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WinGet

WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

WinGet is an open-source package managers project on GitHub under the MIT license (permissive), with 27k stars. It is built with LLVM project and Runtime. Its last push was yesterday.

Stars
27k
License
MIT
Activity
Active
Latest release
v1.29.380

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is
Developer tool
What it does
Microsoft's command-line package manager for Windows, installing and upgrading apps from a community repository and the Microsoft Store, with PowerShell and COM APIs.
Adopt it when
You set up or maintain Windows 10 or 11 machines and want scripted installs without extra tools.
Watch out
Package quality depends on community manifests, and it cannot run on Windows Server Core or versions before Windows 10 1809.
Ready for
Production-ready
Runs as
Command line
Built with
C++, C# and PowerShell
How established
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v1.29.380.
What the license allows
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

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