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Name Rating
Application Virtualization Explorer (Gridmetric) 
Admin Studio Virtualization Pack (Flexera) 
Dynamic Suite Composition Tool (Microsoft) 
OSD Illustrated (TMurgent) 
OSD File Anpassen (Thomas Klawun) 
Batch+ (Intercept-IT) 
Name Rating
Bring your own App (Login Consultants) not rated 
OSD+ BETA  not rated
DSC Management Utility BETA (add3) not rated 
App-V Generator BETA (Infopulse) not rated 
Update OSD+SPRJ (baltazar) [PoSH]  not rated 
Resave App-V Packages (kirx.org) [PoSH] not rated 

Application Virtualization Explorer

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Vendor  Gridmetric
Download

http://www.gridmetric.com/products/ave.html

Description 

Gridmetric's AVE is a must-have software within you App-V Toolbox. It has a ton of amazing feature, like:

  • Modification of Publishing Informatione (Shortcut, File Type Assiociations, OS Values)
  • Modification of Package Content (File System, Virtual Registry, Services)
  • Modification of Execution Conditions (Scripts, RunAs, Local Dependencies Check)
  • What-If Analysis of Virtual Applications, including DSC relations and User Configurations
  • Analyisis and Modifuication of User Settings files (PKG-Files)

 There are lots of more cool feature in there, check it out!

License Commercial (Free trial available)
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Admin Studio + Virtualization Pack

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Vendor  Flexera (accuired by Citrx)
Download

http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/adminstudio-virtualization-pack.htm

Description 

Flexera's Admin Studio is one of the most complete MSI packaging solutions on the market. The "Virtualization Pack" adds support for automated and extended creation of App-V packages within the well-defined packaging process.

License Commercial (Free trial available)
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Dynamic Suite Composition Tool

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Vendor  Microsoft
Download 

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=6655

Description 

MS' DSC tool allows you to create Dynamic Suite Composition relations between App-V Packages

After selecting the Primary Package, you can easily add Component Packages to it. Also, it updates the "Publishing MSI"

License Freeware 
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OSD Illustrated

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Vendor  TMurgent
Download 

http://www.tmurgent.com/OSD_Illustrated.aspx

Description 

OSD illustrated is a comprehensive description of the XML attributes, parameters and data that make up an OSD file. This sample OSD file demonstrates the structure and capabilities of an OSD file including detailes about attribute's usage.

This is the best OSD reference available!

License Freeware 
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OSD File Anpassen

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Vendor  Thomas Klawun
Download 

http://www.klawun.com/appVTools.html

Description 

OSD File Anpassen allows to batch add, remove or edit  the OS VALUE attributes in all OSD files of a given subfolder.

While the web site is in German, the tool itself is in English. I wrote areview/description at http://kirxblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/freeware-tool-to-control-app-vs-os-values-within-osd-files/ 

License Freeware 
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Batch+

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Vendor  Intercept-IT / App+
Download 

http://www.intercept-it.com/AppPlus/Community/CommunityTools/BatchFreeEdition/BatchHighlights.aspx

Description 

Batch+ allows to batch add x64 OS VALUE attributes in all OSD files of one or more given subfolders.

 

License Freeware 
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Bring your own App (ByoA)

Rating  Unrated (beta version)
Vendor  Login Consultants
Download 

http://www.loginconsultants.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=121&Itemid=149

Description 

Bring your own app allows users to "install" their own applicationsd without actually installing it. ByoA uses Remote Sequencer to convert an installer into an App-V Package. The users specifies the installer, clicks through the (remote) installation wizard and (sliently) receives an App-V application - without ever seeing the Sequencer User Interface.

See

License Free BETA (might be commercial)
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OSD+ BETA

Rating  Unrated (beta version)
Vendor  Intercept-IT / App+
Download 

http://www.intercept-it.com/AppPlus/Products/OSD/Highlights.aspx  

Description 

OSD+ is aimed to be a comprehensive OSD Editor (including DSC creation).

Optically, it reminds at Login Consultant's OSD Editor. It is in BETA since March 2010 now, so In don't know if there is any progress with it.

Rating will be available after it has been released.

License Free BETA
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DSC Management Utility BETA

Rating  Unrated (beta version)
Vendor  add3
Download 

http://www.add3.co.uk/content/downloads

Description 

DSC Management Utility is aimed to create, delete and view/analyze DSC realtionships between Virtual Packages.

The BETA version was released around July 2011.

Rating will be available after it has been released.

License Free BETA
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App-V Generator BETA

Rating  Unrated (beta version)
Vendor  Infopulse
Download 

http://www.infopulse.com.ua/eng/Solutions/App-V-Generator/

Description 

App-V Generator is like "Sequencing without the Sequencer". It is a Pre-/Post Installation Analyzer Tool that allows to monitor installations wqithout using the actual App-V Sequencer Software. beyond the Monitoring, it allows to "generalize" packages for x86/x64 support, prepare a set of pre defined OSD scripts, run wihtout installation and others.

The BETA version has been released around June 2011.

Rating will be available after it has been released.

License Free BETA (might be commercial)
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Update OSDs and SPRJs

Rating  Unrated
Vendor  baltazar @ appvirtguru
Download 

http://www.appvirtguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4045&hilit=powershell&sid=a7d4353bb97303bddd41b2d260aedc69

Description 

This Powershell Script updates/modifies the CODEBASE HREF path in the OSD and SPRJ files underneath a given folder recursively, which is esp. usefull when you move from one deployment scenario to another one

License free
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Resave App-V Packages

Rating  Unrated
Vendor  kirx.org (= me  ;-) )
Download 

http://kirxblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/bulk-update-app-v-packages-with-a-new-sequencer/

Description 

This Powershell Script loads all App-V packages within a iven folder recursively in the Sequencer and saves them in the current format. It also creates Publishing MSIs and may compress the packages

License free
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