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. (by NetSparkleUpdater)
Clowd.Squirrel
Quick and easy installer and automatic updates for cross-platform dotnet applications (by clowd)
| NetSparkle | Clowd.Squirrel | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | |
| 557 | 428 | |
| 1.4% | 0.2% | |
| 8.9 | 9.1 | |
| 7 days ago | 2 months ago | |
| C# | C# | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
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.
NetSparkle
Posts with mentions or reviews of NetSparkle.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-13.
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Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS
Along with some of the other comments, there is NetSparkle for C#-based apps: https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle (disclaimer: I am the primary maintainer of this repository).
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In the year 2023, what is the best way to deploy/distribute a WPF Application?
We eventually settled on a combination of InnoSetup with InnoSetuo Dependency Installer and NetSparkle which offered a much cleaner experience and use of AzureAD Authentication for Azure Storage Blobs (for updates) as well as InTune Deployments with proper version detection.
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WinForms Application Updater
Before we stopped developing Desktop Applications, NetSparkle was our preferred choice but you have to provide your own installer (we used InnoSetup.
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What tool do you use to create an installer for your desktop applications?
She also had a rather sour attitude we didn't care much for (example). We finally settled on NetSparkle as it allowed us to have complete control over the frontend implementation. The added pluses were not being forced to adopt SemVer behavior, improved digital signature signing and the ability to both sign the update and the manifest.
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Hey Rustaceans! Got an easy question? Ask here (27/2021)!
Are there any good update libraries that implement digital signatures like ed25519? Like self_update but with digital signatures, or something like NetSparkle for rust. Assume I don't want to update from a github or anything.
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 NetSparkle and Clowd.Squirrel you can also consider the following projects:
Squirrel - An installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps
winsparkle - App update framework for Windows, inspired by Sparkle for macOS
Avalonia - Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The most popular .NET UI client technology
self_update - Self updates for rust executables
AutoUpdater.NET - AutoUpdater.NET is a class library that allows .NET developers to easily add auto update functionality to their classic desktop application projects.
Ultralight - Lightweight, high-performance HTML renderer for game and app developers.
EnvyUpdate - Small update checker application for NVIDIA GeForce GPUs
wix3 - WiX Toolset v3.x
DiffusionToolkit - Metadata-indexer and Viewer for AI-generated images
ShutdownTimerClassic - Pick a time and let your computer shutdown itself.
AzureSignTool - SignTool Library and Azure Key Vault Support
NetSparkle vs Squirrel
Clowd.Squirrel vs Squirrel
NetSparkle vs winsparkle
Clowd.Squirrel vs Avalonia
NetSparkle vs self_update
Clowd.Squirrel vs AutoUpdater.NET
NetSparkle vs Ultralight
Clowd.Squirrel vs EnvyUpdate
NetSparkle vs wix3
Clowd.Squirrel vs DiffusionToolkit
NetSparkle vs ShutdownTimerClassic
Clowd.Squirrel vs AzureSignTool