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Identity & Display

These properties set the human-friendly text shown by Windows when the user installs, runs, and manages the app.

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
packageDisplayNamestringno$.packageNameFriendly app name shown in Start menu / Apps & features.
publisherDisplayNamestringno$.publisherFriendly publisher shown alongside the app.
packageDescriptionstringnoLong description embedded in the manifest.
"msix": {
"packageDisplayName": "My Application",
"publisherDisplayName": "My Company Name Ltd.",
"packageDescription": "My Application – take notes the My Company way."
}
important

The identity name and publisher used by Windows internally (Identity/Name and Identity/Publisher in the manifest) come from $.packageName and $.publisher. The *DisplayName properties only affect what the user sees.