The aim of the project is to provide a command line tool to quickly build software installation packages for Windows.
It can be used as a utility to manage ad hoc application installations or as an installer wrapper for software deployments.
The project is built using C# and is designed to be portable, compact and fast. It can generate installers that are less than 1KB in size.
You can download the latest release here.
The release executable is targeted for Windows x64 and .NET 8.0.
The source code is available in the project repository here.
The application executable winpkg.exe can be used from the desktop or the command line.
It does not require installation or administrative privileges.
The installer performs the following actions:
Drag and drop your application folder onto the winpkg executable.
Provide the application folder path as an argument to winpkg:
winpkg c:\install\foobar
The batch file version winpkg.cmd is suitable for distribution with application files due to its framework agnostic design and small file size.
To view help on the command line, run winpkg without arguments.
Package installer wrapper for Windows
winpkg [/B] [/C] [/I] [/T] [/X] <SOURCE ...>
SOURCE folder(s) containing application files
This program creates an installer and uninstaller package for any program files.
It copies source files to the 'Apps' folder in the user's home directory.
It adds the installation path to the user PATH variable.
It creates an uninstaller for the app in Windows Settings.
It adds shortcuts for new items to the Start Menu.
/B Build installer (PowerShell default)
winpkg /B C:\downloads\bar
/C Build compact batch file installer
/I Install the application
winpkg /I C:\downloads\foo
/T Build default batch file installer
/X Executable installer
See the CHANGELOG for more information on release versions and features.