The goal of this project is to easily create weblinks that pass data to client software installed on any device running windows.

It's fairly simple to use:

 DesktopAppLink.CreateLink(
 "applink.sample", 
 "\"<path to exe>\"", 
 "<optionalStaticArgument>");

This will set up the protocol in the registry of your pc.

You then create link like this and embed it on any webpage.

<a href="applink.sample:optionalArgumentsFromLink">Run Desktop App</a>

There are 2 types of arguments:

• static args (passed to the protocol upon creation)
• arguments that are passed with the protocol when invoking (via webbrowser)

Static args are store in the registry of windows next to your protocol. The can only be changed using regedit.

Links from hyperlink will always be passed with the protocolname to the application:

<a href="mycustomprotocol:origin=web">Click me!</a>