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)
nUpdate
A comfortable update solution for .NET-applications. (by dbforge)
| NetSparkle | nUpdate | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | |
| 557 | 447 | |
| 1.4% | - | |
| 8.9 | 0.0 | |
| 7 days ago | 9 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.
nUpdate
Posts with mentions or reviews of nUpdate.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-19.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing NetSparkle and nUpdate 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
OverwolfInsiderPatcher
self_update - Self updates for rust executables
NetMsixUpdater - NetMsixUpdater is a library that allows complete and built-in updates to .msix programs.
Ultralight - Lightweight, high-performance HTML renderer for game and app developers.
hass-workstation-service - Provide useful sensors and services from your workstation to Home Assistant.
wix3 - WiX Toolset v3.x
ShutdownTimerClassic - Pick a time and let your computer shutdown itself.
NetSparkle vs Squirrel
nUpdate vs winsparkle
NetSparkle vs winsparkle
nUpdate vs OverwolfInsiderPatcher
NetSparkle vs self_update
nUpdate vs NetMsixUpdater
NetSparkle vs Ultralight
nUpdate vs hass-workstation-service
NetSparkle vs wix3
nUpdate vs wix3
NetSparkle vs ShutdownTimerClassic
nUpdate vs Squirrel