Cross-Platform Packaging for .NET

PackagingTools

PackagingTools is a shared packaging stack for building, signing, validating, and publishing Windows, macOS, and Linux installers from one project model. It combines a desktop workspace, CLI automation, reusable SDK, platform engines, and generated API reference in one repository.

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7 NuGet packages
3 platform engines
3 automation surfaces

Start Here

Installation and Onboarding

Install .NET 10, validate native toolchains, and build the solution locally.

 Project Configuration

Learn the JSON project model, platform properties, and runtime overrides.

 CLI Quickstart

Run cross-platform packaging flows from scripts or CI with repeatable arguments.

 Windows Packaging

Build MSIX, MSI, App Installer, and WinGet outputs with signing and host integration.

Documentation Sections

Getting Started

Choose between the desktop app, CLI, and SDK and get to a first successful packaging run.

 Concepts

Understand the architecture, identity model, policy engine, and security pipeline.

 Guides

Platform-focused documentation for Windows, macOS, Linux, plugins, and SDK embedding.

 Advanced

Use the repository workflows, starter templates, and docs publishing pipeline in CI/CD.

 Reference

Review package responsibilities, repository layout, roadmap artifacts, and ADRs.

 API Documentation

Generated .NET API pages for the core libraries, platform engines, SDK, plugins, and CLI.

Project Surfaces

  • Desktop App src/PackagingTools.App provides a guided Avalonia workspace for onboarding, environment validation, and project authoring.
  • CLI src/PackagingTools.Cli runs packaging, validation, host integration, and release-oriented automation from scripts or GitHub Actions.
  • SDK src/PackagingTools.Sdk embeds the same orchestration pipeline inside custom services and enterprise build systems.

Repository