WinGet Alternatives

WinGet is described as 'Open-source CLI tool enables installing, upgrading, and managing Windows software via command line, supports configuration files, automation, and curated repository' and is a popular software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinGet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Chocolatey and Flatpak apps. The best WinGet alternative is UniGetUI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinGet are Chocolatey, Ninite, Homebrew and Scoop.

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    WinRe:Bloat

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    WinRe:Bloat helps you quickly reinstall essential open-source software and utilities on a Windows machine after de-bloating or a fresh install. It aims to restore productivity and "rebloat" your system with trustworthy, community-driven software or any software of your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    nanobrew

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    A fast package manager for macOS and Linux. Written in Zig. Uses Homebrew's bottles and formulas under the hood, plus native .deb support for Docker containers.

    54 nanobrew alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
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    Endstate

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    Endstate captures the applications and supported settings on a Windows PC into one portable profile. On a new or freshly installed machine, it compares that profile with the current setup, reinstalls missing applications through WinGet or Chocolatey and restores only the...

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    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
    Choose whether to capture the current Windows setup or configure the computer from an existing Endstate profile.
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    Glarysoft Software Update

    Automatically scans computers for outdated software, notifies users of available updates, supplies direct download links, maintains an extensive program database, allows community information sharing, and supports update details,...

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    AppGeek

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    Free and open source Windows app updater built on winget: one scan finds every out-of-date program, and you tick the ones to update.

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    • Windows
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    Dashboard — how many apps are installed, how many have updates waiting, and how long since the last scan.
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    zerobrew

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    A 5-20x faster experimental Homebrew alternative.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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    pmfow

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    pmfow (Package Manager for Old Windows) allows you to install applications from the command line in old versions of Windows, such as Windows XP.

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    • Windows
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    Kelp

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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
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    • European Union flagEU
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