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Table of contents:

  • Home Page
  • AltTester® Unity SDK
  • AltTester® Unreal SDK
  • AltTester® Desktop
    • Overview
    • How it works
    • Get started
      • Get AltTester® Desktop
      • Upgrade to AltTester® Desktop Pro
      • Connect to a game build
        • Connect to the built-in AltTester® Server
        • Connect to a remote AltTester® Server
        • Connect through IP
        • Connect through reverse port forwarding
          • How to set up reverse port forwarding for Android?
    • AltTester® CLI and AI Extension
      • Getting Started
        • Set up later from Settings
      • Command Reference
        • Global Options
        • Connection
          • connect
          • status
          • disconnect
          • apps
        • Find Objects
          • find
          • find-at-coordinates
          • get-all-elements
        • Input Actions
          • tap
          • click
          • press
          • key-down
          • key-up
          • swipe
          • scroll
          • move-mouse
          • touch
          • reset-input
        • Other Commands
          • get-text
          • set-text
          • scene
          • game-state
          • snapshot
          • screen-size
          • get-property
          • set-property
          • wait-for-property
          • get-time-scale
          • set-time-scale
        • Screenshot
          • screenshot
        • Other
          • run-tests
          • run-keyword
          • setup-project
          • docs
          • start-desktop
          • start-game
          • uninstall
          • update
        • iOS Device Management
          • ios devices / ios install / ios launch / ios uninstall
          • ios wda-setup / ios wda-start / ios wda-stop / ios wda-status / ios wda-find / ios wda-tap / ios wda-source
          • ios run
        • Android Device Management
          • android devices / android install / android launch / android uninstall
          • android forward / android clear-forward
          • android find / android tap / android source
          • android run
        • AltObject
        • Locator Strategies
        • Snapshots
        • Updating the CLI
      • AI Extension
        • Setting Up with Skills
          • What Are Skills?
          • Installing Skills
          • Choosing a Skill
        • Setting Up as MCP Server
          • Claude Desktop
          • VS Code with GitHub Copilot
          • Cursor
          • JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm, Rider, IntelliJ IDEA)
          • Windsurf
          • Claude Code
        • Common Workflows
          • Exploring a Game
          • Creating a Test Plan
          • Generating and Running Tests
          • Debugging Failed Tests
          • Testing on Mobile Devices
        • What You Can Ask
      • Troubleshooting
        • alttester command not found
        • Cannot connect to the game
        • Daemon is stale or unresponsive
        • Object not found
        • macOS: MCP server not working when CLI is in a protected folder
        • iOS: WDA fails to build
        • Android: adb not found
    • UI Components
      • Screenshot
      • Objects Hierarchy
      • Element Details
      • Header
      • Recorder
      • Settings
    • How to record and run tests in Recorder
      • Record tests
        • Load scene
        • Wait for object
        • Click on object
        • Click on coordinates
        • Tap on object
        • Tap on coordinates
        • Swipe
        • Hold button
        • Press key
        • Set text
        • Add assertion
      • Run tests
    • Advanced Usage
      • Using Secure AltTester® Server (WSS)
        • Why use Secure WebSocket (WSS)?
        • Starting the Built-in Secure Server in AltTester® Desktop
          • 1. Configure the TLS/SSL Certificate
          • 2. Server Status Indicator
        • Supported Certificates
          • Supported Format
          • Required Properties
          • Password-Protected Certificates
          • PKCS#12 (PFX) Compatibility
          • Unsupported Certificates
          • CA-Signed Certificates
        • Common Certificate Validation Errors
        • Using Secure Connection with a Remote AltTester® Server
      • Running AltTester® Server in terminal
        • Command line arguments
        • Starting AltTester® Server in Secure Mode (Batchmode)
        • Code examples for setting up AltTester® Server from terminal
    • Compatibility matrix
    • Known issues
      • Problem starting AltTester® Desktop from batchmode on MacOS due to name change
      • Clickable area problems
      • Sometimes the tap action is recorded, but not reflected in the application
      • Problem with reverse port forwarding for iOS
      • Selecting objects from the Screenshot area
      • Using Unity as a Library
      • Activating license while having a proxy running
      • Recording: Assert fails if string contains new line
      • AltTester® Desktop input action is still reflected in the app when AltTester® Input toggle is unchecked
      • Load additive not working for Unreal apps
      • Fatal error: Cannot access a disposed object ‘System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream’
    • Report issues
    • Release notes
      • V 2.3.1
        • Changes
        • Improvements
      • V 2.3.0
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.7
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.6
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.4
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.3
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.2
        • New Feature
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.1
        • Improvements
      • V 2.2.0
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.1.2
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.1.1
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.1.0
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.0.2
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V 2.0.1
        • Improvements
      • V 2.0.0
        • New Features
      • V 1.5.1
        • Improvements
      • V 1.5
        • Improvements
      • V 1.4
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V. 1.3
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V. 1.2
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • V. 1.1
      • V. 1.0
        • New Features
        • Improvements
      • alpha version
    • Licensing

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