. During installation, you typically only need the "Windows App Certification Kit" to get the tool. Visual Studio : If you have Visual Studio installed with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) development workload, the tool is already on your machine. MSIX Packaging Tool : A lighter alternative is to download the MSIX Packaging Tool
Click next to your current Visual Studio installation.
: Extract the contents of a package ( MakeAppx unpack /p /d ).
| Command | Description | | :------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Creates an .appx or .msix package from a directory of files. | | unpack | Extracts all files from an existing package to a specified directory. | | bundle | Creates an .appxbundle or .msixbundle that contains multiple packages (e.g., for different CPU architectures). | | unbundle | Extracts all packages from a bundle into a specified directory. | | encrypt | Creates an encrypted app package or bundle from an input file. | | decrypt | Creates a decrypted app package or bundle from an encrypted input file. | download makeappx.exe
signtool.exe sign /a /fd SHA256 /f "C:\MyCert\MyCertificate.pfx" /p "YourPassword" "C:\MyApp\Output\MyAppPackage.msix" Use code with caution. Security Warning Regarding Standalone Downloads
Creating package ... Successfully created package C:\output\MyApp.msix
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There is no standalone download for MakeAppx.exe — it must be obtained through official Microsoft channels as part of the Windows SDK or Visual Studio. Below are the three official methods.
A quick Google search for “download makeappx.exe” will return dozens of sites like exe-download.com , dll-files.com , or dlldownloads.com .
: makeappx.exe pack /d "C:\MySourceFiles" /p "C:\Output\MyApp.msix" MSIX Packaging Tool : A lighter alternative is
If you need help setting up your development environment, let me know: Which are you targeting?
Click for the version matching your operating system (e.g., Windows 11 or Windows 10). Run the downloaded winsdksetup.exe installer. Choose an installation path and click Next .