Specify own Info.plist file and create desktop shortcut icon?

• Version: 5.10.1

• Target: macOS, Windows

Qeustion 1:

I would like to build my app for macOS through, but my app implemented a protocol for web url lunch my app, for example: using builder://. In which case, I need to specify the Info.plist file for the CFBundleURLTypes.

The electron-packager support an option for specify my own plist file.

I read the electron-builder document and also tried to specify .build.mac.entitlements path to my own .plist file, it seems like doesn’t work.

Is there any way to specify it on the package.json?

Qeustion 2:

The windows installer installed the app files into C:\Users\ouchangkun\AppData\Local\appname\app-version, is there any way to make installer create an desktop shortcut icon and Start lunch menu?

Thanks a lot. 😃

[develar]

Use build.extend-info (https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-packager/blob/master/docs/api.md#extend-info) to add custom entries to the Info.plist.

[develar]

The windows installer installed the app files into

If you use default Squirrel.Windows, please read https://github.com/electron/windows-installer#handling-squirrel-events (in short — use https://github.com/mongodb-js/electron-squirrel-startup)

NSIS installer creates shortcuts without any code on your side (but currently NSIS doesn’t support auto-update).