eried @ XDA released a nice application which lets you browse the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace from your computer. Using Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Windows PC you can search the marketplace and deploy apps directly to your Windows Phone 7 device. Version 1.6.3 was released recently and provides some enhancements and fixes.
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Windows PC provides the following features:
- Desktop access for Phone 7 Marketplace
- Background downloader
- Automated deployer
- Deployer application can receive xap files as argument, so it can be associated with xap files to quick deployment
You can find some screenshots of Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Windows PC below:
This application requires an unlocked Windows Phone 7 device, you can find more information about how to unlock / jailbreak your Windows Phone 7 device @ How to Jailbreak Your Windows Phone 7 Device.
You can find the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Windows PC changelog below:
v1.6.3 (released 2011-02-11)
- New context menu from the search results
- Quick actions available without opening the details (F12 and Ctrl+F12, quick deploy to emulator and device)
- Main window size is now remembered
- Small internal changes and corrections
- Fixed a bug in the downloader, when download was aborted
v1.6.2 (released 2011-02-09)
- Fixed a bug in tile view mode and list view mode
- Addressed a suggestion to append the version number when saving the xap file (configurable by settings)
v1.6.1 (released 2011-02-07)
- Fixed a problem showing thumbnails in some machines due a hardcoded path
- Columns are draggable and clickable now (to allow user to sort results)
- Minor changes
v1.6 (released 2011-02-05)
- Search tool now shows screenshots for applications
- Minor changes (alt- shortcuts, etc)
- Xap files association was (still) not configured properly by the setup
v1.4.6 (released 2011-01-26)
- Fixed problem when getting xap info
- Fixed deployment problem with some licensing issues (when the deployment fails and the user clicks retry)
- Minor visual changes
- Deployer SmartPatching functionality will not be released until next version
- Standalone xap deployer package will not be released anymore
v1.4.1 (released 2011-01-19)
- Deployer now supports built-in Windows 7 taskbar progress indicator
- Xap files association was not configured properly by the setup
v1.4 (released 2011-01-15)
- Minor change in the way Marketplace deploys xap files, standalone deployer is now used
- Automatic retry when deployment fails
- Minor general fixes
- Setup program available now
You can get more information about Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Windows PC @ http://ried.cl/mobile/wp7desktopmarketplace.html.
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