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Scoop vs winget: catalog facts
Scoop	winget
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source tool is available without a license fee.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Command line
No UAC prompts and no registry clutter; everything lives under your profile Buckets and manifests make private or niche application sets easy to publish	Ships with Windows, so nothing needs installing first Export and import a whole machine's application list for rebuilds
Applications that genuinely need a system installer are out of scope Manifests are community-maintained and occasionally lag upstream releases	Manifest quality varies and upgrade detection is unreliable for some apps Fewer packages than Chocolatey or Scoop for niche tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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