EtherApps Forge - MSIX App Packaging

Get every Windows app ready for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Intune, including the ones nobody can reinstall.

Cloud PC and virtual desktop projects often stall on applications: App-V packages, installers lost years ago, and line-of-business apps that only run on one old machine. EtherApps Forge captures each app where it runs today and turns it into a signed, modern package your team can deploy. It is built for IT teams and Microsoft partners moving desktops to the cloud.

Made for your migration

• Citrix or Remote Desktop Services apps moving to Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365
• App-V packages that need a new home
• Apps on Windows Server 2012, whose Extended Security Updates ended on October 13, 2026
• Windows 11 upgrades held up by apps with no installer

Package anything, from anywhere

• No installer needed. Capture apps on the machine they run on, from Windows XP SP3 to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2025.
• App-V without resequencing. Convert App-V 5 packages to MSIX or MSI with no sequencer or App-V client.
• Every format from one capture. Signed MSIX, MSI, Intune Win32 and App Attach (VHD, VHDX or CIM).
• Ready to ship. Sign, validate and smoke test each package before your users see it.
• Built for scale. Batch capture, a command line, PowerShell and your build pipeline.
• AI that does the busywork. GitHub Copilot and other AI clients can drive Forge through the Forge MCP server. Forge AI Controller, in private preview, runs unattended packaging in your own tenant.

Proven, and safe to run

• Tested on 3,261 Windows application cases: Forge built an MSIX for 90.68%, and 80.04% passed a smoke test (MSIX at Scale, preprint, 2026).
• Forge runs on your own machines. Your packages and signing keys stay with you.
• Made by EfficientEther, certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 42001, and Cyber Essentials accredited.

Learn MSIX free

MSIX and Forge courses with certification at etherapps.ai/training, free with a work email.

Start your 7-day free trial

Try the full Forge workflow with 25 captures. There is no charge during the trial, and you can cancel before it ends. After that, the annual plan is licensed per named packaging admin and billed on your Microsoft invoice.