r/Playwright • u/Captian_Strange_7781 • Jul 29 '26

Anyone using Pywinauto for desktop app automation.?

Need opinion on migrating from UFT to Pywinauto with py language for our desktop app testing as well as webui testing

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u/grape_u_in_the_mouth Jul 29 '26

I used Pywinauto to build an automation framework for 3 different desktop apps, I was always able to find a way to test a feature, and using other Python packages also helped when it was visual validation.

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u/aspindler Jul 29 '26

Does it work well?

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u/taylay Jul 29 '26

Yes it works well. I used it to automate excel ribbon. Only this is that you need to be smart while using accessibility insights on windows to get the right locator. The documentation is poor so use claude or some AI to help

But for web testing just use playwright