TileIconifier vs winget-cli

TileIconifier

Creates tiles for most Windows 8.1 and 10 start menu icons (by Jonno12345)

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). (by microsoft)

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TileIconifier		winget-cli
	Project
41	Mentions	283
1,349	Stars	22,110
-	Growth	1.7%
0.0	Activity	9.3
almost 2 years ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
C#	Language	C++
MIT License	License	MIT License

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TileIconifier

Posts with mentions or reviews of TileIconifier. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-27.

How to make the VirtualBox icon fit on Windows 10 Start menu tile section?
1 project | /r/virtualbox | 10 Jul 2023
Software to change any icon on Windows 10?
1 project | /r/software | 29 Apr 2023

Is there a program that lets you change any applications .exe no matter what? I know you can use programs like TileIconifer for the start menu tiles, but I've no luck in finding a program that let's me change any application's icon. Any suggestions?
Quality of Life Apps, Software & Changes
1 project | /r/iiEcoRyan3166 | 2 Feb 2023

Allows you to edit nearly all icons of apps pinned to the Start Menu. Can be downloaded from here, via Github. The only way I found to edit Folder shortcuts pinned to the Start Menu is to expand the Start Menu to fullscreen by going to Settings > Personalization > Start > Use Start full screen, then pressing the Start button, going to All Apps (see image) at the very top left, scrolling down to T > TileIconify, opening the dropdown menu, rightclicking the new Custom Shortcut, and Pin to Start. Simply going to %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TileIconify\Custom Shortcuts and trying to Pin to Start did not work for me, as the option to Pin to Start didn't even work.
Really proud of how the Windows menu turned out (This is why I'm still on W10)
1 project | /r/Windows10 | 27 Dec 2022

I used TileIconifier. You can even create custom "Apps" that are URLs.
Your favorite Windows app, for system alterations, functionality, improving Outlook (or other Office extensions), or just doing cool stuff?
1 project | /r/windows | 2 Apr 2022

Tile Iconifier - To customize how pinned apps look on the start menu
How many programs are on your taskbar?
1 project | /r/pcmasterrace | 21 Mar 2022

But I have my start menu organised well with textures using TileIconifier
When pinning things to start, certain apps have different background colors. Any way to make the two apps match the rest?
2 projects | /r/Windows10 | 27 Feb 2022

try this program https://github.com/Jonno12345/TileIconifier
I have missed the Windows 10 start menu so much, Explorer Patcher is fantastic!
4 projects | /r/Windows11 | 27 Feb 2022

Check out Tile Conifier. There you can change the icons on the start menu. https://github.com/Jonno12345/TileIconifier/releases
Where'd my old pinned folder & apps go?
1 project | /r/Windows11 | 8 Feb 2022

You cannot rename UWP apps but you can easily rename other applications by going to the shortcut folder and rename it from there and it will update in Start Menu. If you really need to change the UWP apps icon/rename you will need to use TileIconifier.
I made custom tiles in Windows 10 for my Steam games. So aesthetic
1 project | /r/pcmasterrace | 4 Dec 2021

I used TileIconifier and Adobe Photoshop

winget-cli

Posts with mentions or reviews of winget-cli. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-19.

Overview over Microsoft's developer tools for Windows
4 projects | dev.to | 19 Jan 2024

GitHub
Fresh W11 Install - Winget acting weird
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 7 Dec 2023

Source: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/3832
MS and Windows gets a lot of (well deserved) hate, but winget is just fantastic!
3 projects | /r/Windows11 | 6 Dec 2023

You're correct here, and that's exactly the reason Winget is a package manager, as dependency management is part of teh stable release since version 1.6.3133:
Microsoft Intune Management Extensions update?
1 project | /r/Intune | 2 Dec 2023

Currently, I'm troubleshooting an annoying issue on my shared devices that it's a hell to delete. See this ticket: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/3365
Calibre – New in Calibre 7.0
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Nov 2023

It's also on the official microsoft package manager (winget).
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
How to update cURL
3 projects | dev.to | 11 Oct 2023

Winget install
Script to update apps automaticaly with Winget
1 project | /r/PowerShell | 22 Jun 2023
Mass-archiving Reddit comment threads from a list of URLs
3 projects | /r/DataHoarder | 10 Jun 2023
2 weird issue today
1 project | /r/Intune | 26 May 2023
Windows Terminal Preview 1.18 Release
6 projects | /r/programming | 25 May 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TileIconifier and winget-cli you can also consider the following projects:

Open-Shell-Menu - Classic Shell Reborn.

Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.

Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.

ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS

SmartTaskbar - A lightweight utility which can automatically switch the display state of the Windows Taskbar.

HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

Sonder - Rainmeter skin

oneget - PackageManagement (aka OneGet) is a package manager for Windows

MagiskOnWSA - Integrate Magisk root and Google Apps (OpenGApps) into WSA (Windows Subsystem for Android) [GET https://api.github.com/repos/LSPosed/MagiskOnWSA: 403 - Repository access blocked]

qBittorrent - qBittorrent BitTorrent client