Convert XAP to APPX

What is XAP file?

The XAP file extension is a compressed container format developed by Microsoft Silverlight for storing application programs and files. The files of this type are created automatically when applications are built using Silverlight. It is served by the web server in a similar way to any other web page content. Technical Details XAP files are ZIP archives that contain a .DLL file (Dynamic Link Library). This DLL file contains all the c# code libraries, . [ ⏩ ] XAP file extension

What is APPX file?

The .APPX file extension is a Windows 8 application package or "app," created by Microsoft. This file format is an open standard used to package modern Windows applications into a single file that can be used to install, upgrade, or uninstall the app on desktops, laptops and Windows 8 tablets. This type of package is also used to deliver Windows Store applications on Windows 8 and up. Features of APPX Format The most distinguishable feature of an APPX file compared to a traditional . [ ⏩ ] APPX file extension

How to convert the file from XAP to APPX?

To successfully convert the XAP file to APPX, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.XAP). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case APPX (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than APPX).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. XAP to APPX. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting XAP files to APPX files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension APPX, while before this step we had the XAP file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new APPX file, or not.

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