Alt App Installer CLI Jishnu M

Use this command to install Alt App Installer CLI:

winget install --id=mjishnu.altappinstallercli -e

A Program To Download And Install Microsoft Store Apps Without Store, Alt App Installer CLI version

Alt App Installer CLI

A command-line version of Alt App Installer

🚀 Quick Start

1. Releases

Download the executable from releases
If you encounter a false antivirus positive, download altappinstaller-cert.zip from releases, extract the contents and install .cer or run install cert.bat.
Run:

./altappinstaller.exe "app url"

2. Winget

Install winget and run

winget install mjishnu.altappinstallercli

If you encounter a false antivirus positive, download altappinstaller-cert.zip from releases, extract the contents and install .cer or run install cert.bat.
Run:

altappinstallercli "app url"

📋 Usage

python main.py  [OPTIONS]

Basic Examples

# Simple download and install
python main.py https://example.com/app

# Download only
python main.py https://example.com/app -d

# Custom output directory
python main.py https://example.com/app -o ./my-downloads

🔧 Command Line Options

Short	Long	Description	Choices	Default
`-v`	`--version`	Show version information	-	-
`-h`	`--help`	Show help information	-	-
`-d`	`--download_only`	Download only, don't install	-	`False`
`-deps`	`--dependencies`	Dependency handling mode	`all`, `required`, `ignore_ver`, `none`	`required`
`-p`	`--progress`	Progress bar type	`full`, `simple`, `none`	`full`
`-o`	`--output`	Output directory	Any valid path	`./downloads`
`-a`	`--arch`	Target architecture	`x64`, `arm`, `arm64`, `x86`, `auto`	`auto`

Dependency Options

all: Install all available dependencies
required: Install only latest version of dependencies according to your current architecture (default)
ignore_ver: Install all version of dependencies for your current architecture
none: Skip dependencies entirely

Progress Bar Options

full: Complete progress bar with details (default)
simple: Lightweight for legacy terminals
none: Text-only output

📸 Screenshots

🔥 Advanced Examples

# Download all dependencies with simple progress bar
python main.py https://example.com/app --dependencies all --progress simple

# Specific architecture, no dependencies
python main.py https://example.com/app --arch x64 --dependencies none

# Custom output with download only
python main.py https://example.com/app -d -o ./custom-folder --progress full

🛠️ Building from Source

Prerequisites

Git
Python 3.8+
pip

Steps

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mjishnu/alt-app-installer-cli
cd alt-app-installer-cli

Install dependencies
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Run the application
```
cd app
python main.py "your-app-url"
```

🔍 Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
No progress bar visible	Try `--progress simple` or `--progress none`
Wrong architecture	Use `--arch x64/x86/arm/arm64`
Download fails	Check internet connection and URL validity

📝 Version Information

./altappinstaller.exe -v

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

🐛 Report Issues
🌐 Discord
📖 Check the documentation above for common solutions

⭐ Show your support

Give a ⭐️ if this project helped you!