activescott/lessmsi
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A tool to view and extract the contents of an Windows Installer (.msi) file. observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 70
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4.0
- age_days: 4820
- days_rel: 201
- days_push: 201
- n_releases_24m: 45
Adoption not part of the score
1764 stars · 188 forks observed · 2026-10-06
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
lessmsi is a Windows utility with both a GUI and a command line interface for viewing and extracting the contents of Windows Installer (.msi) files. It also integrates with Windows Explorer for right-click extraction and includes an MSI internal database table viewer.
Use cases
- extract files from an msi installer
- view contents of a windows installer file
- extract msi files from the command line in scripts
- inspect msi database tables
- right-click extract an msi in windows explorer
- pull driver or payload files out of an msi package
When to choose
- you need to unpack an .msi without running the installer
- you want to automate msi extraction in scripts or CI
- you need to inspect the internal tables of an msi file
- you want explorer right-click extraction on windows
When to avoid
- you need to create or author msi packages rather than extract them
- you need a cross-platform msi tool for linux or macos
- you need to modify or patch msi files
Facets
application · maturity stable
cli gui file-system developer-tools developer-tools windows files windows cli msi windows-installer extract-files explorer-integration chocolatey installer-inspection command-line desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/activescott/lessmsi · fetched 2026-10-06 · 396f7d2c8413
- homepage: https://lessmsi.activescott.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · e9743e89bcc8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| activescott/lessmsi | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="activescott/lessmsi")
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