Alternatives to Scoop

Command-line installer for Windows that installs into your home directory. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Scoop.

  • winget

    Microsoft's official Windows package manager.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsCommand line

    winget is Microsoft's official package manager that ships with Windows and installs system-wide, but has fewer niche packages and less reliable upgrade detection.

  • Chocolatey

    Windows package manager that wraps installers into scriptable packages.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsCommand line

    Chocolatey wraps system installers into scriptable packages with a very large catalogue and configuration management integration, while some features need the Business edition.

  • Ninite

    Builds one installer that silently installs or updates a list of Windows apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Ninite builds one installer that silently installs or updates apps from a fixed list, uses a graphical site instead of a command line, and is closed source.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Scoop as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Patch My PC Home Updater

    Free updater that keeps hundreds of common Windows applications current.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Scoop is an open-source command-line installer that puts apps in your home directory without UAC prompts, but it cannot handle apps needing a system installer.

  • UniGetUI

    One graphical interface for WinGet, Chocolatey, Scoop, pip, npm and a dozen other package managers, so updates happen in one place.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Scoop installs Windows applications into your home directory from the command line without UAC prompts, but apps needing a system installer are out of scope.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.