Installing local apps
When you start a freshly installed nRF Connect for Desktop, it shows a list of
all apps officially supported by Nordic Semiconductors. But if developers create
new apps or new versions, they can also
create a developer bundle of an app
consisting of a file like pc-nrfconnect-boilerplate-0.0.1.tgz which users then
can install manually.
The easiest way to install a local app is by dropping the bundle file onto the apps list of the nRF Connect for Desktop window. This also requires no restart of nRF Connect for Desktop.
Another way, that is easier to automate but harder for users to execute:
- Copy the file to
%USERPROFILE%\.nrfconnect-apps\local(Windows) or$HOME/.nrfconnect-apps/local(Linux/macOS). - Restart nRF Connect for Desktop. The app should now appear in the apps list.
Note
If the app has the same name as an official app, it now appears twice in the list. You can differentiate the two by the label below it: One says “official”, while the other one is “local”:
