Get Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator on macOS and Linux Now!
A desktop application that allows users to locally test and debug chat bots built with the Bot Framework SDK
Get Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator --help to see the available commands, and
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator at a glance
- Installs with a single
command —
Homebrew. - Installs on macOS / Linux.
- Free and open source, with no paid tier and no account needed.
- 1.9k stars — an actively used project.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator doesn't publish a feature list we can quote, so this is what we verified ourselves.
About Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator
A desktop application that allows users to locally test and debug chat bots built with the Bot Framework SDK
| Category | Library / framework |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 1.9k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.