swupd-client vs winsparkle

swupd-client

Software update client (by clearlinux)

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winsparkle

App update framework for Windows, inspired by Sparkle for macOS (by vslavik)

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swupd-client		winsparkle
	Project
1	Mentions	2
111	Stars	1,256
1.8%	Growth	-
6.4	Activity	5.8
17 days ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Shell	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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swupd-client

Posts with mentions or reviews of swupd-client. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

backintime - untar one (or two) snapshots then do backintime restore
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 29 Dec 2021

I have tried a simple recreate making a tar with a few hard linked files and not hit the problem. The closest equivalent I could find was this but they were writing their own extract code and messing with paths during the extract. That shouldn't happen with the tar command.

winsparkle

Posts with mentions or reviews of winsparkle. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-13.

Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Feb 2024

There is one that is .NET and cross platform (incl. Linux) here: https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle (disclaimer: I am the primary maintainer of this repository).
For C++, WinSparkle works too: https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/
What tool do you use to create an installer for your desktop applications?
5 projects | /r/dotnet | 19 Oct 2021

Yeah they’ve been gaining a lot of momentum from the refactor. We were using WinSparkle for awhile but it still only supports DSA signatures and required maintaining some P/Invoke code.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing swupd-client and winsparkle you can also consider the following projects:

bita - Differential file synchronization over http

Squirrel - An installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps

mas - :package: Mac App Store command line interface

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.

wix3 - WiX Toolset v3.x

AppImageUpdate - AppImageUpdate lets you update AppImages in a decentral way using information embedded in the AppImage itself.

nUpdate - A comfortable update solution for .NET-applications.

Reset-Windows-Update-Tool - Troubleshooting Tool with Windows Updates (Developed in Dev-C++).