WixToolset.Sdk

The WixToolset.Sdk package provides the WiX Toolset as an MSBuild SDK for both .NET (v6 or later) and .NET Framework (v4.7.2 or later). SDK-style projects have smart defaults that make for simple .wixproj project authoring.

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Getting started

Here's a minimal .wixproj that builds an MSI from the .wxs source files in the project directory:

Example project file: QuickStart.wixproj

<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
</Project>

Example source code: QuickStart.wxs

<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
  <Package Id="AcmeCorp.QuickStart" Name="QuickStart Example" Manufacturer="ACME Corp" Version="0.0.1">
    <File Source="example.txt" />
  </Package>
</Wix>

Build your MSI from the command-line:

dotnet build

For more information about WiX as an MSBuild SDK, see https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/using-wix/#msbuild-and-dotnet-build.

For more information about WiX targets, properties, and items, see https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/tools/msbuild/.

Additional resources

• WiX Website
• WiX Documentation
• WiX Issue Tracker
• WiX Discussions