax and is extensible with Python-based libraries.
Use cases
- write acceptance tests in plain text
- automate browser end-to-end tests
- do robotic process automation of repetitive tasks
- run ATDD and BDD style test suites
- build keyword-driven test libraries in Python
- automate desktop and web application workflows
When to choose
- you need readable, keyword-driven acceptance tests
- you want a mature framework with a large library ecosystem
- you need RPA automation alongside testing
- your team includes non-programmers writing tests
When to avoid
- you prefer code-first unit testing frameworks like pytest
- you need very high-performance low-level test execution
- you want a lightweight single-purpose test runner
Facets
framework · maturity stable
testing e2e-testing workflow-automation cli testing developer-tools python cross-platform cli acceptance-testing atdd bdd rpa keyword-driven test-automation automation
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework · fetched 2026-09-27 · 68ad8782c18d
- homepage: http://robotframework.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 11cdb2a3439f
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/robotframework/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · e6d802d0390e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| robotframework/robotframework | main | 96 |
For agents
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