Your installer's file name usually already says what your software is called — mytool-2.4.0-setup.exe is clearly "mytool". So on Create project you no longer have to type the name yourself.

How to use it

1. Open Create project and leave Project name empty. The hint under it says: Leave it empty and we will fill it from your installer's file name — you can change it.
2. Pick your installer. A moment later the name box is filled in.
3. Change it if you like, add a description, and create the project.

How the name is worked out

The site takes the words of the file name up to the first version number, and leaves out words that describe the build rather than the software — such as setup, installer, portable, win64, x86_64 or linux. If everything is lowercase, the first letter becomes a capital. Some examples:

• mytool-2.4.0-setup.exe → Mytool
• Super-Notes-1.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz → Super Notes
• MyApp Setup 1.2.exe → MyApp
• photo_resizer_v3.1_win64.zip → Photo resizer
• kettle-2.0.0-arm64.AppImage → Kettle

Which file it comes from

The name comes from the file that will be your main download: the one in the main installer box, or a single installer you picked in Additional files. It is not filled in when:

• the main file is marked Not accepted;
• you picked two or more additional files and nothing in the main box (builds for different systems — none of them is the main download);
• the file name has nothing left once the version and build words are taken out, for example setup.exe.

Your own name always wins

A name you typed is never replaced. If you pick a different installer while the name is still the one the site filled in, it is updated to match the new file; once you have typed anything, it stays as you wrote it.

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More on publishing: Publish your software in one step and See what each file will become before you publish. More guides at https://jmtechpower.com/articles.