mx Command-Line Tool

Last modified: July 25, 2025

Introduction

The mx tool is a Windows, Linux, and macOS command-line tool that can be used to perform various actions on a Mendix app.

Location

Mendix Studio Pro comes with the mx command-line tool. You can find the executable mx.exe file in the same folder that contains studiopro.exe (for example, C:\Program Files\Mendix\11.0.0.5003\modeler\mx.exe). It is also included if you download mxbuild.

Available Commands

To see a list of commands, use the command mx --help.

App Commands

These are the available app commands:

Command	Description
check	Checks the app for issues.
convert	Converts the Mendix app.
create-project	Creates a new Mendix app.
show-version	Shows the Studio Pro version that was last used to edit the app.
show-java-version	Shows the configured Java version of the app.
sync-java-dependencies	Synchronizes the managed Java dependencies that are configured in the modules of the app.
translate	Exports and imports all translatable texts included in your application.
analyze-mpr	Shows the contents of the MPR file and their contribution to file size.

Adaptable Solutions Commands

These are the available adaptable solutions commands:

Command	Description
show-app-version	Shows the application version of the app.
set-app-version	Sets the application version of the app.

Module Commands

These are the available module commands:

Command	Description
show-module-version	Shows the version of a module.
set-module-version	Sets the version of a module.
module-import	Import a module from an mpk package into an app.

Export Package Commands

These are the available export package commands:

Command	Description
create-project-package	Exports an app package.
create-solution-package	Exports a solution package.
create-module-package	Exports a module package.

Merging and Diffing Commands

These are the available merging and diffing commands:

Command	Description
merge	Merges the .mpr files.
diff	Shows the diff of the .mpr files.
dump-mpr	Create a JSON description of the model of a Mendix app.

Private Values Commands

These are the available private values commands:

Command	Description
show-private-values	Shows private values.
delete-private-values	Deletes private values.

Security Overview Command

The available export-security-overview exports the Security Overview. For more information, see Security Overview Command.

Undocumented Options

The mx tool contains options that are not described in this document. These options are for internal Mendix usage and are not officially supported. This might change in the future, but these options are used at your own risk.