# Russia blocks apps catalogue

**URL:** <https://support.delta.chat/t/russia-blocks-apps-catalogue/4367>\
**Category:** Mini Apps\
**Tags:** censorship\
**Created:** [November 21, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/russia-blocks-apps-catalogue/4367 "2025-11-21T18:34:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![WofWca](https://support.delta.chat/user_avatar/support.delta.chat/wofwca/32/1702_2.png) [@WofWca](https://support.delta.chat/u/WofWca)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://support.delta.chat/t/russia-blocks-apps-catalogue/4367/7 "2025-11-26T07:38:37Z")

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> [@Minim](#):
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> Might a Codeburg URL for the appcat work well?

I think so? AFAIK It’s basically a static website that need to be updated periodically, with [webxdc/xdcget: Submission system for webxdc app stores - Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/webxdc/xdcget).

Also I had a similar idea of a purely static store website that uses GitHub / Codeberg API:

> [@Webxdc app store idea: GitHub search wrapper page](https://support.delta.chat/t/webxdc-app-store-idea-github-search-wrapper-page/2442):
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> Create a website (app store) that utilizes GitHub (also GitLab?) API to search for repos that have a webxdc or webxdc-app tag (topic): [webxdc · GitHub Topics · GitHub](https://github.com/topics/webxdc). (I’m in favor of the latter, because webxdc may also include tools related to webxdc). Why not just [link to GitHub directly](https://github.com/webxdc/website/commit/fd1a86a274cd7769c5e801acd3b6328a3f6c85d5)? Because the UI is not that convenient, there’s no direct download link, and a lot of other clutter (for people who just want to download the app). How do you post an app to an app store? Just create a repo…

> [@Minim](#):
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> It might make sense to make an app-downloader bot

There used to be

- [webxdc/xstore: Rust bot + webxdc app for the xstore@testrun.org bot, allowing to discover and share the latest community submitted webxdc apps. - Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/webxdc/xstore)
- [Everything-apps without platforms - say 'hi' to xstore 😊 - Delta Chat](https://delta.chat/en/2023-08-11-xstore)

but now it’s shut down apparently.

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