AppImage/AppImageSpec

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This repository holds the specification for the AppImage format.

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Forks: 27
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 26

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License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Apr 3, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 13, 2026
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Beginner labels: help wanted
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26 open issues indexed

Releasing new versions Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#1 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Use Travis CI to check spelling, grammar and markdown syntax for PRs Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#2 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Sandbox "privileges" file Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#5 · 10 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
How to determine app name? Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#7 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Provide facility to invoke alternate payload applications Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#8 · 10 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Externally-visible metadata? Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#10 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
ELF file ABI version invalid Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#15 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Brotlin for compression Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#14 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Name of desktop file in appdir root SHOULD match? Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#17 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Relationship to AppDir specification at docs.appimage.org/reference/appdir.html? Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#18 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Define system integration data to use for registering MIME types Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#22 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Define optional additional system integration data/code Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#23 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Define creation metadata of the AppImage instance Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#24 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Define metadata about bundled software modules & base system, next to main application Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#25 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Where to embed AppImage magic bytes in the future? Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#26 · 19 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Specify ".digest_md5" and ".sig_key" sections Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#29 · 11 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Release versions/v1.0.md Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#34 · 2 comments · 6 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
[Feature] Integrity verification Open

wontfix

AppImage/AppImageSpec#35 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Consider using DwarFS Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#36 · 80 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add secondary, more detailed version marker and specify `TARGET_APPIMAGE` Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#38 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Introduce straightforward, comprehensible version scheme Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#39 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Consider to require AppStream 1.0 Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#40 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Systematically benchmark compression algorithm, compression factor, block size Open

help wanted

AppImage/AppImageSpec#44 · 10 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Make PIE building/linking mandatory Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#48 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Using ATProto for AppImage distribution Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#59 · 15 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Posposal: a new version of the specification Open

AppImage/AppImageSpec#60 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026

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