AppImageDaemon2/notes.md

appimage file "magic numbers"

xxd ./some.AppImage | head -n 1 Note: If no known magic numbers are found, it might still be possible to process as a type-1 appimage

• appimage type-1: bytes[8:11] -> 41h 49h 01h 00h
• appimage type-2: bytes[8:11] -> 41h 49h 02h 00h

Appimage standalone run-time

runtime-x86_64

Steps to integrate/install an appimage - type-2

1. Check the magic number matchs 41490200h
2. use runtime to get files from appimage