Commands for installing Switchbar without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id WebCatalogLtd.Switchbar -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id WebCatalogLtd.Switchbar -e --silentwinget uninstall --id WebCatalogLtd.Switchbar -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS)
Silent install
download /SCustom folder
download /S /D=C:\Apps\switchbarPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-switchbar.ps1
$url = 'https://webcatalog.io/api/download?appId=switchbar&platform=windows'
$sha256 = '035A2DAB4A7AECF14B33A6FBBBFC2E72EDF66BB01B0B56C5FA2D1843EDF956F7'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'download'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait