This library provides GObjects and helper methods to make it easy to read and write AppStream metadata. It also provides a simple DOM implementation that makes it easy to edit nodes and convert to and from the standardized XML representation. It also supports reading of Debian-style DEP-11 metadata.

What this library allows you to do:
<ul><li>Read and write compressed AppStream XML files</li><li>Read compressed Debian YAML files</li><li>Add and search for applications in an application store</li><li>Get screenshot image data and release announcements</li><li>Easily retrieve the best application data for the current locale</li><li>Efficiently interface with more heavy-weight parsers like expat</li></ul>