WinGet
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.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Software Installer
- Command line interface
- Package Manager
- Package Installing
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- Portable
- No Tracking
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- Blu-Tiger added WinGet as alternative to WinRe:Bloat
- Danilo_Venom updated WinGet
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What is WinGet?
WinGet, also known as Windows Package Manager, is a comprehensive package management solution. It encompasses several components including the command line tool and client interface, WinGet. This tool allows users to view available packages using the command 'winget search' and provides a range of commands that facilitate the installation and management of applications.
In addition, WinGet includes packaging services that enable the hosting and installation of applications on Windows devices. This is particularly useful for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) seeking to distribute software. Windows Package Manager also features configuration files that consolidate the steps for manually setting up a device and onboarding to a new project into a single, reliable, and repeatable command. These configuration files employ PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) in conjunction with YAML formatted instructions and WinGet packages to streamline machine setup.
Windows Package Manager serves as a valuable resource for a variety of users. Developers can leverage it to manage their software applications using the command line, while enterprise organizations can employ it to automate device setup and maintain a secure work environment.
WinGet information
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Comments and Reviews
One of the best moves by microsoft it took them a while, but we got a package manager, it's not perfect, but it has one big advantage, it supports packages that haven't be installed through it, which is an enormous plus compared to other package managers, great job to the open source team of microsoft (emphasis on the open source team)
Some features don't work (--disable-interactivity), and some features are undocumented (the --all flag for the upgrade subcommand)
Hard to install, it would be better to have it installable from a setup.exe or .msi, I still see windows 10 and 11 installs without winget. I don't want to log in to Microsoft accounts just to have a package manager, winget needs to be fixed or it will not be as usable as chocolatey.
It's a great Windows package management application, and easy to use!
I don't recommend to use winget as it is. This package manager can't uninstall programs properly and if you choose different directory of the installed the update will install in the default directory, so you will have 2 same programs.