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scoop

 107 likes

A command-line installer for Windows.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Windows  Requires Powershell 3
4.6 / 5 Avg rating (16)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Software Installer
  2.  Command line interface
  3.  Package Manager
  4.  Portable
  5.  No registration required
  6.  PowerShell Scripting
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Support for scripting

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  • alternativeto-deviant liked scoop
    18 days ago
  • zaxx_ reviewed scoop  
    about 1 month ago

    Scoop has changed how I install my portable apps. Makes my life so much easier. Instead of manually updating apps and digging through folders to back up my settings, Scoop just takes care of it. Plus, the app repository is really extensive.

  • zaxx_, thejfex and martijn86 liked scoop
    about 1 month ago
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    K0RR added scoop as alternative to anyenv and moonrepo proto
    3 months ago
  • pierceddvampp, null-cat, sredfred and nu1iess3 liked scoop
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scoop information

  • Developed by

    Luke Sampson
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.6 (16 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    30 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & UtilitiesDevelopment

GitHub repository

  •  21,694 Stars
  •  1,429 Forks
  •  318 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jan 3, 2025 
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Our users have written 8 comments and reviews about scoop, and it has gotten 107 likes

scoop was added to AlternativeTo by DavidSalter on Apr 11, 2015 and this page was last updated Jul 27, 2021.

Comments and Reviews

   
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shenhuifeng
  
Top positive commentAug 24, 2020

Scoop support the following functions:

  1. Run on command (you can install many software in a few lines
  2. Very good software repositories.
  3. Easy to learn and add you own bucket
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Karagoz
  
Top negative commentJul 21, 2023

its ok alas some issues like:

  • bloated installations - some packages come with crapload of -unwanted- localisations - libreoffice takes 1.5GB !!
  • friggin slow to 'search' packages
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Zaki A.
  
Positive commentJan 9, 2025

Scoop has changed how I install my portable apps. Makes my life so much easier. Instead of manually updating apps and digging through folders to back up my settings, Scoop just takes care of it. Plus, the app repository is really extensive.

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michaelcoxeu
  
Positive commentSep 12, 2022

Scoop is simply the best windows package manager. It comes with all the things you miss when you're stuck on windows (and more). All the tools are portable and run in userland, no admin rights needed.

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Andrew
  
Positive commentJun 7, 2022

Fast, simple, have a pretty good selection of apps that you can extend yourself. Good even for people who not particularly versed in CLI.

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prometheus720
  
Positive commentJun 10, 2021

Preferred to chocolatey, though I use both.

*Command line (CLI) only *Does not require admin account or UAC prompts *Easy to update all your apps with a single command *More extensive repositories than choco, and you can create your own--very useful for setting up new machines or for business sysadmins

  • Less bloat than Choco *I have not tried winget but it is still too young to compete with choco and scoop
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Velgus
  
Positive commentMay 27, 2021

Great command-line installer with very large default buckets, and it is easy to make and maintain your own.

Unfortunately the original developer is no longer active, so the manager itself has not been updated officially in a while (only the buckets). A version under continued development can be found here - it can be configured after the base original scoop installation.

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A command-line installer for Windows.

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