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Automation Spy for Windows

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Automation Spy is a freeware utility for developers. It inspects Microsoft UI Automation elements and their properties, enabling navigation, event monitoring, and actions. This tool simplifies UIA application development on Windows 7+.

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  • Pros

    • Inspects Microsoft UI Automation element hierarchy.
    • Navigates elements directly via mouse pointer.
    • Monitors UI Automation events for specific elements.
    • Executes actions on automation elements via control patterns.
    • Freeware utility with simple, intuitive features.

  • Cons

    • Limited to Microsoft UI Automation technology only.
    • No mention of scripting or recording capabilities.
    • No support for non-Windows platforms.
    • No integration with development environments mentioned.
    • No advanced reporting or data export features specified.
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
4.1
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 8
Additional Requirements
.Net Framework 4.0
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Total Downloads
2,528
Downloads Last Week
3
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Developer’s Description

By dDelta Solutions
Inspect UI automation elements on your desktop.
Automation Spy is a spy utility tool designed to inspect Microsoft UI Automation hierarchy of elements. It is built using the unmanaged version of UI Automation API (UIA or Windows Automation API 3.0). Located in Windows\System32\UIAutomationCore.dll, Windows Automation API 3.0 library was introduced starting with Windows 7 and was written as a Component Object Model (COM). The unmanaged library is newer than the managed library and can be used by both managed and unmanaged clients. This tool is freeware. Requirements: Windows 7 or later, .NET Framework 4.0 or later.This tool has simple intuitive features and buttons that can be used to work with it. Can be used to navigate through MS UI Automation hierarchy of objects and inspect for properties and control patterns of each object. You can directly navigate to an element using the mouse pointer. You can also monitor UI Automation events that are raised for a specific element. Additionally, you can make actions on Automation elements using control patterns. Why Automation Spy? Because we want to make it easy to develop applications using Microsoft UI Automation technology (UIA).
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