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Microsoft introduces winapp, an open-source CLI for building Windows apps

Microsoft has released winapp, a new command line interface aimed at simplifying the process of building Windows applications. The open-source tool targets developers who rely on terminal based workflows and want a consistent way to create, configure, and manage Windows apps across projects. Bringing Windows app tasks into one CLI “Windows development often involves managing multiple SDKs, creating and editing multiple manifests, generating cert…
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Developing an application for Windows when you don't use Visual Studio is a bit like trying to mount a Conforama cabinet without the manual and with plastic tools. You have to juggle with the SDKs, fight with XML manifestos (hell on Earth these things), generate certificates in all senses... Anyway, it's often the cross and banner. And Microsoft, in its great goodness (if that happens), thought it was time to stop torturing the developers. So th…

Microsoft has launched the first public preview of its Windows App Development CLI, called winapp. This open-source command-line tool aims to simplify the lives of developers creating Windows applications outside the traditional Visual Studio and MSBuild environments. The target audience is primarily developers... Read the full article: Microsoft introduces winapp: New CLI tool for Windows app development

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Help Net Security broke the news in on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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