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Brew
( The easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools that Apple didn’t include with macOS. )

1- Install Brew (if not already installed) by following the below command
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

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Node (version : 12.13.1)
( Node.js is used to create fast web servers that can run JavaScript code on your computer free of any web browser. Appium use it internally. )

1- Launch terminal
2- Run command brew install node

Node (version : 12.13.1)
( Node.js is used to create fast web servers that can run JavaScript code on your computer free of any web browser. Appium use it internally. )

1- Go to Node.js download page.
2- Download related version
3- Double click on the node.js installer to install it.
You do not require any special configuration during the installation process.

Mobile device libraries
( library and utility to talk to iBoot/iBSS via USB on Mac OS )

1- Launch terminal
2- Run command brew install libimobiledevice --HEAD

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Ios-deploy Node.js library
( used to install and debug iOS apps without using Xcode. Designed to work on un-jailbroken devices. )

1- Launch terminal
2- Run command npm install -g ios-deploy

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Carthage 
( Use to build webDriverAgent application using XCODE )

1- Launch terminal
2- Run command brew install Carthage

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Xcode (Version : 12.2)

1- Download Xcode from App Store and install it
2- Launch the app.
3- Click on Open Developer Tool and then click on Simulator.
Simulator will be launched.

Please refer to the Version Support for Mobile Testing for details about supported versions.

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Android Studio (Version : latest)

1- Go to Android Developers tools website to download and install it.
2- Launch Android Studio and create an AVD (click on Configure dropdown and then click on AVD Manager.)

After installing Android Studio, follow the below steps to set up ANDROID_HOME

1. Launch the terminal window.

2. Enter the command open ~/.bash_profile

3. Add ANDROID_HOME variable and update PATH variable.
   To change editor into Insert mode
    export ANDROID_HOME = <path to android folder>
   example of path : /Users/<systemUser>/Documents/Environment/Android/sdk

    export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$PATH

    export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH

1- Go to Android Developers tools website to download and install it.
2- Launch Android Studio and create an AVD (click on Configure dropdown and then click on AVD Manager.)

After installing Android Studio, follow the below steps to set up ANDROID_HOME

1- Navigate to environment variables
2- Click on New button
3- Enter ANDROID_HOME in ‘variable name’ and sdk path in ‘variable value’.
Example of sdk path : C:\Users\<systemUser>\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
4- Edit the path variable and add %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools and %ANDROID_HOME%\tools
5- Click on Ok on New User Variable window.
6- Click on OK on Environment Variable window.