UI Automation Specification
The UI Automation Specification provides information about Microsoft's accessibility frameworks, including Active Accessibility, UI Automation, and UI Automation Express. It discusses each framework's main components, provides design considerations and examples, and describes requirements for implementation.
UI Automation Specification Copyright License
The following copyright license applies to the UI Automation Specification and must be included in any copies that are made of the UI Automation Specification. The current UI Automation Specification is available on the Microsoft Download Center.
Legal Notice
Permission to copy, display, and distribute the contents of this document (the "Specification"), in any medium for any purpose without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following notice on ALL copies of the Specification, or portions thereof, that you make:
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission to copy, display, and distribute this document is available at UI Automation Community Promise.
You may create derivative works of the Specification, provided that you include all required portions of the Specification in your derivative work, and provide the notice above.
There is a separate patent promise available to parties interested in implementing software that conforms to the UI Automation Specification. This patent license is available at this location: UI Automation Community Promise
The Specification is provided "as is" and Microsoft makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or title; that the contents of the Specification are suitable for any purpose; nor that the implementation of such contents will not infringe any third-party patents, copyrights, trademarks or other rights. Microsoft will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or relating to any use or distribution of the Specification.
The name and trademarks of Microsoft may NOT be used in any manner, including advertising or publicity pertaining to the Specification or its contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright in the Specification will at all times remain with Microsoft.
No other rights are granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise.