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About winget
winget installs, upgrades and removes Windows applications from the command line using the Windows Package Manager repository and the Microsoft Store, and can export and import a machine's application list. It ships with Windows 10 and 11 as part of App Installer.
Strengths
- Ships with Windows, so nothing needs installing first
- Export and import a whole machine's application list for rebuilds
Limitations
- Manifest quality varies and upgrade detection is unreliable for some apps
- Fewer packages than Chocolatey or Scoop for niche tools
Details
- Pricing
- FreeThe open-source tool is available without a license fee.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Platforms
- Windows, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Microsoft's official Windows package manager
- Categories
- System utilities
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (CLI & Terminal); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 3 sources on file.