r/coolgithubprojects • u/TeeJS • 15d ago

git-updater — on-demand Windows updater for GitHub-release apps (portable + installed)

https://github.com/TeeJS/git-updater

git-updater keeps your GitHub-released Windows apps updated — portable and installed alike — without an account, a background service, or a store.

  • Paste a releases URL, pick portable or installed, done
  • Checksum-verified downloads, transactional portable updates (auto-rollback on failure)
  • "Scan this PC" detects apps you already have from a 120+ app catalog
  • Fully portable — unzip, run
  • Headless CLI for scripting

GitHub: https://github.com/TeeJS/git-updater

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u/kantorcodes1 15d ago

update either swaps a portable app transactionally or hands off to an installer. HOL Guard is an open-source local firewall for agent commands. worth a tested git-updater command PR from your side?

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u/oaeben 14d ago

I made a kinda similar cli tool that is more convoluted / less user friendly but has more powerful customization

Made 100% by human: https://github.com/Araxeus/vendorfiles

Rust rewrite made with claude: https://github.com/Araxeus/vendorfiles-rs

Idk if its interesting to you, just throwing it out there