Archive of Windows App SDK downloads
This page provides download links to older releases of the Windows App SDK for the three release channels (stable, preview, and experimental). For the latest releases, see Latest downloads for the Windows App SDK.
Depending on your development scenario, you might require the following:
SDK downloads:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio extension | The Windows App SDK Visual Studio extension (VSIX) provides project and item templates to get started. You can choose from three versions of the extension: stable, preview, and experimental. See Set up your development environment for more details on how to install the extension. |
| NuGet package | The Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK NuGet package provides access to APIs provided by the Windows App SDK. The NuGet package is included with the Visual Studio extension project templates. If you have an existing project in which you want to use the Windows App SDK, you can install the latest version of the Windows App SDK NuGet package in your project directly from Visual Studio. For setup instructions, see Use the Windows App SDK in an existing project. |
Runtime downloads:
Apps packaged with external location, and unpackaged apps, that use the Windows App SDK can use the standalone .exe runtime installer or MSIX packages to deploy the Windows App SDK package dependencies with them. For setup instructions, see Windows App SDK deployment guide for framework-dependent apps packaged with external location or unpackaged.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Installer | The standalone .exe installer, WindowsAppRuntimeInstall.exe, is available as a separate download beginning with Windows App SDK 1.0.1. It installs the Windows App SDK Runtime which includes the Framework, Main, Singleton and DDLM packages. |
| Redistributable | The Windows App Runtime Redistributable (Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist) is a zip file that includes the installer and MSIX packages for all architectures (x64, x86, and ARM64). |
To learn more, see the Windows App SDK release channels and the release notes provided below for each version.
Stable releases
Windows App SDK 1.5
Windows App SDK 1.4
Windows App SDK 1.3
Windows App SDK 1.2
Windows App SDK 1.1
Preview releases
Windows App SDK 1.5 Preview
| Version | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Preview1 (1.5.240205001-preview1) 02/06/2024 Release notes Source |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Windows App SDK 1.4 Preview
| Version | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|
| Version 1.4 Preview 2 (1.4.0-preview2) 08/15/2023 Release notes |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
| 1.4 Preview1 (1.4.230628000-preview1) 07/06/2023 Release notes |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Windows App SDK 1.3 Preview
| Version | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|
| Version 1.3 Preview 1 (1.3.0-preview1) 03/07/2023 Release notes |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Windows App SDK 1.2 Preview
| Version | SDK downloads | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 Preview2 10/04/2022 Release notes |
No new Visual Studio extensions. | Installer (x64 Preview2) Installer (x86 Preview2) Installer (arm64 Preview2) Redistributable (Preview2) |
| 1.2 Preview1 09/06/2022 Release notes |
No new Visual Studio extensions. | Installer (x64 Preview1) Installer (x86 Preview1) Installer (arm64 Preview1) Redistributable (Preview1) |
Windows App SDK 1.1 Preview
Experimental releases
Windows App SDK 1.6 Experimental
Windows App SDK 1.5 Experimental
Windows App SDK 1.4 Experimental1
| Version | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|
| Version 1.4 Experimental (1.4.0-experimental1) 05/23/2023 Release notes |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Windows App SDK 1.3 Experimental1
| Version | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|
| Version 1.3 Experimental (1.3.0-experimental1) 02/06/2023 Release notes |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Windows App SDK 1.2 Experimental
| Version | SDK downloads | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.2 Experimental (1.2.0-experimental2) 09/21/2022 Release notes |
C# Visual Studio 2022 extension C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension C# Visual Studio 2019 extension C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension |
Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
| Version 1.2 Experimental (1.2.0-experimental1) 08/15/2022 Release notes |
No new Visual Studio extensions. | Installer (x64) Installer (x86) Installer (arm64) Redistributable |
Maintenance releases
None at present.
Out-of-support stable releases
Out-of-support preview releases
| Version | SDK downloads | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 Preview 3 (1.0.0-preview3) 10/27/2021 Release notes |
C# Visual Studio 2022 extension C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension C# Visual Studio 2019 extension C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension |
Redistributable |
| 1.0 Preview 2 10/5/2021 Release notes |
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| 1.0 Preview 1 09/17/2021 Release notes |
Out-of-support experimental releases
| Version | SDK downloads | Runtime downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 Experimental 08/09/2021 Release notes |
Redistributable | |
| 0.8 Experimental 05/27/2021 Release notes |
Visual Studio extension | Redistributable |
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