Differentiation from traditional automation tools
Compared to traditional automation tools such as Selenium and AutoHotkey, UI-TARS-desktop is a significant breakthrough in both technical principles and user experience:
1. Differences in technical architecture:
Traditional tools are mostly relied upon:
- Code Scripting
- DOM element positioning (browser only)
- Fixed coordinate clicks (vulnerable to interface changes)
And UI-TARS-desktop uses:
- CV-based multimodal understanding
- Dynamic visual element recognition
- Ability to adapt to interface changes
2. Breadth of functions:
While conventional tools can usually only manipulate browsers or applications open to a specific API, UI-TARS-desktop can theoretically manipulate any GUI element displayed on the screen, including:
- Native desktop applications
- game interface
- System Settings Panel
- Cross-application workflow
3. Learning costs:
While traditional tools require users to master programming syntax and debugging skills, UI-TARS-desktop completely removes the technical barrier:
- full natural language interaction
- Immediate Feedback Adjustment Mechanism
- No need to understand the underlying implementation principles
These innovations make UI-TARS-desktop the first truly "universal" desktop automation solution.
This answer comes from the articleUI-TARS Desktop: Desktop Intelligentsia Application for Computer Control Using Natural LanguageThe
