oleg-shilo/wixsharp

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1307 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

WixSharp is a C# framework for building complete MSI installers or WiX source code by writing script files in plain C# syntax. It models WiX entities as C# classes, allowing both installer components and custom actions to be authored in a single managed language.

Use cases

• build msi installers from c# scripts
• generate wix xml source code programmatically
• author windows installers without writing xml
• write custom actions in c# instead of c++
• automate windows application deployment packaging

When to choose

• you need to create MSI installers for Windows applications and prefer C# over WiX XML
• you want custom actions and installer logic in the same language as your app
• you want compile-time checking and IntelliSense when authoring installers

When to avoid

• you target non-Windows platforms, since MSI is Windows-only
• you need cross-platform installers like MSIX bundles or Linux packages
• you prefer authoring WiX XML directly with existing WiX tooling

Facets

framework · maturity active

build-tool compiler developer-tools developer-tools windows windows dotnet cli msi wix installer csharp-scripting deployment automation

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