--- title: Announcing a New Visual Manifest Editor in the WinApp VS... description: Microsoft has released v0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension, introducing a visual manifest editor for AppxManifest.xml files. The editor replaces raw XML... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-a-new-visual-manifest-editor-in-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-37b3oe6e6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Announcing a New Visual Manifest Editor in the WinApp VS Code Extension | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has released v0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension, introducing a visual manifest editor for AppxManifest.xml files. The editor replaces raw XML... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-a-new-visual-manifest-editor-in-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-37b3oe6e6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/37b3oe6E6.png og:image:alt: Announcing a New Visual Manifest Editor in the WinApp VS Code Extension og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Announcing a New Visual Manifest Editor in the WinApp VS Code Extension **[DevBlogs](https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs)** · 6 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Microsoft has released v0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension, introducing a visual manifest editor for AppxManifest.xml files. The editor replaces raw XML editing with a form-based UI organized into tabs covering Identity, Properties, Dependencies, Resources, Capabilities, and Applications. It includes real-time validation, built-in asset generation, extension management, and format-preserving edits that keep existing XML whitespace and comments intact. The update also adds workspace-aware multi-project support, allowing developers to keep their repository root open while WinApp commands automatically detect and target the correct app subdirectory. The extension's source code has moved to a new dedicated repository at microsoft/WinAppVSCE. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in version 0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension? Version 0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension adds a visual, form-based editor for AppxManifest.xml files with real-time validation, asset generation, and extension management, plus workspace-aware commands that auto-detect app projects in multi-app repositories. It requires Windows 10 or later and VS Code 1.109.0 or later, and is available on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. _Developers tracking Windows dev tooling changes can follow WinApp extension updates on daily.dev._ ### Where do I file bugs for the WinApp VS Code extension now? Bugs and feature requests for the WinApp VS Code extension should be filed in the new microsoft/WinAppVSCE repository, not the original microsoft/WinAppCli repo. The extension's source code moved to its own dedicated repository starting with v0.2. Issues with the underlying CLI behavior itself should still go to the microsoft/WinAppCli issues page. _Contributors adjusting to repo moves like this one can keep up via daily.dev._ ### How do I edit an AppxManifest.xml file without writing raw XML? In the WinApp VS Code extension version 0.2 and later, opening an AppxManifest.xml or .appxmanifest file lets you choose a visual, form-based editor alongside the default text editor via right-click Open With. It covers identity, properties, dependencies, resources, capabilities, and applications tabs, with real-time validation and format-preserving edits to the underlying XML. _Windows app developers wrestling with manifest XML can track tooling like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AppxManifest IntelliSense for Windows Development](https://daily.dev/posts/appxmanifest-intellisense-for-windows-development-9ve5dvzvr) · DevBlogs · 15 upvotes · 1 comments - [Microsoft Introduces WinApp CLI to Unify Windows App Development Workflows](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-introduces-winapp-cli-to-unify-windows-app-development-workflows-y5sifeppi) · InfoQ · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode), [#winui](https://daily.dev/tags/winui) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-a-new-visual-manifest-editor-in-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-37b3oe6e6) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Announcing a New Visual Manifest Editor in the WinApp VS Code Extension","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-a-new-visual-manifest-editor-in-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-37b3oe6e6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-a-new-visual-manifest-editor-in-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-37b3oe6e6"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T17:29:37.587Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:50:43.750Z","description":"Microsoft has released v0.2 of the WinApp VS Code extension, introducing a visual manifest editor for AppxManifest.xml files. 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