AppImage

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Configuration

The top-level appImage key contains set of options instructing electron-builder on how it should build AppImage.

Desktop IntegrationSince electron-builder 21 desktop integration is not a part of produced AppImage file. AppImageLauncher is the recommended way to integrate AppImages.

Configuration

license

string

The path to EULA license file. Defaults to license.txt or eula.txt (or uppercase variants). Only plain text is supported.

synopsis

string

The short description.

description

string

As description from application package.json, but allows you to specify different for Linux.

category

string

The application category.

mimeTypes

string[]

The mime types in addition to specified in the file associations. Use it if you don’t want to register a new mime type, but reuse existing.

desktop

LinuxDesktopFile

The Desktop file

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desktop.entry

Record<string, string>

[Desktop Entry] metadata entries (name to value). Overwrites default values calculated by electron-builder.Example Spec: freedesktop.org Desktop Entry Specification

desktop.desktopActions

Record<string, any>

[Desktop Actions <ActionName>] metadata entries (name to value).

desktopActions: {
  NewWindow: {
    Name: 'New Window',
    Exec: 'app --new-window',
  }
}

executableArgs

string[]

The executable parameters. Pass to executableName

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