# Introducing Maestro, an open-source tool for mobile UI automation

DevFeed: [Introducing Maestro, an open-source tool for mobile UI automation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-maestro-painless-mobile-ui-automation-22891.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maestro.dev/blog/introducing-maestro-painless-mobile-ui-automation>)

Author: Leland Takamine

Published: 2022-08-31T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [mobile.dev - Medium](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobile-dev-medium.md>)

Topics: [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maestro.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [ui-automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui-automation.md>), [ui-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui-testing.md>), [yaml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/yaml.md>)

## AI overview

Maestro is an open-source mobile UI automation tool designed to simplify UI test creation and maintenance. The article describes its tolerance for flakiness and delays, interpreted test flows, YAML syntax, simple setup, and support for iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, WebViews, and native applications.

## Source excerpt

The easiest way to automate UI testing for your mobile app