AppSnap description
Automatically figures out the latest version, downloads the installer and then installs the software
AppSnap is an application that will simplify the installation of software. AppSnap automatically figures out the latest version, downloads the installer and then installs the software in one seamless step.

AppSnap is primarily designed for Windows which does not have any decent package manager such as APT and RPM as in the Linux world.

AppSnap is written in Python and uses wxPython, PyCurl and PyYAML. It is packaged using Py2Exe and installed using NSIS.

AppSnap is being released under the GPL. The source code is included in the installer.

Here are some key features of "AppSnap":

· Detect latest version of supported applications
· Download, install, upgrade and uninstall
· Fully functional GUI and CLI supporting localization
· Manage installed and upgradeable applications
· Manage AppSnap updates from within itself
· Update growing application database from central repository
· Create single application repository to be used by AppSnap on an intranet
· Support proxy configurations
· Parallel downloads with progress information
· Filter applications by category and keywords
· Free and Open Source


What's New in This Release:

· New applications: Development: WinMerge
· New applications: Entertainment: Exact Audio Copy, Media Player Classic, Winamp
· New applications: Libraries: AC3Filter, FFDShow, QuickTime Lite, Real Alternative
· New applications: Productivity: InfraRecorder, PDF-XChange Viewer, VirtualBox, XnView
· New applications: Utilities : AutoIT, FlashGet, IDrive, Process Explorer, Process Monitor, TeraCopy, Undelete Plus
· Bug Fix: AppSnap was crashing if HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall didn't exist. This has been fixed.
· Bug Fix: Translated strings for French were not loading correctly and crashing AppSnap.
· Bug Fix: Fixed an exception that occurred if userdb.ini had an application with no uninstall information.