Commands

A reference for all APM CLI commands.

apm search

Search for AppImages by name or keyword in the APM Network.

apm search <query>

apm install

Install an AppImage from a URL, local file, or name. APM will extract, deduplicate, and sandbox it automatically.

apm install <name>
apm install https://example.com/app.AppImage
apm install ./local-app.AppImage

apm remove

Remove an installed application.

apm remove <name>

apm update

Update all installed applications. APM uses zsync where available to download only changed blocks.

apm update
apm update <name>

apm list

List all installed applications.

apm list

apm info

Show details about an installed app, including its sandbox permissions and CAS savings.

apm info <name>

apm run

Run an AppImage or an extracted directory inside the APM sandbox. Useful for testing.

apm run ./myapp.AppImage

apm keygen

Generate an Ed25519 key pair for signing AppImages. Keys are stored in ~ ~/.config/apm/keys/.

apm keygen

apm sign

Sign an AppImage for DNS-based verification.

apm sign myapp.AppImage