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Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator is a cross-platform tool that helps you -

• Test and debug conversational bots built using Microsoft BotBuilder
• Connect to and keep track of services your bot depends on.
• Refine LUIS and QnA Maker applications your bot depends on.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Tunneling (ngrok)
• Login to Azure
• Managing services
• Chat files and transcripts
• Inspectors
• Bot settings
• Data Collection

Resources

Bot Builder provides the most comprehensive experience for building conversation applications and includes the following SDKs and tools:

• Bot Builder V4 SDK
  • C# (stable release)
  • JS (stable release)
  • Java (preview release)
  • Python (preview release).
• Bot Framework Emulator
  • Bot Framework V4 Emulator (preview release).
  • Bot Frameowrk V3 Emulator (stable release)
• Bot Builder CLI tools (stable release)
  • Chatdown CLI
  • MSBot CLI
  • Ludown CLI
  • LUIS CLI
  • QnAMaker CLI
  • Dispatch CLI
  • LuisGen CLI
• Bot Framework webchat
  • Available here

Please see here for an overview of the end-to-end bot development workflow. To get started, you can create a bot with Azure Bot Service. Click here if you need a trial Azure subscription.