Application packaging teams are under pressure to modernise Windows application delivery without slowing deployment work. MSIX, Intune, App Attach, and automation all promise a cleaner operating model, but most teams still need a fast, low-risk way to test whether a packaging approach actually works on their real applications.
EtherApps Forge is a capture-first MSIX packager built to be simple to set up, simple to trial, and simple to test. It captures installed Windows applications straight from running systems, applies AI-guided packaging decisions, and produces deployment-ready MSIX, MSI, IntuneWin, App Attach, and App-V outputs from a single capture. The 7-day free trial is designed to help packaging, EUC, and Microsoft platform teams prove that workflow with a real application, not a generic demo.
Simple to set up, trial, and test
Most packaging tools ask you to rebuild an application from its installer before you can evaluate anything. EtherApps Forge takes a different route, so you can get to a real result quickly:
- Simple to set up – Start from a running Windows machine (Windows XP through Windows 11), capture the installed application, and let Forge analyse the real footprint. No original installer media and no heavyweight packaging lab required.
- Simple to trial – Sign up for the 7-day free trial at etherapps.ai with no credit card, pick one real application, and run an end-to-end packaging path in days, not weeks.
- Simple to test – Validate launch, repair, uninstall, signing, and Intune or App Attach suitability before you commit, with the embedded EtherAssist guidance offering AI-assisted routing and MSIX fix-up recommendations at each stage.
Why a focused trial matters
A useful trial should prove a packaging outcome. It should help your team understand whether the product fits the applications you actually manage, the deployment channels you use, and the validation steps your organisation expects.
For MSIX and AI-assisted packaging, that means looking beyond whether a tool can create a package. The better question is whether it can help you capture evidence, understand packaging risk, review the output, and make the next package easier.
That is why we created the downloadable EtherApps Forge 7-Day Trial Guide for MSIX and AI-assisted packaging.
What the free trial guide covers
The guide gives you a simple five-step framework for planning a practical 7-day EtherApps Forge trial:
- Pick the right app
Choose a real business application with known packaging friction, a clear owner, and a defined deployment target. - Capture clean evidence
Record installer behaviour, files, registry changes, services, and uninstall evidence so the packaging process is based on facts. - Use AI packaging
Use EtherApps Forge to support packaging guidance, review risks, and help shape a repeatable output. - Validate MSIX readiness
Check launch behaviour, repair, uninstall, user context, Intune suitability, and rollback planning. - Start the 7-day trial
Sign up for the free trial, prove one packaging outcome, then decide how to scale to the next application.
Inside the trial guide
The guide is a single, Forge-branded page you can put in front of stakeholders before the trial even starts. It lays out the five-step path on one screen, so platform leads, packagers, and sponsors can agree what "success" looks like in minutes rather than meetings.
Each step ties back to a concrete packaging decision: which application to choose, what evidence to capture, where AI-assisted guidance helps, and how to validate MSIX readiness before release. Use it to scope a trial that produces a real, defensible packaging outcome instead of an open-ended evaluation.
Who should download it
This resource is for teams working across:
- Microsoft Intune application deployment
- MSIX packaging and migration planning
- EUC and endpoint engineering
- Application readiness and packaging factories
- Windows application lifecycle management
- AI-assisted IT operations and packaging automation
It is especially useful if your team wants to test EtherApps Forge with a real app during the 7-day free trial but needs a structured way to define success before starting.
What to prepare before starting
Before beginning the trial, choose one application that represents the type of packaging challenge your team regularly handles. Ideally, you should know:
- The installer source and current deployment method
- The application owner or technical contact
- The target deployment platform
- Any known compatibility or user-context issues
- The validation steps required before release
That preparation makes the trial easier to measure. Instead of simply checking whether a package can be generated, you can test whether the workflow gives you cleaner evidence, better review points, and a repeatable path for future applications.
Download the free trial guide
Use the Forge-branded guide to plan your first 7-day EtherApps Forge trial and decide which application to evaluate first.
Download: EtherApps Forge 7-Day MSIX and AI Packaging Trial Guide
Start your EtherApps Forge trial
EtherApps Forge helps application packaging teams capture packaging evidence, assess MSIX readiness, and use AI-assisted guidance to move towards a more repeatable Windows application packaging process – without standing up a packaging lab first.
Start with one real app, prove the workflow during the 7-day free trial, then decide how it fits your broader application estate.
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