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

Version Runtime downloads
1.5.8 (1.5.241107002)
11/12/2024
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Redistributable
1.5.7 (1.5.241001000)
10/08/2024
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Redistributable
1.5.6 (1.5.240802000)
08/13/2024
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Redistributable
1.5.5 (1.5.240627000)
07/09/2024
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Redistributable
1.5.4 (1.5.240607001)
06/11/2024
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1.5.3 (1.5.240428000)
05/01/2024
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1.5.2 (1.5.240404000)
04/09/2024
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1.5.1 (1.5.240311000)
03/12/2024
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Redistributable
1.5.0 (1.5.240227000)
02/29/2024
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.4

Version Runtime downloads
1.4.7 (1.4.240802001)
08/13/2024
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Redistributable
1.4.6 (1.4.240512000)
05/14/2024
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Redistributable
1.4.5 (1.4.240211001)
02/13/2024
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Redistributable
1.4.4 (1.4.231219000)
01/09/2024
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Redistributable
1.4.3 (1.4.231115000)
11/16/2023
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1.4.2 (1.4.231008000)
10/10/2023
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1.4.1 (1.4.230913002)
09/19/2023
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1.4.0 (1.4.230822000)
08/29/2023
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.3

Version Runtime downloads
1.3.3 (1.3.230724000)
07/25/2023
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Redistributable
1.3.2 (1.3.230602002)
06/13/2023
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Redistributable
1.3.1 (1.3.230502000)
05/09/2023
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1.3.0 (1.3.230331000)
04/12/2023
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.2

Version SDK downloads Runtime downloads
1.2.5 (1.2.230313.1)
03/15/2023
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Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
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Redistributable
1.2.4 (1.2.230217.4)
02/22/2023
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
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Redistributable
1.2.3 (1.2.230118.102)
01/25/2023
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable
1.2.2 (1.2.221209.1)
12/14/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable
1.2.0
11/10/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.1

Version SDK downloads Runtime downloads
1.1.5
09/14/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
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Redistributable
1.1.4
08/11/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
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Redistributable
1.1.3
07/20/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
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Installer (arm64)
Redistributable
1.1.2
06/28/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
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Redistributable
1.1.1
06/14/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
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Redistributable
1.1.0
05/24/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
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Redistributable

Preview releases

Windows App SDK 1.5 Preview

Version Runtime downloads
1.5 Preview1 (1.5.240205001-preview1)
02/06/2024
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Windows App SDK 1.4 Preview

Version Runtime downloads
Version 1.4 Preview 2 (1.4.0-preview2)
08/15/2023
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Installer (x64)
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Redistributable
1.4 Preview1 (1.4.230628000-preview1)
07/06/2023
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.3 Preview

Version Runtime downloads
Version 1.3 Preview 1 (1.3.0-preview1)
03/07/2023
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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

Version SDK downloads Runtime downloads
1.1.0 Preview 3
05/03/2022
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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
1.1.0 Preview 2
04/19/2022
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C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
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Redistributable
1.1.0 Preview 1
03/29/2022
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No new Visual Studio extensions. Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable

Experimental releases

Windows App SDK 1.5 Experimental

Version Runtime downloads
1.5 Experimental2 (1.5.240124002-experimental2)
01/25/2024
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Redistributable
1.5 Experimental1 (1.5.231202003-experimental1)
12/06/2023
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.4 Experimental1

Version Runtime downloads
Version 1.4 Experimental (1.4.0-experimental1)
05/23/2023
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Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
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Redistributable

Windows App SDK 1.3 Experimental1

Version Runtime downloads
Version 1.3 Experimental (1.3.0-experimental1)
02/06/2023
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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
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No new Visual Studio extensions. Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable

Maintenance releases

None at present.

Out-of-support stable releases

Version SDK downloads Runtime downloads
Version 1.0.4
06/14/2022
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
1.0.3
04/18/2022
Release notes
No new Visual Studio extensions. Installer (x64)
Installer (x86)
Installer (arm64)
Redistributable
1.0.2
04/05/2022
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
1.0.1
03/15/2022
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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
1.0.0
11/16/2021
Release notes
C# Visual Studio 2022 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2022 extension
C# Visual Studio 2019 extension
C++ Visual Studio 2019 extension
Redistributable
0.8
06/24/2021
Release notes
Visual Studio extension Redistributable
0.5
03/29/2021
0.1
12/11/2020

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
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1.0 Preview 1
09/17/2021
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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