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Deploying Your First App

Now that your tenant is connected, let's deploy an app. Robopack's Instant Apps library gives you access to over 30,000 applications from Winget and the Microsoft Store. In this tutorial, you'll search for an app, build a package, and import it into Intune.

Video Walkthrough​

What you'll need​

Step-by-Step Guide​

1. Search for an app​

In the Robopack dashboard, use the search bar to find an app. For example, search for Adobe Reader. Each result shows:

  • App name and publisher
  • Last update date — when the publisher released the latest version
  • Source — whether it's available from Winget, the Microsoft Store, or both
  • Ribbon icon — indicates popular apps that Robopack pre-tests and preloads with every release

2. Review the app metadata​

Click on an app to see more detail:

  • Version information from both Winget and Store (Winget versions are typically newer — vendors find it easier to publish there)
  • Application identifiers for Winget and the Store
  • Available version history
  • Detailed information for each version

3. Analyze and build​

Click Analyze and Build at the top right. You'll see:

  • App name, publisher, and version
  • PSADT wrapping — Robopack wraps the application in the PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit (PSADT), which standardizes the install/uninstall approach across all your deployments
  • Script template — the default PSADT template is used (you can create custom templates later)

Click Continue to build the package.

tip

You can also click Import directly to Intune at this stage to skip the intermediate step — but building first lets you review the package before importing.

4. Import to Intune​

Once the package is built (this takes just a few seconds for pre-loaded apps), click Import to Intune:

  1. Choose the tenant to import to
  2. Review the install command, uninstall command, and detection method that Robopack will send to Intune
  3. Click Continue and Start Import

The app is uploaded directly to Intune, ready for you to assign.

5. Verify in Intune​

After the import completes, click Show in Intune to open the app directly in the Intune portal. You'll see:

  • App name, description, publisher, and version
  • The logo (pulled automatically)
  • Install and uninstall commands
  • No group assignments yet (we didn't create any in this tutorial)

What's next?​

In the next tutorial, you'll auto-create Intune assignments so that Robopack creates Entra ID groups and assigns the app for you during import.