new#
Start a new Briefcase project. Runs a wizard to ask questions about your new application, and creates a stub project using the details provided.
Usage#
To start a new application, run:
$ briefcase new
Options#
The following options can be provided at the command line.
-t <template> / --template <template>#
A local directory path or URL to use as a cookiecutter template for the new project.
--template-branch <branch>#
The branch of the cookiecutter template repository to use for the new project.
If not specified, Briefcase will attempt to use a template branch matching the
version of Briefcase that is being used (i.e., if you’re using Briefcase 0.3.14,
Briefcase will use the v0.3.14 template branch when generating the app). If
you’re using a development version of Briefcase, Briefcase will use the main
branch of the template.