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 <URL> [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

1. Clone the repository

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

2. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. 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

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. 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

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