Launch 2020 brings more UWP apps to Microsoft Store

What is UWP?

UWP, also known as Universal Windows Platform, is a unified architecture of applications across platforms created by Microsoft and first introduced in Windows 10.

The purpose of this platform is to help develop Metro-style apps runs on both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile without the need to rewrite apps for each platform.

What you need to know

• This community of UWP developers just launched twelve new apps and two refreshed apps.
• These releases are part of the annual Launch 2020 event, and this is the second time the event has been held.
• Applications include: UWP file explorer, messaging client for Instagram, Discord client, GitHub task manager and many more.

The second annual Launch event is happening this week. Launch 2020 brings dozens of new apps and some reworked software to the Microsoft Store. The apps that are part of Launch are created by developers from UWP Community Discord. The developers in the Discord server discussed the development of applications, the UWP platform and supported each other to improve their applications (is there any such community in Vietnam).

Featured apps from Launch 2020

Arlo Godfrey, the man behind UWP Community Discord, shared about all the apps from Launch 2020. You can check out the apps. his post and all the featured apps from Launch 2020 below.

Chaptifier

Chaptifier is an application that allows you to add podcast metadata to MP3 files. It is designed to make it easier for podcasters to share their content by adding useful data. You can add chapters, images, titles, comments, and other content to enrich your podcast. When you create chapters in Chaptifier, they support titles, URLs, images, start and end times.

UWP Files – Preview

UWP files is a modern file management application that supports tabs (browser-like tabs) and is designed in the style of Fluent Design. It works with mouse and keyboard or touch screen, thanks to larger icons and components. This project is still in its early days, but it is open source and has grown quite a bit already. This is one of the apps that I downloaded in this 12 dish combo. After that, I deleted it in less than 1 day, many minor errors, every time I copy paste and the application refreshes several times, very annoying.

Indirect

This is messaging app for Instagram. It allows you to send and receive direct messages, view and reply to chats. This app is also designed in Fluent Design style, and it works well with mouse, keyboard or touch screen.

Aurora

This app allows you to manage non-code tasks from GitHub. With it, you can access repositories (repositories), issues (errors, issues), labels, assign colors to repos (repositories) and various logins. This software supports multiple accounts, so you can open a Github account on different tabs at the same time.

Quarrel

Quarrel is a Discord client for Windows 10 and now Xbox One. Quarrel was rebuilt from the beginning of 2020. The rebuild focuses on stability and usability. In addition to stability improvements, the app also supports Xbox, chat channels, conversation channels, direct messages, group DMs, and more. Voice support for Xbox should improve later this week, as updates are still rolling out.

Brainf*ck# – Preview

The name sounds funny. Client application Brainf*ck is an interactive dashboard and memory viewer. It has an IDE with automatic syntax and custom themes. This software is a powerful debugger for developers.

Yugen Mosaic

Yugen Mosaic allows you to turn any photo into a mosaic (you will know what a mosaic is if you look at the picture). These photographs are often made for symbolic and stylized purposes. If this is a yearbook picture, it’s off the table.

XSpot

You can use XSpot to get Spotlight photos from Microsoft. You can also find more images on Bing and save them as JPG, PNG or BMP. It also allows us to set that image as wallpaper as well.

8 bytes

Application Byte client client allows you to watch videos that you follow, or random daily and comment or subscribe to videos. You can also use it to follow users and topics just like TikTok.

Swift Browser

Swift Browser supports syncing between Windows 10 devices and has Adblocker, Dark Mode and KeePass built in. You can save web pages for offline viewing and use your browser’s reading mode to make it easier to go through text.

This app is the easiest way to stay up to date with UWP Community projects. You can check in progress projects and register your projects to be featured on this app.

Some projects have not been released yet

Some developers are not ready to release their apps in time for Launch 2020 but they did not forget to share about their upcoming apps.

Dynamic Shell

This application will allow anyone to customize the look and feel of Windows 10. It will support AudioFlyout v2 and be able to prevent swipe gestures from touching the edges of the screen (or touchpad).

Strix Music

Formerly known as Spotimo, this Spotify client is getting some improvements. It uses 30% less memory now than before, and the developer is working on adding some new features, including the Zune-esque Now Playing view.”

Project Input/Project Screen

Project Input allows you to send mouse, pen (touch) and gamepad input from one device to another. The developer, Christopher Black, also known as Ryken, will prioritize working on this project after he completes myTube 4.0.

DirectXStudio

This application is a UWP IDE for developing .NET applications and games. This is a rich code editor and includes a 3D view (scene).