I can't afford to sign my app
Hello.
I have been developing an app made for the Windows platform for a few months. I plan to release it soon, but I can't afford even close to the amount of money that signing certs cost.
Is there ANY other way? I really don't want to ship an unsigned app since many of the features I need require it to be signed.
Thanks.
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Are you willing or able to publish it via the microsoft store? They'll sign and distribute it via that and it costs a tiny fee.
Do you have to pay to sign up to the ms store in order to upload & get the app verified?
Yes you do, it's a one-time fee but it's quite small (i'm in England, it was about £14 GBP) compared with signing cert fees.
Azure has a signing thing that should be more affordable than a traditional cert.
That being said, I’m not aware of Windows requiring a signature for anything other than not flagging SmartScreen (as much at least).
Yeah I haven't used win11 but would be surprised to learn if it restricted anything significantly. I know unsigned apps on macos are a pain in the ass but obviously, not an issue here
thats ok, it's not expensive