When you publish software, the first file you pick is your main installer — the file people get from Download latest. To save you scrolling past documents and screenshots, that picker now opens the file dialog on the types the site accepts as a main download.

Where it applies

• Create project: the Installer file box.
• Draft a new release (from your project page): the Main installer box.

The Additional files box on both pages is not filtered. It takes more kinds of file, such as checksums and release notes, so it still opens on everything.

Which types it shows

Installers and packages: .exe, .msi, .dmg, .pkg, .deb, .rpm, .appimage, .apk, .ipa. Archives: .zip, .tar, .gz (so .tar.gz too), .7z, .rar. Capital letters in the file name do not matter.

The dialog uses the very same list that the site checks when you publish, so the dialog, the file list under the boxes and the publish step always agree on what counts as an installer.

Need to see every file?

The filter only helps you find your file — it does not lock you in. Most file dialogs have a file-type menu (on some systems behind an Options button) where you can choose All files. If you pick something that is not on the list, the file list marks it Not accepted and the publish button waits until you remove or replace it, so nothing is uploaded only to be turned away.

Want to ship a file of another type with your release, like a SHA256SUMS file, a .sig signature or a README.md? Put it in Additional files instead.

More on publishing: See what each file will become before you publish and Why Publish waits until you fix files marked Not accepted. More guides at https://jmtechpower.com/articles.