What is a .MSIX file?
MSIX is the modern Windows app-installer package. Used by the Microsoft Store.
- Did you know
- MSIX, introduced in 2018, is Microsoft’s modern successor to APPX and MSI.
- Every MSIX package must be digitally signed, and a block-map file lists cryptographic hashes for each block so it can be verified and updated incrementally.
- Under the hood a .MSIX file is really a ZIP archive - rename it to .zip and you can browse the files inside.
- What Analyser reads
- Read software packages and Unix archive streams: Python wheels, NuGet, Chrome/Firefox/VS Code extensions, Electron ASAR, Windows APPX/MSIX, Debian (DEB), RPM, RubyGems, conda, Anki, Microsoft CAB, cpio and ar - showing name, version, dependencies and the file tree.
- Depth of analysis
- .MSIX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .MSIX file
- Drag a .MSIX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.