# winget-cli

> Official command-line package manager for Windows

Windows Package Manager (WinGet) is a tool for discovering, installing, updating, and configuring applications on Windows. It resolves software from the Microsoft Store, a community repository, or private package sources. Users run it directly from the terminal via the winget CLI or through native PowerShell cmdlets.

- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
- Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/
- License: MIT
- Built with: C++ 61.0%, C# 20.7%, PowerShell 16.6%, C 1.1%, Other 0.6%
- Stars: 26544
- Forks: 1815
- Contributors: 4385
- Last commit: 2026-10-28
- Latest release: v1.29.380 (2026-09-21)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Infra & DevOps
- Type: CLI, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 81/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Windows Package Manager 1.29.380](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v1.29.380). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle) (207 MB, 2.3M downloads)

Other files:

- [DesktopAppInstallerPolicies.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/DesktopAppInstallerPolicies.zip) (40 KB, 6k downloads)
- [DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.txt](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.txt) (64 B, 6.8k downloads)
- [DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.json](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.json) (322 B, 208k downloads)
- [e53e159d00e04f729cc2180cffd1c02e_License1.xml](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/e53e159d00e04f729cc2180cffd1c02e_License1.xml) (2.6 KB, 426k downloads)
- [Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt) (64 B, 35k downloads)
- [DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.29.380/DesktopAppInstaller_Dependencies.zip) (93 MB, 377k downloads)

## Alternatives

- [UniGetUI](https://diggithub.com/Devolutions/UniGetUI.md): Unified graphical interface for CLI package managers
- [buildkit](https://diggithub.com/moby/buildkit.md): Concurrent and cache-efficient container builder toolkit

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/microsoft/winget-cli
Updated: 2026-10-29