winget-create
The Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator command-line tool (aka wingetcreate) (by microsoft)
Winget-Install
Powershell scripts for Winget with SCCM/Intune (by Romanitho)
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| winget-create | Winget-Install | |
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| 3 | 9 | |
| 384 | 137 | |
| 1.9% | - | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2 days ago | 19 days ago | |
| C# | PowerShell | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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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.
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.
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Automatically upgrade your package on winget with GitHub Actions
This workflow uses Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator to update and submit a new version of a package manifest
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Announcing Windows Package Manager 1.1
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.
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Windows Package Manager 1.0
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-Install
Posts with mentions or reviews of Winget-Install.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-22.
- Easier Winget app update management in Intune?
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Not all winget applications available via Microsoft Store app (new)?
For that you can just use a Winget install Script https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-Install
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Choco vs WinGet
I can recommend this https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-Install. He also created an app for Winget autoupdate apps at logon.
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Autoamtic Application Updates (=and Installation) with winget in MECM/SCCM
Winget Install --> Romanitho/Winget-Install: Powershell scripts for Winget with SCCM/Intune (github.com)Install your Applications directly from the winget store (assuming your desired application is listed and managed there)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing winget-create and Winget-Install 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.
Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
Winget-AutoUpdate - WAU daily updates apps as system and notify connected users. (Allowlist and Blocklist support)
appget - Free and open package manager for Windows.
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.
nushell - A new type of shell
Winget-AutoUpdate-Intune - WAU daily updates apps as system and notify users. Wrapped to be configured with Microsoft Intune.