v1.8.0

What's New

• WSL distro inventory -- discovers installed WSL distributions with version and state
• Portable-app detection -- scans user-local Programs/Portable/Tools/Apps and PortableApps directories
• Driver inventory -- parses pnputil /enum-drivers for third-party driver metadata
• Windows Feature inventory -- enumerates enabled optional features via Get-WindowsOptionalFeature
• Column chooser -- show/hide treeview columns with persistent layout saved to AppData
• AppCompatCache (ShimCache) parser -- third last-used signal source alongside UserAssist and Prefetch
• Start Menu + Taskbar pin detection -- annotates matching apps with their pin location
• Intune-style compliance report -- --compliance flag checks installed apps against a required-apps reference file

46 tests pass.

v1.7.0

What's New

• Frozen pip scan guard — PyInstaller builds no longer relaunch the packed exe for pip scanning
• Non-destructive bundle writes — Restore bundles refuse non-empty folders by default, use atomic staging
• Versioned JSON schema (1.1) with cross-version migration test fixtures
• Restore bundle validator — --validate-bundle CLI validates manifest, files, and artifact integrity
• Scan mode controls — --skip-network, --skip-hashing, --skip-last-used for fast/private scans
• Privacy-safe redacted exports — --redact strips machine names, paths, registry keys, hashes
• Diagnostics panel — GUI Diag button + durable scan log in %APPDATA%\AppList
• Release manifest — Build script emits SHA-256 checksum, signature status, dependency freeze
• PowerShell export — --export ps1 generates install script with winget/pip/choco/scoop one-liners
• Group-by dropdown — Source, Publisher, Install Year, or Drive grouping in the treeview
• Before-vs-After baseline — Save/Compare buttons for install session diffing
• Standalone winget entries — Apps in winget but not in registry now appear in inventory
• Measured directory size — Real install folder size alongside estimated size
• OEM bloatware flagging — Curated publisher signature list (McAfee, Norton, WildTangent, CyberLink, etc.)
• Startup-item scanner — Registry Run keys and Startup folder entries

41 tests pass.

AppList v1.0.0

AppList v1.0.0

Inventory and export all installed applications on a Windows system. Generates clean, sortable reports in multiple formats.

Download

• AppList.py — Single-file Python script, dependencies auto-install on first run

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Windows

Run

python AppList.py