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winapp, the Windows App Development CLI, is a single command-line interface for managing Windows SDKs, packaging, generating app identity, manifests, certificates, and using build tools with any app framework.

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Merged PRs (30d): 51

Dominant language: C#
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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65 open issues indexed

Electron addons] Handle building for multiple architectures Open

cli electron enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#78 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Node projects can use the WinAppCli to manage nuget dependencies Open

cli electron enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#108 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Python app support for setup, packaging and deployment Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#117 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Check for and install dependencies Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#160 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Multiple Entry Points Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#163 · 8 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Localize WinAppCli help text Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#171 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Can WinAppCLI automatically configure my pacakge.json when I install it to my Node app? Open

electron enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#189 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
appxmanifest/msix improvement suggestions Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#228 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: RNW x WinAppCLI Scenarios Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#265 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add include and link path to CMakeLists.txt based on winapp.yaml Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#292 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Bug]: store command requires dotnet 9 installed Open

bug cli

microsoft/winappCli#296 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature] Add CMAKE vcpkg Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#297 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Migrate GitHub Actions to ADO Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#446 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Bug]: winapp ui inspect inspects the app in its current state. Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#473 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Improve how winapp ui --help is interpreted by agents Open

microsoft/winappCli#535 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Create .appinstaller info for a package Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#545 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: PowerShell CLI Friendly Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#593 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Resolve and print tool paths with `tool` command Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#604 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Follow-up from #620: automate coverage for the put_accValue (LegacyIAccessible) set-value success path Open

microsoft/winappCli#623 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: `winapp find-ui` — semantic search for UI controls, samples & docs Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#625 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: `winapp find-api` — semantic search for Windows APIs Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#626 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Surface WinUI analyzer diagnostics during winapp run project builds Open

cli dotnet enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#634 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: winapp run --watch: WinUI C#/XAML hot reload Open

cli dotnet enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#635 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: winapp run --devtools: in-app inspector and shared design-time protocol Open

cli dotnet enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#636 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
ui record: element-scoped recording of windowed popups (XAML flyouts/teaching tips) captures the underlying window Open

bug ui-automation

microsoft/winappCli#646 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
find-ui: add common control-combination patterns to core patterns Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#679 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Support C++ (.vcxproj) projects in `winapp run` with clear prerequisite guidance Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#680 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add first-class native picker actions to winapp ui Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#688 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add bounded ui tab-trace focus diagnostic Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#692 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Bug]: `ui get-property` reports ordinary text boxes as password fields Open

bug

microsoft/winappCli#694 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Publish sample indexes upstream (WinUI Gallery + Community Toolkit) so find-ui stops scraping Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#703 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Samples]: Define how migrated samples land in WindowsAppSDK-Samples Open

documentation enhancement samples

microsoft/winappCli#712 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Create Script to Cherry Pick Patch Fixes into a Release Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#714 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[find-ui] Allow users to retrieve untruncated, paste-ready samples with --id Open

microsoft/winappCli#716 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: winapp find-api check-file — validate the API references in a file before you build Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#743 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Docs]: Add winapp CLI alongside existing Microsoft Learn Windows app workflows Open

documentation

microsoft/winappCli#749 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Feature: Add C++ templates to new command Open

microsoft/winappCli#758 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add deterministic window bounds control to `winapp ui` Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#760 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add worktree-isolated identity to `winapp run` Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#763 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Explore composable templates and a guided `winapp new` experience Open

cli enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#778 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: `winapp ui` needs scoped/typed queries, text attributes and a batch mode to back a real UI suite Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#798 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Phase 1: WinUI-Gallery publishes a sample index (and we delete GalleryFetcher) Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#809 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Phase 2: CommunityToolkit publishes a sample index (and we delete ToolkitFetcher) Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#810 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Docs]: Update WinApp CLI Docs to highlight WinUI Skills + WinUI Scenarios Open

documentation

microsoft/winappCli#812 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Docs]: Update WinUI Docs to highlight WinUI Skills Open

documentation

microsoft/winappCli#813 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add general launch readiness verification to winapp run Open

enhancement

microsoft/winappCli#818 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
[Feature]: Add batched in-process UI automation for PowerShell Open

enhancement ui-automation

microsoft/winappCli#824 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
find-api: reuse winapp's existing NuGet packages folder and Windows SDK root resolution Open

bug cli

microsoft/winappCli#831 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
find-api: discover APIs in a cached latest-stable Windows App SDK catalog Open

microsoft/winappCli#832 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 19, 2026
Flaky test: Mp4SinkWriterEncoder_RealEncoderCoversValidationAndSuccessfulComplete intermittently fails with MF_E_SINK_NO_SAMPLES_PROCESSED Open

bug ui-automation

microsoft/winappCli#834 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 19, 2026

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