Maestro works great on Windows computers, but there are a few unique setup steps to be aware of. This article will walk you through the end-to-end steps for getting started with Maestro on a Windows machine.

Steps

Install WSL2 (Window Subsystem for Linux)
Install Java 11
Install Maestro

1. Install WSL 2

With recent Windows 11, Microsoft have made it pretty easy to install Windows Subsystem For Linux aka WSL

In order to install WSL, open Powershell As Administrator and run following command:

wsl --install

After running the above command, follow through instructions and restart the computer.

Install Windows Terminal application for refreshing terminal experience.

Set your linux username and password (Something that you will not forget).

Run following 2 commands to update your Ubuntu system. Enter password when prompted.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

2. Install Java

After restarting the system, open Terminal application and click on the dropdown to select Ubuntu. Type in following command:

sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

3. Install Maestro

Installing Maestro is now just a matter of running following command:

curl -Ls "https://get.maestro.mobile.dev" | bash

TADA!

You have successfully installed Maestro in your Windows machine 🙌

Check your maestro version using following command

maestro --version

What Next?

Run an Android emulator (You can use Android Studio to setup an Android emulator)
Write your first flow
Check out the full documentation

Bonus Tips

You can install adb into your WSL2 Ubuntu using following command