microsoft/winappCli v0.3.2

Release v0.3.2

Repository: microsoft/winappCli

Tag: v0.3.2

Published: 2026-06-03T00:36:26Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes: Version: 0.3.2 Commit: 1c6e75e90f3d0eff890021335261254fa01dd8c7

New Features

• MSIX Bundle Support for `pack` Command (#546) — The pack command now supports creating MSIX bundles, streamlining the packaging process for Windows apps.
• App Update Notification (#503) — A daily check now notifies users of any available updates for the CLI on their first command run each day, ensuring developers stay informed about new versions.
• Enhanced `winapp init` Behavior (#530) — Improved project detection and file placement during initialization, along with warnings for incompatible directories, enhances the usability of the init command.
• Higher quality screenshots for `winapp ui screenshot` (#522) — Updated ui screenshot command to produce higher quality screenshots, and added support for --focus flag.

Breaking Changes

• Publishing VSCE Integrated into CI (#499) — The pipeline now includes an automated process for publishing VS Code extensions. Users need to manage the new SkipVscRelease parameter in the pipeline configuration, which defaults to true until they are ready for publishing:

parameters:
- name: SkipVscRelease
displayName: Skip VSC Release
type: boolean
default: true

Bug Fixes

• `winapp init` Crash Fixed (#559) — Resolved an issue that caused winapp init to crash in non-interactive shells, now default behaviors apply as expected.
• Removed Duplicates in MSIX Packing (#554) — Fixed a bug where files from the runtime would overwrite existing resources in the final MSIX package.
• Improved Process Name Ambiguity Reporting (#564) — Fixed issues with reporting ambiguity on partial process name matches, improving command execution reliability.
• Update Check Timeout Resolved (#558) — Addressed a timeout bug in the update check, allowing for seamless notifications of available updates.

Documentation

• Automating MS Learn Documentation Updates (#518) — Introduced a new pipeline step to automatically update documentation on Microsoft Learn, ensuring consistency across resources.
• Enhancements to VS Code Extension Release Documentation (#519) — Improved formatting and clarity in the VS Code extension release process documentation.

Infrastructure

• Dependency Updates — Updated various dependencies, including qs (#561), @tootallnate/once (#560, #547), brace-expansion (#539), tmp (#553), and fast-uri (#527, #528).

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Installation Options

MSIX Installer (Recommended)

1. Download winappcli_x64.msix for x64 or winappcli_arm64.msix for ARM64 2. Double-click to install 3. Automatically added to PATH

Standalone CLI Binaries

1. Download winappcli-x64.zip for x64 or winappcli-arm64.zip for ARM64 2. Extract to your desired location 3. Add to PATH or run directly: winapp.exe

NPM Package (for Electron or NodeJS)

npm install microsoft-winappcli.tgz

What's Included

• MSIX installer packages (x64 and ARM64)
• Standalone CLI binaries (x64 and ARM64)
• NPM package for NodeJS/Electron integration