---
name: "appstream-builder"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "appstream-glib"
version: "0.8.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/appstream-builder"
---

# appstream-builder(1)

Build AppStream metadata

## NAME

appstream-builder - Build AppStream metadata

## SYNOPSIS

**appstream-builder** \[OPTION...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **appstream-builder** command.

**appstream-builder** allows you to build AppStream metadata for your distro packages.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Richard Hughes \<richard@hughsie.com\>.