Scoop
A command-line installer for Windows. (by ScoopInstaller)
Chocolatey
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows (by chocolatey)
Scoop | Chocolatey | |
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259 | 396 | |
22,116 | 10,704 | |
1.4% | 1.2% | |
7.8 | 8.9 | |
about 2 months ago | 10 days ago | |
PowerShell | C# | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Scoop
Posts with mentions or reviews of Scoop.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-03-25.
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Configuring LazyVim and Python on Windows with WSL
You can use Scoop package manager to install various packages. If you want to skip this step, you can install WezTerm manually. Open a PowerShell terminal and type
- Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users
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Create Your Custom WSL from any Linux Distribution (Part-1)
While the ArchWSL and Fedora WSL at MS Store may seem great at first before installing, these distros have often showed compatibility issues and sometimes very weird bugs; even conflicts with scoop or chocolatey apps.
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How to Set Up Goose on Windows 🦢
install via Scoop
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Git Bash Is My Preferred Windows Shell
My favourite shell environment for windows thus far is combining Git For Windows with scoop[1]. A simple "scoop install git" will get the environment installed, and give you a bash shell and full access to all sorts of windows-native utilities from scoop. Some would say I'd be better off with msys2 or cygwin, but the former is meant more as a development environment and lacks misc utilities, and the latter has what is possibly the worst package manager that is still in use (and generally less stellar integration with windows programs).
[1]: https://scoop.sh/
- Show HN: Transcribe YouTube Videos
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A tour of CLI tools for installing Java and creating projects
On Windows: scoop is a package maanger which supports Java version management. It provides a Java wiki with detailed instructions.
- Scoop. A command line installer for windows
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Scoop VS craft - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 4 Apr 2024
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Managing python projects like a pro!
Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows, aimed at making it easier for users to manage software installations and maintain a clean system. It's designed with developers and power users in mind but can be beneficial for any Windows user looking for an efficient way to manage software. Basically it makes our life easier when it comes to software installation of any sort. Scoop support installation for large number of software. Check it out here Scoop.
Chocolatey
Posts with mentions or reviews of Chocolatey.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-12-08.
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Create Your Custom WSL from any Linux Distribution (Part-1)
While the ArchWSL and Fedora WSL at MS Store may seem great at first before installing, these distros have often showed compatibility issues and sometimes very weird bugs; even conflicts with scoop or chocolatey apps.
- Puro — Uma forma eficiente de gerenciar as versões flutter
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Let’s build AI-tools with the help of AI and Typescript!
Chocolatey Windows software management solution, we use this for installing Python and Deno
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Giving Kyma a little spin ... a SpinKube
Authenticating with Kyma is a (in my opinion) unnecessary challenge as it leverages the OIDC-login plugin for kubectl. You find a description of the setup here. This works fine when on a Mac but can give you some headaches on a Windows and on Linux machine especially when combined with restrictive setups in corporate environments. For Windows I can only recommend installing krew via chocolatey and then install the OIDC plugin via kubectl krew install oidc-login. At least for me that was the only way to get this working on Windows.
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Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
On a Windows machine, you can use Chocolatey by running the command.
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Need Help with getting Haskell onto my Windows Laptop
I've used WSL2 and GHC/Nix--worked without any issues. However, there is Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/
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Python Versions and Release Cycles
For OSX there is homebrew or pyenv (pyenv is another solution on Linux). As pyenv compiles from source it will require setting up XCode (the Apple IDE) tools to support this which can be pretty bulky. Windows users have chocolatey but the issue there is it works off the binaries. That means it won't have the latest security release available since those are source only. Conda is also another solution which can be picked up by Visual Studio Code as available versions of Python making development easier. In the end it might be best to consider using WSL on Windows for installing a Linux version and using that instead.
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Helm Charts: An Organised Way to Install Apps on a Kubernetes Cluster
Type the following commands on the Windows terminal to install helm. You can use either Scoop a command-line installer for Windows or Chocolatey which is a Package Manager for Windows to install helm.
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Was fĂĽr Tools nutzt ihr zum Einrichten und Daten ĂĽbertragen auf einen neuen PC?
FĂĽr Software ninite.com und chocolatey.org
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Scoop and Chocolatey you can also consider the following projects:
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