Robot Framework

Robot Framework is a generic open source automation framework for acceptance testing, acceptance test driven development, and robotic process automation. It uses simple plain text syntax and is designed to work across operating systems and applications. The framework is written in Python and can be extended with generic and custom libraries.

Tests and tasks run from the command line with the robot command or python -m robot, and results can be combined and post-processed with rebot. It includes support for building test cases from keywords, variables, resource files, and teardown steps. The framework requires Python 3.8 or newer and also runs on PyPy.

Development is sponsored by the non-profit Robot Framework Foundation, and the framework is open source under the Apache License 2.0. Its dual focus on test automation and RPA, plus a large ecosystem of open source libraries, lets the same keyword-driven approach cover both software testing and business process automation.