AutoUpdater.NET
AutoUpdater.NET is a class library that allows .NET developers to easily add auto update functionality to their classic desktop application projects. (by ravibpatel)
Clowd.Squirrel
Quick and easy installer and automatic updates for cross-platform dotnet applications (by clowd)
| AutoUpdater.NET | Clowd.Squirrel | |
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| 8 | 5 | |
| 2,847 | 428 | |
| - | 0.2% | |
| 6.0 | 9.1 | |
| about 2 months ago | 2 months ago | |
| C# | C# | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
AutoUpdater.NET
Posts with mentions or reviews of AutoUpdater.NET.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-19.
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Auto updater options for server?
It's not a website, it's a project.
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WinForms Application Updater
You could also maybe check out AutoUpdater.NET as another possibility.
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updating a WinForms application in runtime.
Aa others mentioned, it just more common to have an auto-updater mechanism built-in in your app. Check out AutoUpdater.NET which periodically check the server for new versions, download it in background and allow you to present a "update ready" button to the user that quickly restart the app to the new version when they are ready to apply it. A bit like the Chrome or Discord update ready buttons.
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Libation 6.4 -- Custom file naming
Good catch. Hmm, looks like Squirrel might be a no go. Oh well. My examples were not heavily researched. Just something to point in a starter direction. At a glance this looks promising too: https://github.com/ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET
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Can I use Steamworks even during early development?
Libraries like https://github.com/ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET, and plenty of others. This may not fit your needs, but maybe it does.
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update WPF application automatically from Github Releases
But it AutoUpdater.NET(https://github.com/ravibpatel/AutoUpdater.NET) does quite the same. It only looks at your own server instead of github. You should be able to get an idea of how it works and how to implement it using github instead.
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I created a small library to compare published .NET Core directories!
I have a few desktop apps that uses AutoUpdater.NET to update the app on startup, as well as one app that's linked to a mapped drive. Since both apps are self-contained, it's always been a pain to update them - you either have to copy the entire 150 MB publish directory to your update location, or you have to pick and choose which binaries were updated, which you'd then push into a ZIP folder.
- ELI5: How do programs from client PCs receive updates?
Clowd.Squirrel
Posts with mentions or reviews of Clowd.Squirrel.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-11.
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ClickOnce
I never had much luck with ClickOnce, so I was using Squirrel.Windows. I've recently switched to the Clowd.Squirrel fork, since I needed support for AzureSignTool in the build process.
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How can I secure my application update file server?
I would like to use Squirrel to manage updates for a company internal tool. This tool will be used in multiple geographic locations on dozens of machines. I can not simply dump the releases on a publicly accessible file server due to IP concerns.
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WinForms Application Updater
Recommending the fork https://github.com/clowd/Clowd.Squirrel Instead of Squirrel.Windows, as Squirrel.Windows is dead.
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What is currently a good way to provide an installer for WPF application?
A few months ago I experimented with Clowd.Squirrel (https://github.com/clowd/Clowd.Squirrel) and it's really nice and easy to use. Unfortunately I had to disable delta packages because windows defender slowed down the update process of delta packages tremendously.
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The best Windows installer you've never heard of: Clowd.Squirrel
The Clowd.Squirrel installer framework makes your app install and update as smoothly as Chrome:
What are some alternatives?
When comparing AutoUpdater.NET and Clowd.Squirrel you can also consider the following projects:
Squirrel - An installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps
dotnet-script - Run C# scripts from the .NET CLI.
Avalonia - Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The most popular .NET UI client technology
BandcampDownloader - A Windows app used to download albums from Bandcamp.
NetSparkle - NetSparkle is a C# cross-platform software update framework for .NET developers compatible with .NET 4.6.2/.NET 6+, WinForms, WPF, and Avalonia; uses Ed25519 or DSA signatures! View basic usage here in the README or visit our website for code docs.
filediff - A small library for comparing published .NET Core directories. Uses the Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel library to compare .dll files.
EnvyUpdate - Small update checker application for NVIDIA GeForce GPUs
Libation - Libation: Liberate your Library
DiffusionToolkit - Metadata-indexer and Viewer for AI-generated images
CrashReporter.NET - Send crash reports of your classic desktop application developed using .NET Framework directly to your mail's inbox with full exception report, stack trace and screenshot.
AzureSignTool - SignTool Library and Azure Key Vault Support
AutoUpdater.NET vs Squirrel
Clowd.Squirrel vs Squirrel
AutoUpdater.NET vs dotnet-script
Clowd.Squirrel vs Avalonia
AutoUpdater.NET vs BandcampDownloader
Clowd.Squirrel vs NetSparkle
AutoUpdater.NET vs filediff
Clowd.Squirrel vs EnvyUpdate
AutoUpdater.NET vs Libation
Clowd.Squirrel vs DiffusionToolkit
AutoUpdater.NET vs CrashReporter.NET
Clowd.Squirrel vs AzureSignTool