Release v0.8.0

Version: 0.8.0
Commit: e5cedcc04921f6f74535cf45668292203e439d45

What's Changed

Other Changes

• Fix two flaky execution-target tests by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #950
• Fix winapp new -t reactor when another template pack also registers reactor by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #949
• Hold and verify every WinUI triage debugger DLL until triage finishes by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #954
• Stop certificate tests leaking dev certificates into CurrentUser\My by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #953
• Use absolute URLs for winapp-sandbox doc links by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #960
• Fix release-build timeout in GuestProcessHost output-drain test by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #962
• Update AI agent detection to the env vars agents set today by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #963
• Bump version to 0.7.2 for development by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #944
• Skip a Windows App SDK release until its pinned sub-packages are published by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #956
• Capture windowed popups when recording or screenshotting an element by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #967
• Keep winapp usable when %USERPROFILE%.winapp is not writable by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #941
• Bump Electron Forge to 8 and @electron/fuses to 2 in Electron samples by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #961
• Emit JSON when cert generate --if-exists skip --json keeps an existing file by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #970
• Fix winapp run <dir> ambiguity error listing non-runnable projects by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #971
• Add CI checks for agent skill packages by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #972
• Fix intermittent Cli-2 test failures and bound the winui-unpackaged sample wait by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #980
• List WinUI templates first in winapp new by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #989
• Fix ui get-property reporting ordinary text boxes as password fields by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #965
• winapp run: suggest --debug-output when an attached app exits nonzero by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #991
• send-keys: hold capslock/insert for screen-reader commands; reject unknown modifiers by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #990
• Fix flaky real MP4 encoder tests (MF_E_SINK_NO_SAMPLES_PROCESSED) by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #966
• Stop leaking a private-key container on every PFX sign by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #992
• Reorder root help around the app development workflow by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #987
• Add local agent plugin benchmark (v1) by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #973
• Import WinUI agent plugin from win-dev-skills (unchanged) by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #976
• Add WinUI to the Claude/OpenClaw catalog and move WinUI skill script tests by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1007
• Stop tracking generated command wrappers and schema snapshots by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #997
• Make the AtomicFile reader-holds-destination test deterministic by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #998
• Fix windowed-popup screenshot test flake: wait for the popup to be composited by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1003
• Benchmark v1.1: agent selection, credit cap, 42 scenarios, comparisons by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #981
• Don't downgrade a newer template pack with --template-version latest by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1017
• Add -V short alias for --version by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1018
• Fix ui -a for hosted apps and show editable elements in inspect --interactive by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #993
• Fix Sandbox "Access is denied" failures and keep the Sandbox window on screen by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #964
• Support C++ (.vcxproj) projects in winapp run by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #984
• Add --type/--root/--class-name to every single-element ui command by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #932
• Agent-first winapp ui help and unknown-command suggestions by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #942
• Benchmark v2: capability-based realistic scenarios and held-out set by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #982
• Replace the winapp plugin agent with a short skill router by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #983
• Print help and CLI schema locally when --on is given by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1034
• winapp run --on sandbox --json: don't also forward --quiet to the guest by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1033
• winapp run: fix packaged C++ Debug apps failing on the debug CRT path by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1030
• Skill descriptions ≤300 chars, WinUI scope rule, and 'give the command' line by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #985
• Remove the winui-session-report skill by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1036
• Add worktree-isolated identity to winapp run by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #872
• Report the actual crash in --debug-output dumps, not an earlier handled exception by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1019
• Explain why a winapp ui command is waiting by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1026
• Make closing winapp's Sandbox window end the Sandbox, after Windows asks by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1047
• Benchmark: demand scenario set, outcome judging, and reference-read tracking by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1050
• Read Toolkit samples from the index the Toolkit publishes by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #988
• Handle minimized windows in winapp ui by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1054
• find-ui: search control descriptions and add an API list to the sample index by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1048
• Stop winapp run hanging when several packaged launches deploy at once by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1058
• Show host prerequisites in target snapshot sandbox by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1028
• Fix winapp new picking a stale template cache's --dotnetVersion option by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1063
• Make winapp run output as clean as dotnet build by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1037
• feat: add WinUI ETW performance recording and analysis by Morten Nielsen (@dotMorten) in #837
• Fix winapp run --unregister-on-exit leaving the package registered when not elevated by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1067
• Simpler PRs and issues, and reviews that don't grow simple changes by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1074
• Read winapp new's template cache from DOTNET_CLI_HOME when it is set by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1068
• Add .NET file-based app sample and guide by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1066
• Pin System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs to 10.0.13 for GHSA-846f-f764-76mx / GHSA-2fmv-rv2c-59x7 by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1079
• Fix winapp run/package building a referenced library twice (APPX1101/PRI252) by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1032
• Add --at x,y to ui click and ui hover by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1103
• Prefer an element named exactly the selector text in single-element ui commands by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1102
• Fix winapp ui hanging on WinUI 3 apps with a WebView2 by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1101
• Let --type and --class-name be the whole winapp ui query by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1104
• Add --wheel-horizontal to winapp ui scroll by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1100
• Fix ui --json reporting invokableAncestor as disabled at 0,0 by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1099
• Add --angle to ui touch pinch/stretch by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1098
• winapp run: detect the Windows App SDK in C++ projects that import it through packages.config by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1086
• Sign packages with the hash algorithm they were built with by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1097
• Add the app benchmark (benchmarks/apps) by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1108
• Honor -p:Configuration for C++ projects in winapp run by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1085
• Add a task-completion benchmark for the agent plugins by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1052
• WinUI DevTools: inspect, comment on and live-edit a running WinUI app by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #943
• Add UI automation benchmarks (agent-driven and scripted perf) under benchmarks/ui by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1053
• Benchmark: score the winapp-performance and winui-devtools skills by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1111
• winapp new: suggest winapp run <name>.cs for single-file templates by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #1109
• Avoid per-rule firewall queries during Sandbox preparation by Gleb Khmyznikov (@khmyznikov) in #1106
• find-ui: more synonyms, loaded from the shared search vocabulary by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1072
• Resolve winapp.exe's own DLL imports from System32 only by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1073
• xaml-triage child: verify what it loads instead of trusting its arguments by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1046
• Build C#/WinRT apps when the targeted Windows SDK version isn't installed by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1069
• Show WinUI menus, flyouts and tooltips in recordings by Gordon Lam (@yeelam-gordon) in #1061
• Help: Quick start in root help, and a readable, colored layout for every command by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #1116
• find-ui: return TableView for table, data grid and spreadsheet queries by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1121
• Fix plated taskbar icon and missing title bar icon for file-based apps by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #1080
• ui record: add --cursor to show the mouse pointer and clicks by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1123
• Clear error when packaged winapp runs from a layout under AppData by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1117
• Docs: use alert syntax for callouts so they render on Learn by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1127
• find-api: use the project's NuGet packages folder and the registered Windows SDK location by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1114
• Fix winapp run restoring the app twice when a test project references it by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1124
• Fix DevTools comments: wrong save folder, lost drafts, confusing list output by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1158
• Fix DevTools picking in dialogs and flyouts, and make the toolbar pill usable by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1172
• DevTools: let query writes target a single match by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1168
• Fix named-color confirmation in DevTools set-property by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1167
• Fix DevTools size and spacing explanations for margins and fixed widths by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1171
• Fix ui/devtools window targeting and unclear error messages by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1161
• Fix DevTools value-source reporting for unset properties, live edits and XAML lines by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1160
• DevTools: show inspector tree hover as a thin outline, not the selection box by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1173
• Publish winui to every plugin marketplace and check listings in CI by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1185
• Fix DevTools selected buttons in High Contrast by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1189
• Fix DevTools: show re-enable hint when 'Don't start DevTools' is selected by Akhil Gupta (@akhil9tiet) in #1170
• Make DevTools property headers expandable and announce current values by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1178
• Fix DevTools inspector toggle states and accessible visual tree by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1190
• Bind Sandbox commands to an expected instance GUID by Gleb Khmyznikov (@khmyznikov) in #1105
• DevTools: keep the binding panel accurate after edits and restores by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1159
• Fix DevTools toolbar menu crash that breaks validate-devtools on main by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1192
• benchmarks: add cli-only arm and align arm names across apps and tasks by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1184
• DevTools: stop picking after selecting an element by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1191
• Fix repeated roles in DevTools accessible names by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1193
• winapp package: accept a C++ .vcxproj by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1122
• Improve DevTools resource suggestions and editing errors by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1196
• Redact escaped password literals in DevTools authored output by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1237
• Refocus docs overview and README on WinUI developers by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #986
• DevTools: save unsaved edits to the right element and make Restore reliable by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1162
• Keep open DevTools property details in sync after edits by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1241
• Fix ARM64 C++ WinUI toolchain selection by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1234
• find-ui: disclose undefined event handlers instead of deleting them by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1207
• DevTools: new toolbar and inspector icons by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #1248
• Fix DevTools comment targeting and captured identity checks by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1240
• Release retired inspector row and editor state by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1245
• Keep DevTools comment panels reachable after resizing or moving a window by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1242
• Fix DevTools source-link recovery by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1243
• Reject ambiguous DevTools targets and correct query JSON by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1244
• Keep DevTools binding edits tied to live state and confirm page-wide Restore by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1247
• Keep live DevTools tree captions searchable by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1246
• Prepare the winui and winappcli plugins for marketplace listings by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #1261
• DevTools inspector: side rail and single-card layout by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #1265
• Build ADO CI on windows-2025 so it uses the same compiler as GitHub Actions by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1268
• Fail fast when winapp run --aot can't publish Native AOT by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1288
• Fix DevTools inspector memory growing with each selection by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1285
• Keep an existing ui-comments.json.bak when the comments store is corrupt by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1284
• Check DevTools before stopping or launching apps by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1239
• Place source-linked DevTools comments on verified live elements by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1266
• Honor -p Configuration for .NET projects in run and package by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1282
• Enable Control Flow Guard for WinApp.DevTools.Native.dll by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #1293
• Fix winapp new when two copies of the WinUI template pack are installed by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1290
• List both agent plugins in llms.txt by Niels Laute (@niels9001) in #1272
• Include UiTargetArgs in Sandbox DevTools run results by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #1294
• Fix DevTools menu and inspector theming, and simplify launch preferences by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1287
• Keep partial WinUI crash triage output when the analyzer crashes by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #1289
• Fix DevTools layout with enlarged Windows text by Chiara Mooney (@chiaramooney) in #1195

New Contributors

• Morten Nielsen (@dotMorten) made their first contribution in #837
• Gleb Khmyznikov (@khmyznikov) made their first contribution in #1106
• Akhil Gupta (@akhil9tiet) made their first contribution in #1170

Full Changelog: v0.7.1...v0.8.0

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Installation Options

MSIX Installer (Recommended)

1. Download winappcli_x64.msix for x64 or winappcli_arm64.msix for ARM64
2. Double-click to install
3. Automatically added to PATH

Standalone CLI Binaries

1. Download winappcli-x64.zip for x64 or winappcli-arm64.zip for ARM64
2. Extract to your desired location
3. Add to PATH or run directly: winapp.exe

NPM Package (for Electron or NodeJS)

npm install microsoft-winappcli.tgz

What's Included

• MSIX installer packages (x64 and ARM64)
• Standalone CLI binaries (x64 and ARM64)
• NPM package for NodeJS/Electron integration