Microsoft Retailer cuts publishing charge for small-time builders

Within the newest Home windows Developer weblog publish, Microsoft introduced that “particular person builders” will now not must pay any “onboarding charges” to add their apps and video games to the Microsoft Retailer. Beforehand, builders paid a one-time $19 charge to publish on the shop.

Because of this, small-time builders won’t must share their cost particulars with Microsoft, BleepingComputer experiences.

“Builders will now not want a bank card to get began, eradicating a key level of friction that has affected many creators all over the world,” Microsoft writes within the assertion.

“By eliminating these one-time charges, Microsoft is making a extra inclusive and accessible platform that empowers extra builders to innovate, share and thrive on the Home windows ecosystem.”

Based on Microsoft, the Microsoft Retailer at the moment has over 250 million month-to-month lively customers, and this modification is supposed to spur extra lively improvement of apps for the ecosystem—most notably small-time apps and utilities that might assist fill out gaps on the Microsoft Retailer.

Particular person builders nonetheless must register with a private Microsoft account and supply a selfie plus a sound government-issued ID earlier than they will undergo the Microsoft Retailer. This modification is now lively throughout practically 200 markets worldwide. All app sorts are welcome, together with Win32, UWP, PWA, .NET MAUI, and Electron apps.