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Updates to Desktop Applications Libraries

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Description

https://docs.robotframework.org/docs/different_libraries/how_to_find_library#desktop-applications currently includes the following libraries:

- White Library, and
- Zoomba Library

[White Library](https://github.com/Omenia/robotframework-whitelibrary) has the following in their README:

> Deprecation notice
> Please note that the underlying White framework has been deprecated (Dec 2019). That means we will stop developing this wrapper library and encourage users to migrate to other tools. Please check [White automation framework](https://github.com/TestStack/White) project page for suggestions.

The [White automation framework](https://github.com/TestStack/White) project page suggests using [FlaUI](https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI). And the list of robot libraries alreaddy has [robotframework-flaui](https://github.com/GDATASoftwareAG/robotframework-flaui) at the top. So I think delete the link to [White Library](https://github.com/Omenia/robotframework-whitelibrary).

[Zoomba Library](https://github.com/Accruent/robotframework-zoomba) have the following in their README:

> Looking for our extension of [AppiumLibrary](https://github.com/serhatbolsu/robotframework-appiumlibrary) (DesktopLibrary and MobileLibrary)? Check out our new repo [RobotFramework-ApplicationLibrary](https://github.com/Accruent/robotframework-applicationlibrary)!

So perhaps the Zoomba link should be replaced with a link to [ApplicationLibrary](https://github.com/Accruent/robotframework-applicationlibrary).

The above ApplicationLibrary uses the webdriver protocol to talk to Microsoft's WinAppDriver. [Microsoft still advocate using their WinAppDriver paired with Appium](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/testingspot-blog/winappdriver-and-desktop-ui-test-automation/ba-p/1124543). Though Selenium can also be used directly if Appium is not required for also testing mobile devices. However there is [an open issue here](https://github.com/microsoft/WinAppDriver/issues/1839) in that WinAppDriver development has been stalled since Selenium 3, meaning you cannot use Selenium 4 (or the latest Appium).

So an alternative to this might be to use Selnium 4 and this alternate [AppDriver by the FlaUI project](https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI.WebDriver). Though it does say it's experimental and currently only supporting UIA3.

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