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Guide for distributing your Command Palette extension through the Microsoft Store, WinGet, or both.

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Guide for distributing your Command Palette extension through the Microsoft Store, WinGet, or both.

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Guide for distributing your Command Palette extension through the Microsoft Store, WinGet, or both. npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/powertoys --skill publish-extension Download ZIPGitHub136k

Publish Your Command Palette Extension

Guide for distributing your Command Palette extension through the Microsoft Store, WinGet, or both.

When to Use This Skill

  • Publishing your extension to the Microsoft Store

  • Submitting your extension to WinGet for winget install discovery

  • Setting up GitHub Actions to automate builds and releases

  • Creating MSIX packages for Store submission

  • Creating EXE installers for WinGet submission

Publishing Options

Channel Package Format Discovery Auto-Updates Microsoft Store MSIX bundle Store app, ms-windows-store:// link Yes WinGet EXE installer winget install, CmdPal browse Yes (via manifest)

Recommendation: Publish to both for maximum reach. WinGet enables direct discovery from within Command Palette.

Workflows

Microsoft Store Publishing

See store-publishing.md for the complete step-by-step guide.

Summary:

  • Register for Partner Center

  • Update Package.appxmanifest and .csproj with Partner Center identity

  • Build MSIX for x64 and ARM64

  • Create MSIX bundle

  • Submit to Partner Center

WinGet Publishing

See winget-publishing.md for the complete step-by-step guide.

Summary:

  • Switch project to unpackaged mode

  • Create Inno Setup installer script

  • Build EXE installers

  • Submit manifest via wingetcreate new

  • Optionally automate with GitHub Actions

Important Notes

  • Your extension's CLSID (the [Guid("...")] in your main .cs file) must be unique and consistent across all files

  • WinGet manifests must include the windows-commandpalette-extension tag for CmdPal discovery

  • MSIX packages require both x64 and ARM64 builds for Store submission

  • WindowsAppSdk must be listed as a dependency in WinGet manifests