Homebrew Alternatives for Windows

Homebrew is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Homebrew and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Homebrew are Ninite, Scoop, Patch My PC and WinGet.

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  1. Chocolatey icon

    Chocolatey

     362 likes

    Command-line application for installing, updating, and removing Windows software without registration, featuring centralized audits, automatic package creation, offline packages, disk space optimization, real-time deployment, inventory tracking, and multi-installer support.

    81 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Chocolatey screenshot 1
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  2. Ninite icon

    Ninite

     687 likes

    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.

    85 Ninite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Ninite screenshot 1
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  5. Patch My PC icon

    Patch My PC

     131 likes

    Patch My PC Home Updater is a free, user-friendly software designed to keep over 300 applications on your computer up-to-date. It automates the process of updating and installing apps, ensuring your system is secure and running smoothly without the hassle of manual updates1.

    73 Patch My PC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Patch My PC screenshot 1
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  6. WinGet icon

    WinGet

     61 likes

    Open-source CLI enables installing, upgrading, removing, and configuring Windows software from a curated repository, supports YAML configuration files, automates device setup with PowerShell DSC, and serves developers, enterprises, and software vendors.

    19 WinGet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    WinGet screenshot 1
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  8. Spack icon

    Spack

     4 likes

    Spack is a package manager for supercomputers, Linux, and macOS. It makes installing scientific software easy. Spack isn’t tied to a particular language; you can build a software stack in Python or R, link to libraries written in C, C++, or Fortran, and easily swap compilers or...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  9. Just Install icon

    Just Install

     34 likes

    just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

    Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    Just Install screenshot 1
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  10. moonrepo proto icon

    moonrepo proto

     2 likes

    proto is a pluggable next-generation version manager for multiple programming languages. A unified toolchain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    moonrepo proto screenshot 1
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  11. E

    eget

     2 likes

    Eget is the best way to easily get pre-built binaries for your favorite tools. It downloads and extracts pre-built binaries from releases on GitHub

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • US flagUnited States
    eget screenshot 1
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  12. Chef Habitat icon

    Chef Habitat

     1 like

    Open-source software that creates platform-independent build artifacts and provides built-in deployment and management capabilities.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Chef Habitat screenshot 1
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  14. Koca icon

    Koca

     1 like

    The universal build, package, and publishing tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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