Installer-less MSIX packaging
The installer is gone. Ship the app to Windows 11 anyway.
The installer media is missing, a Windows 11, Intune, or AVD deadline is looming, and MSIX skills on the team are thin. Point EtherApps Forge at a machine where the app already runs, and its AI-guided workflow captures it and produces deployment-ready MSIX, AppAttach, IntuneWin, and MSI, with App-V conversion built in.
Free for 7 days. 25 real captures. No credit card.
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Portal access
Your portal account includes
One sign-in for the installer, your licences, and everything the team needs to run Forge in production.
- Download the installerGet the latest signed Forge build ready for your Windows machines.
- Manage and transfer licencesAssign, reassign, and track admin seats across your team in one place.
- Docs, training, and certificationOnboarding guides and the certification path to get admins productive fast.
- Billing and renewalsInvoices, VAT receipts, and renewal reminders, all in the portal.
How the trial works
Live in three steps, no procurement required.
- 1
Create your account
No credit card. Verify your email and you are straight in.
- 2
Install Forge on a Windows machine
Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server are all supported.
- 3
Capture your first app on day one
25 real captures are included, so start with the app you need most.
See it in action
Capture to deployment-ready package in one workflow.
Live capture from a running Windows system, no installer media required.
AI-guided routing into MSIX, AppAttach, IntuneWin, and MSI.
Signing, manifest, and modification packages handled inside the workflow.
App-V end of life
App-V support has ended. MSIX is where Windows is going.
Microsoft ended App-V extended support on 14 April 2026. MSIX is the format Microsoft is investing in for Windows 11, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop app attach, and Windows 365.
Forge converts existing App-V packages directly to MSIX or MSI, with no resequencing and no original installer needed. Signing, manifest fix-ups, and modification packages are handled inside the workflow.
- App-V extended support ended April 2026
- One workflow: .appv in, MSIX out
- AppAttach-ready for AVD
Built for packaging teams and developers
One workflow from capture to every modern target.
Capture from running systems
Package installed Windows applications from live systems when installer media is lost, incomplete, or no longer usable.
AI-guided packaging decisions
Embedded AI guidance routes packaging choices, resolves dependencies, and closes the MSIX skills gap inside the workflow.
CLI and MCP for build pipelines
Capture, sign, and produce a deployment-ready MSIX from one command. MCP integration drives Forge from AI agents and pipelines.
PSF compatibility fix-ups
Legacy apps often misbehave inside the MSIX container. Forge stages the Package Support Framework (file and registry redirection, working-directory fixes) so captured apps run correctly, with no code changes.
Developer & ISV packaging New
Ship your own builds, not just captured apps. forge_msix is a drop-in makeappx replacement that turns a build folder into a signed, validated MSIX, ready for your CI pipeline.
For developers & ISVs
Ship your own builds as signed MSIX.
Not just legacy capture. forge_msix is a drop-in replacement for Microsoft's makeappx.exe that turns a build folder straight into a signed, validated MSIX in a single command, right inside your CI.
The packaging verbs mirror makeappx one for one, so you can adopt Forge with no change to an existing pipeline. When you need to fix a shipped package, edit its manifest, files, and virtual registry surgically and repack, with no rebuild from source.
- Drop-in makeappx replacement
- Signed, validated output
- Surgical MSIX editing, no rebuild
# package your build folder
$ forge_msix pack /d .\build /p MyApp.msix
✓ package created
# sign it (publisher auto-aligned)
$ forge_msix sign MyApp.msix -c cert.pfx
✓ signed · trusted
# verify before you ship
$ forge_msix validate /p MyApp.msix
✓ valid · signed · trustedPricing
Simple per-admin pricing.
Start free, then £895 per admin per year. AI Controller pricing is agreed case by case.
Free Trial
Free / 7 days
- Full access to GUI, PowerShell, and CLI
- 25 application captures
- No credit card required
Full Licence
£895 /year + VAT
per admin user
- Installer-less capture from running systems
- MSI and App-V to MSIX conversion
- PSF compatibility fix-ups for legacy apps
- Package your own builds into signed MSIX (makeappx-compatible)
- AppAttach-ready MSIX for AVD
- IntuneWin-ready output
- AI automation via MCP
- Training, certification, and 1-year maintenance
AI Controller
Call for pricing.
Run Forge from your own AI orchestrator or scale the embedded AI controller for a packaging factory. Pricing is agreed case by case based on scope, automation depth, and pipeline integration.
Talk to us about AI pricing