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This looks great. What would be the equivalent of this on Windows? It feels like everyone just invents their own.

by watk 3y ago

jhfdbkofdchk 3y ago
Well, someone made something inspired by Sparkle for Windows, https://winsparkle.org https://winsparkle.org
usrusr 3y ago
On Windows, chances are that once you have a working installer you will be so deeply stockholmed that the idea that updates might go any other way than through a future incarnation of that installer is completely alien to you. That being said, I think the way sparkle (and winsparkle, see sibling) present themselves looks delightfully NSIS (the good parts)
marcellus23 3y ago
There's a version of Sparkle for Windows. I have no idea why apps don't adopt it. I am constantly amazed and frustrated at how many apps I use on Windows have the following update process: 1. Pops up an alert telling me an update is available 2. I click a link in the alert opening my browser, taking me to a webpage full of links for different OSes and different architectures, which I have to search through to find Windows Intel x64 3. Wait to download the new version and then open it up 4. Spend 30 seconds clicking through a Windows Installer Absolutely bonkers, especially considering some of these apps seem to release on an agile biweekly schedule. I usually procrastinate downloading updates because it's such a pain in the ass -- and that's not what you want your users to be doing.
- daveoc64 3y ago
  I tried looking for something like Sparkle on Windows a few weeks ago. Now I know it exists - thanks!
accoil 3y ago
I sometimes see Squirrel[^1] used in Windows apps. Looks like it's used by Electron[^2], so maybe that's why. [1]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/tree/develop/docs https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/tree/develop/do... [2]: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/api/auto-updater.md https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/api/auto...
marwis 3y ago
MSIX + scheduled task is the way https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/non-store-developer-updates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/non-store-dev... Or just publish to MS Store and/or winget.
- deleted 3y ago
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- ptx 3y ago
  Can you use MSIX without buying a code-signing certificate?
Deadpikle 3y ago
Along with some of the other comments, there is NetSparkle for C#-based apps that is cross platform: https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle (disclaimer: I am the primary maintainer of this repository).

This looks great. What would be the equivalent of this on Windows? It feels like everyone just invents their own.

by watk 3y ago

This looks great. What would be the equivalent of this on Windows? It feels like everyone just invents their own.

jhfdbkofdchk 3y ago

Well, someone made something inspired by Sparkle for Windows, https://winsparkle.org https://winsparkle.org

usrusr 3y ago

On Windows, chances are that once you have a working installer you will be so deeply stockholmed that the idea that updates might go any other way than through a future incarnation of that installer is completely alien to you. That being said, I think the way sparkle (and winsparkle, see sibling) present themselves looks delightfully NSIS (the good parts)

marcellus23 3y ago

There's a version of Sparkle for Windows. I have no idea why apps don't adopt it. I am constantly amazed and frustrated at how many apps I use on Windows have the following update process: 1. Pops up an alert telling me an update is available 2. I click a link in the alert opening my browser, taking me to a webpage full of links for different OSes and different architectures, which I have to search through to find Windows Intel x64 3. Wait to download the new version and then open it up 4. Spend 30 seconds clicking through a Windows Installer Absolutely bonkers, especially considering some of these apps seem to release on an agile biweekly schedule. I usually procrastinate downloading updates because it's such a pain in the ass -- and that's not what you want your users to be doing.

daveoc64 3y ago
I tried looking for something like Sparkle on Windows a few weeks ago. Now I know it exists - thanks!

accoil 3y ago

I sometimes see Squirrel[^1] used in Windows apps. Looks like it's used by Electron[^2], so maybe that's why. [1]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/tree/develop/docs https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/tree/develop/do... [2]: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/api/auto-updater.md https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/api/auto...

marwis 3y ago

MSIX + scheduled task is the way https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/non-store-developer-updates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/non-store-dev... Or just publish to MS Store and/or winget.

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ptx 3y ago
Can you use MSIX without buying a code-signing certificate?

Deadpikle 3y ago

Along with some of the other comments, there is NetSparkle for C#-based apps that is cross platform: https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle (disclaimer: I am the primary maintainer of this repository).