microsoft/msix-packaging
MSIX SDK observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3108
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1069 stars · 191 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Microsoft's cross-platform MSIX SDK for packing and unpacking .msix/.appx application packages on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It provides a shared library, a makemsix CLI tool, and MSIX Core for installing packages on older Windows versions.
Use cases
- pack an app as an msix package on linux
- unpack appx package contents cross-platform
- install msix packages on windows 7
- build a tool that reads msix package manifests
- distribute app packages via own CDN
- programmatically create appx bundles
When to choose
- you need to pack or unpack .msix/.appx packages outside the Windows SDK
- you want to install MSIX packages on Windows 7 SP1+
- you're building cross-platform tooling around MSIX package format
When to avoid
- you only target modern Windows 10/11 where the built-in AppX APIs suffice
- you need full MSIX feature parity with the Windows packaging APIs
Facets
library · maturity active
compression file-system cli sdk developer-tools windows cross-platform files windows cpp c msix appx packaging uwp app-distribution linux macos android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/msix-packaging · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4e71b1c0cd7c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/msix-packaging | main | 67 |
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