Description
by the creator of MSFS Community Downloader
Stop downloading addon manually
WindSailor let you browse your favorite addon websites and will handle your downloads to do all the boring and repetitive stuff.
Finding the Community folder, unzipping the package, cleaning the old addon, copying the new one, WindSailor does all this for you.
Main functionalities:
- Addon websites browsing
- Community folder autodetection
- Download and install packages automatically
- Set custom installation folder
- Set custom installation folder per package (Addons linker compatible) (v0.4.0+)
WindSailor is in early stage of development, new functionalities will come soon!
Found a bug?
Have an idea of a cool functionality?
Wanna say "hi"?
Please come to the dev's Discord server.
If you have an issue / question / other for me, please don't use the comment section as I don't check it often. Come to the discord server as I monitor it daily.
Support the developement of this tool!
Become a Patreon!
WindSailor is not affiliated with Microsoft, Flight Simulator, Flightsim.to, SimMarket, FS Nordic, and other flightsim actors in any way.
The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringment. In no event shall the authors, copyright holder or the above quoted actors be liable for any claim, damage, or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.
Frequently Asked Questions
WindSailor
WindSailor is a helpful tool for MSFS addon enthusiasts, designed to simplify the process of browsing and downloading addons. It automates tasks such as finding the Community folder, unzipping packages, and installing addons, saving you time and effort. With features like addon website browsing and custom installation folders, WindSailor aims to enhance the addon management experience for users.
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Version History
* Fix URL detection for custom installation folders
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Log Inover 4 years ago
Amazing Program! Makes Aircraft Installs a 1 click breeze!
2 months ago
I have now found the reason why.
Flightsim.to have changed the folder structure of its downloads.
The original URLs for download locations began with https://flightsim.to/file/
This has now changed to https://flightsim.to/addon/
Therefore all previous entries in my custom installations list were now outdated.
I have now fixed this by doing the following:
1) Go to the Settings > Export option in Windsailor and export to any convenient location, e.g. Desktop. (After doing this I closed Windsailor before proceeding to the next step, but that might not be necessary)
2) Open the exported custom-package-folders.json file with Notepad.
3) Use the Edit > Replace option in Notepad to replace https://flightsim.to/file/ with https://flightsim.to/addon/ and select Replace all.
4) Save the modified custom-package-folders.json file.
5) Open Windsailor and use the Settings > Import option to import the modified custom-package-folders.json file.
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A force remplir le répertoire Community, ca va nuire au chargement de FSFS 2024 ?
about 1 year ago
about 1 year ago
over 1 year ago
over 1 year ago
Not even a heuristic detection - it's a named one.
over 1 year ago
I'll submit it to Microsoft team for analysis, and it will be whitelisted in the next days: just keep your windows up to date and you will not get that scary message after that.
over 1 year ago
over 1 year ago
over 1 year ago
almost 2 years ago
I use this daily and am supporting it on Patreon as it's a HUGE help for us maniacs who are managing/updating gigabytes of MSFS add-ons. Works reliably for me 99.9% of the time and saves me so much time with extraction, managing downloads, etc. It's especially useful for speedy updates if you use Addons Linker, as Windsailor remembers where you installed the original version and you don't even have to select the folder -- it deletes the old version and puts the new one in the same place.
Superb app!
almost 2 years ago
EDIT: Whoops, I always forget to try without VPN...it worked. Strange that it doesn't work while my other browsers do when on VPN... but I guess it all adds up and for whatever reason WindSailor has a harder time getting through with me clicking as I would (maybe how the page is embedded, so it doesn't register my human mouse movements and the like so doesn't see me as human).
about 2 years ago
about 2 years ago
The biggest issue:
The big orange "nag bar." You include an X to close it, but it doesn't close. It just continues to prompt you to "consider becoming a patron." Why bother including the X if it cannot be closed? It's akin to flipping off your customer or making faces behind their back. It is rude and obnoxious.
Secondly:
Why does the entire app dim each time you click to download? Is it really necessary? Especially when the app doesn't reliably return to the last position before the dimming.
Now onto the third point:
It would be really nice to have checkboxes to build a queue of downloads rather than having to click the download icon, experience dimming, click download, undim, click download icon, dim, click download, undim, ad nauseam... you get the idea. This would be very helpful when retrieving many downloads during a reinstall (which can be very common with MSFS, or any sim for that matter) or when retrieving your downloads after data loss due to a drive or NAS failure. This will greatly enhance the usefulness of your app. Right now, the aforementioned dimming/undimming nonsense slows this process down greatly, and I believe it really doesn't fit the true nature of why you put the app together in the first place. One might as well just go straight to the website. Since being a premium member is required to use the feature in the app, the "speed benefit" is truly nonexistent, as premium members don't have a wait time or as many "ad breaks."
Anyhow, that's my two cents. A promising start to a hopefully very useful app.