Ibex

Ibex (Install Builder EXtension) is a CLI (and DevCentr / file-manager surface) for two jobs OS shells leave unfinished:

  • Install in-place (add to PATH) — put a folder on the user PATH so binaries inside it run without a full package install.

  • Installer projects — scaffold installer.kdl, pick a backend plugin, and build artifacts (portable zip, NSIS, Inno, MSI/MSIX via msi-generator, AppImage stubs).

It is not a software catalog installer (it does not replace winget, apt, or Homebrew for installing third-party apps).

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Get the binary

  • winget: winget install DevCentr.Ibex

  • Homebrew: brew tap dev-centr/tap && brew install ibex

  • Releases: GitHub Releases

  • After install: ibex shell install for file-manager menus

Commands (quick)

ibex inplace-path add .
ibex new-project . --plugin=portable-zip
ibex build .
ibex emit-ci . --runner=github-actions
ibex plugins list
ibex plugins install-gui inno

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