Package Managers on Windows

Chocolatey, Scoop, and Winget

Chocolatey

The oldest

Scoop

Takes inspiration from Homebrew.

  • Installs to ~/scoop/ by default
    • don’t require admin right
    • don’t pollute path
  • Use git for app repository

Winget

  • Just download and run the installer
    • All of the things related to installation - like installing to the default location, creating registry keys, adding binaries and shortcuts etc. is done by the installer itself

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