LanguageMSIX
UWP app package
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with msix extension are Windows app packages in latest Microsoft app package format.
What is msix file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
File extension msix is best know for it's use as the successor of APPX packages in Windows.
According to Microsoft, MSIX is a Windows app package format that combines the best features of MSI, .appx, App-V, and ClickOnce to provide a modern and reliable packaging experience.
It is a renamed ZIP archive that contains XML configuration files together with the app data for the installation.
This package is targeted for one architecture only, for example an x64 or x86 application package.
How to open msix file?
This file is used to manually install apps for Windows.
How to convert msix file?
It is possible to repack older installation packages to this format.
Suggested software to open msix file:
Associated software actions with the msix file
Software applications that can open msix files:
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 11 (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create msix files:
MSIX Packaging Tool (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that export msix files:
MSIX Packaging Tool (Microsoft Windows)