winget-create VS Winget-AutoUpdate

Compare winget-create vs Winget-AutoUpdate and see what are their differences.

winget-create

The Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator command-line tool (aka wingetcreate) (by microsoft)

Winget-AutoUpdate

WAU daily updates apps as system and notify connected users. (Allowlist and Blocklist support) (by Romanitho)
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winget-create Winget-AutoUpdate
3 29
448 864
2.2% -
8.2 9.5
11 days ago 9 days ago
C# PowerShell
MIT License MIT License
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winget-create

Posts with mentions or reviews of winget-create. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-13.
  • Automatically upgrade your package on winget with GitHub Actions
    3 projects | dev.to | 13 Nov 2021
    This workflow uses Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator to update and submit a new version of a package manifest
  • Announcing Windows Package Manager 1.1
    4 projects | /r/Windows11 | 6 Oct 2021
    Yes, any installer (MSIX, MSI, EXE) may be added (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs). There is even a new tool the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-create) to make it easier to build a manifest and submit it to the GitHub repository. Portable / Stanalone .exe files and .zip files aren't supported yet, but they are on the backlog.
  • Windows Package Manager 1.0
    3 projects | dev.to | 29 May 2021
    You can also add your programs or packages by executing winget install wingetcreate to install the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator. Once the tool has been installed, execute wingetcreate new provide the URL to the installer. Then the tool will download the installer, parse it to determine any of the manifest values available in the installer, and guide you through the process to generate a valid manifest. If you provide your GitHub credentials when prompted, it will even fork the repository, create a new branch, submit a pull request, and provide you the URL to track its progress.

Winget-AutoUpdate

Posts with mentions or reviews of Winget-AutoUpdate. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing winget-create and Winget-AutoUpdate you can also consider the following projects:

winget-cli-restsource - This project aims to provide a reference implementation for creating a REST based package source for the winget client.

Winget-AutoUpdate-Intune - WAUaaS daily updates apps as system and notify users. WAUaaS brings you WAU in a service like pattern that can be deployed and configured by Microsoft Intune (or other MDM solutions).

Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

Winget-Install - Powershell scripts for Winget with SCCM/Intune

appget - Free and open package manager for Windows.

WingetUI - WingetUI: The Graphical Interface for your package managers

winget-cli - 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).

FSL - A Package Manager.

Win-Debloat-Tools - Re-imagining Windows like a minimal OS install, already debloated with minimal impact for most functionality.

nushell - A new type of shell

vscode-explorer-command - Shell extension to integrate with Win11 Context menu via sparse pkg