cameroncooke/AXe

AXe is a comprehensive CLI tool for interacting with iOS Simulators using Apple's HID (Human Interface Device) functionality.

Install

brew tap cameroncooke/axe
brew install axe

Or install in one command:

brew install cameroncooke/axe/axe

Verify the CLI:

axe --help
axe list-simulators

Basic usage

# Find a booted simulator UDID
axe list-simulators
export UDID=<UDID>

# Inspect the current UI
axe describe-ui --udid "$UDID"

# Interact with the simulator
axe tap --label "Continue" --udid "$UDID"
axe type 'Hello world' --udid "$UDID"
axe screenshot --output ./screen.png --udid "$UDID"

Documentation

Full documentation is available at axe-cli.com/docs.

Disclaimer

AXe is an independent open-source iOS Simulator automation project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Deque Systems or its axe® accessibility products.

Licence

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Third-party licensing notices, including Meta's IDB MIT attribution, are in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.