Pref Editor vs winappcli
Pref Editor is an MCP server published by charlesmuchene. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). winappcli is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9a25e5de0f1f Forks (GitHub): 3 Pulls (Docker Hub): 33 628 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.1 Forks (GitHub): 87 Stars (GitHub): 1 305 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Pref Editor | winappcli |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 1 305 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 33 628 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 87 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/pref-editor) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 13 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/charlesmuchene/pref-editor-mcp-server | github.com/microsoft/winappcli |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Pref Editor
Pref Editor is a tool for viewing and editing Android app preferences during development.
winappcli
Windows app development, packaging, and distribution. Helps with creating Windows installers (MSIX), code signing, certificates, Windows SDK and Windows App SDK setup, package identity for Windows APIs (push notifications, background tasks, share target), appxmanifest authoring, and Microsoft Store distribution. Supports Electron, .NET, C++, Rust, Flutter, and Tauri apps.
How to run each
Pref Editor As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio pref-editor -- docker run -i --rm mcp/pref-editorwinappcli
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of winappcli publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Pref Editor · What it can do: winappcli · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.