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title: Everything-apps without platforms - say "hi" to xstore :)
author: missytake,holga
author: missytake, holga
image: ../assets/blog/2023-08-xstore-appicons.png
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XXX describe and link xdcget and xdcstore and that xstore is a deployment of these tools
XXX turn the below into 3-4 bullet notes

Private Apps can not access the Internet.
webxdc apps can not access the Internet.
That's what makes them private.
So if you share the store app to another chat,
it will not work there.
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**Note:**
if your version of Delta Chat is older than 1.38,
the store app will not work properly;
you can not share downloaded Private Apps to a chat then.
you can not share downloaded webxdc apps to a chat then.
[Just upgrade your Delta Chat app](download)
to make it work.

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## Do I have to use the official xstore?

Of course not.
You can always share a Private App from one chat to another;
You can always share a webxdc app from one chat to another;
without DRM,
without tracking,
without login/consent barriers.
Any Private App is just a .xdc file
Any webxdc app is just a .xdc file
saved as an e-mail attachment.

Additionally to that,
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[in the bot's codeberg repository](https://codeberg.org/webxdc/store/#setting-up-the-bot).
It works best together with [xdcget](https://codeberg.org/webxdc/xdcget/),
a command line tool
which downloads Private Apps
which downloads webxdc apps
from git repositories.

## How can I submit my own Private App to xstore?
## How can I submit my own webxdc app to xstore?

So far,
we already have more than 20 Private Apps in xstore.
we already have more than 20 webxdc apps in xstore.
The number is growing fast,
because it's so easy to adjust any web app
so it works as a Private App in Delta Chat.
so it works as a webxdc app in Delta Chat.

To get started with development,
you can learn more about webxdc apps on [webxdc.org](https://webxdc.org)
(`webxdc` is the technical term for Private Apps).
You can also take other Private Apps as an example;
(`webxdc` is the technical term for webxdc apps).
You can also take other webxdc apps as an example;
in xstore you can find links to any app's source code
by clicking on "More":

![Details of the checklist app, it shows a description, date, file size, and link to source code.](../assets/blog/2023-08-xstore-more.png)

If you want to make your own Private App available,
If you want to make your own webxdc app available,
just go on [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/webxdc/xdcget)
(a github alternative)
And open a pull request to our xdcget config file,
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just with much less complexity.

We are looking forward to your contributions,
and hope you have fun with Private Apps in Delta Chat!
and hope you have fun with webxdc apps in Delta Chat!


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