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AppSnap

AppSnap is an application that simplifies installation of software. It automatically figures out the latest version, downloads the installer and then installs the software in one seamless step. AppSnap is primarily designed for Windows which does not have any decent package manager such as APT and RPM as in the Linux world.

AppSnap is written in Python and uses wxPython, PyCurl and PyYAML. It is packaged using Py2Exe, compressed with UPX and installed using NSIS.

More details can be found on the AppSnap webpage.

5 Responses

  1. Elena Caldera says:

    So glad this application came along. Will be a big help to me controlling the files on my pc.

  2. fedmich says:

    I also did made a similar program called “Install Guide”, I am still to make it available to the public now that I saw some people do actually like these softwares.

    Cheers to all viewers :)

  3. Ashish says:

    I also did made a similar program called “Install Guide”, I am still to make it available to the public now that I saw some people do actually like these softwares.

  4. fpdragon says:

    Congratulations!
    A good piece of software with some little bugs. For german speakers: I’ve wrote a little review on my site. Here is the complete link: http://laytechblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/appsnap-automatischer-programmdownload.html

  5. John Yoon says:

    I was trying this program out. I think adding a save/load for selections would be a great function on this program. Thanks a lot though for making this program!

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