# ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET

AutoUpdater.NET is a class library that allows .NET developers to easily add auto update functionality to their classic desktop application projects.

Repository: https://github.com/ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autoupdaternet
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: autoupdate, desktop-application, nuget, c-sharp
Last push: 2026-07-28T13:45:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3430, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3525, forks 821 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.052907+00:00)

## What it is
AutoUpdater.NET is a .NET class library that adds auto-update functionality to classic WinForms and WPF desktop applications. It checks an XML file on a server for the latest version, prompts the user, and downloads and runs the installer or extracts a zip update.

## Use cases
- add auto-update to a WinForms desktop app
- check for new versions of a WPF application from a server
- prompt users to download and install application updates
- distribute zip-based updates that extract to the app directory
- show a changelog and mandatory update dialog to users

## When to choose
- you have a .NET WinForms or WPF desktop app needing self-updates
- you want a simple XML-driven update mechanism hosted on your own server
- you need mandatory update support and changelog display

## When to avoid
- you are building a UWP, MAUI, or cross-platform (non-Windows) app
- you need delta or background silent updates without user interaction
- your application is not a classic desktop .NET application

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, file-upload
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: auto-update, winforms, wpf, nuget, software-updates, c-sharp, desktop

## Member repositories
- ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.052907+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:10.478026+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.052907+00:00, sha aaf1190288f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.