Windows Package Manager

Windows Package Manager
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release13 May 2020 (13 May 2020)
Stable release
1.9.25200[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
Preview release
1.9.2151-preview[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 7 August 2024 (7 August 2024)
Repositorygithub.com/microsoft/winget-cli
Written inC++,[3] XML,[3] C,[3] C#,[3] Python,[3] Extensible Application Markup Language,[3] CMake,[3] Ada,[3] shell script,[3] Perl,[3] Pascal,[3] XSLT,[3] Autoconf,[3] HTML,[3] PowerShell,[3] DIGITAL Command Language,[3] JavaScript,[3] make,[3] assembly language[3] Edit this on Wikidata
Operating systemWindows 10, Windows Server 2025, or later
Platformx86, x86-64, ARM32, ARM64
Size~23 MB
Available inChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian
Typepackage manager, installation Edit this on Wikidata
LicenseMIT License[4] Edit this on Wikidata
Websitelearn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/

The Windows Package Manager (also known as winget) is a free and open-source package manager designed by Microsoft for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2025.[5] It consists of a command-line utility and a set of services for installing applications.[6][7] Independent software vendors can use it as a distribution channel for their software packages.

  1. ^ "Windows Package Manager 1.9.25200". GitHub. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Release Windows Package Manager 1.9.2151-preview". GitHub. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The winget-cli Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "winget-cli/LICENSE at master". GitHub. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Windows Server 2025: New features and improvements for the future". Firestorm ISP. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ Tom Warren (20 May 2020). "Microsoft's new Windows Package Manager is already better than the Windows Store". The Verge.
  7. ^ Windows Package Manager Preview | Windows Command Line

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