# Appium Doctor depreciation

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-doctor-depreciation/45971>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 21, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-doctor-depreciation/45971 "2025-08-21T18:08:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fypnlp](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@fypnlp](https://discuss.appium.io/u/fypnlp)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-doctor-depreciation/45971/1 "2025-08-21T18:08:35Z")

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Hi,

After bit of a break from Appium webdriverIO. I’ve just found appium doctor will be depreciated. What will be used instead. Speak soon

 ![Screenshot 2025-08-21 at 19.07.03](https://discuss.appium.io/uploads/default/original/2X/5/55d9d7500619ab7ca697bfba835f480073e0f84b.png)

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**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/appium-doctor-depreciation/45971/2 "2025-08-21T19:20:31Z")

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try with

[https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/developing/build-doctor-checks/](https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/ecosystem/tools/#appium-doctor)