Package managers & updaters for Windows (page 2)

Package managers, software updaters and deployment tools.

This category lists 1,644 Windows apps: 84% open source, 9% free closed source. The most popular are Chocolatey, NuGet and uv. 298 have a native ARM64 build and 1,644 a documented silent install. Last update: October 27, 2026.

#	App		Licence
51	testcentricGUI Runner for NUnit	1.7.1	Open source		—	12.4K ↓
52	App InstallerMicrosoft App Installer lets you easily install Windows apps with a double-click. It also includes WinGet for powerful command-line app management.	1.29.380	Proprietary	September 25, 2026	—	★ 26.5K
53	wimlibAn open source, cross-platform library for creating, extracting, and modifying Windows Imaging (WIM) archives.	1.14.5	Open source		792 KB	11.9K ↓
54	hostsmanA freeware application that lets you manage your hosts file with ease.	4.7.105	Free		3.7 MB	11.7K ↓
55	memcachedDistributed memory object caching system	1.6.45	Open source		—	11.5K ↓
56	princeConvert HTML to PDF with CSS	17	Proprietary		15.5 MB	11.5K ↓
57	pi-coding-agentMinimal terminal coding harness	1.4.0	Open source		—	★ 117.1K
58	buckA high-performance build tool.	2021.01.12.01	Open source		105.4 MB	10.6K ↓
59	cyberchefA web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis	11.5.0	Open source		—	10.2K ↓
60	codeqlSource code security analyzer from GitHub	2.27.3	Proprietary		—	9.6K ↓
61	purescriptA strongly-typed language that compiles to Javascript	0.15.16	Open source		—	9.2K ↓
62	chrlauncherSmall and very fast portable launcher and updater for Chromium.	2.7	Open source		—	9.1K ↓
63	vifmA file manager with curses interface, which provides Vi[m]-like environment for managing objects within file systems.	0.14.5	Open source		—	8.6K ↓
64	gifsicleCommand-line tool for creating, editing, and getting information about GIF images and animations	1.97	Open source		—	7.8K ↓
65	gifcamEasy and fun animated gif making app.	7.7	Other licence		759 KB	7K ↓
66	shadowsocksr-hmbsbigeShadowsocksR for Windows maintained by HMBSbige.	6.1.0	Open source		—	6.5K ↓
67	zeplinCollaborative tool for designs' and styleguides' handoff with specs, assets and code snippets	10.33.1	Proprietary		171.7 MB	6.5K ↓
68	awakePrevents the computer from entering the idle state.	1.4.2	Open source		—	6.4K ↓
69	madvrHigh quality DirectShow video renderer	0.92.17	Free		—	6.3K ↓
70	pacaptrA wrapper for many package managers with pacman-style command syntax	0.23.2	Open source		—	6.2K ↓
71	geany-pluginsOfficial Geany plugins, as well as 3rd party ones.	2.1	Open source		11.8 MB	6.1K ↓
72	suanpanFinite element analysis framework	4.2	Open source		—	5.4K ↓
73	tectonicTectonic is a modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeXLive.	0.17.0	Open source		—	5.4K ↓
74	llvm-arm64Collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. (arm64/aarch64 only)	23.1.4	Open source		—	★ 41.2K
75	hashcatAdvanced password recovery tool	7.1.2	Open source		19.7 MB	4.5K ↓
76	shadowexplorerBrowse the Shadow Copies created by the Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 Volume Shadow Copy Service	0.9	Free		138 KB	4.3K ↓
77	etcher-cliCLI for balena Etcher (no longer updated)	1.4.9	Open source		—	★ 34.6K
78	Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime PackageC++ Runtime framework packages for Desktop Bridge.	14.0.33728.0	Free	November 15, 2024	—	★ 26.5K
79	biblioteqProfessional archiving, cataloging, and library management suite providing connectivity to PostgreSQL and SQLite.	2026.09.15	Open source		—	4.1K ↓
80	Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Runtime PackageC++ Runtime framework packages.	14.0.33519.0	Free	October 30, 2025	—	★ 26.5K
81	patheditorA convenient GUI for editing the PATH environment variable	1.0	Open source		—	3.4K ↓
82	git-filter-repogit filter-branch replacement	2.47.0	Open source		—	3.2K ↓
83	IbexInstall Builder Extension — author installer packages and put tools on PATH.	0.2.0	Open source	August 31, 2026	—	3.2K ↓
84	docearAcademic literature suite	1.2	Free		60.8 MB	3.1K ↓
85	antidupl.netImage duplicate finder	2.3.13	Open source		—	3K ↓
86	soundnodeSoundCloud desktop application	7.0.0	Open source		—	2.9K ↓
87	MSI WrapperConvert executable installers to MSI packages fast and easy.	25.0.54.0	Proprietary	July 22, 2025	3.5 MB	609 ↓
88	firedmMulti-connections download manager	2022.2.5	Open source		26.2 MB	2.5K ↓
89	imagemagick-leanCreate, edit, compose, and convert 200+ of bitmap images formats.	7.1.2-34	Other licence		—	★ 17.7K
90	mobalivecdRun a Linux LiveCD on Windows using Qemu emulator.	2.1	Open source		1.6 MB	2.5K ↓
91	Inno Setup 6Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. Since its introduction in 1997, Inno Setup has been trusted by developers and organizations of all sizes to reliably deploy software to millions of PCs worldwide.	6.7.3	Other licence	May 26, 2026	—	★ 5.7K
92	miltonAn infinite-canvas paint program	1.9.1	Open source		—	2.5K ↓
93	biberBiber is a BibTeX replacement for users of biblatex, with full Unicode support.	2.22	Open source		—	2.3K ↓
94	zaproxyIntegrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications	2.17.0	Open source		—	★ 16K
95	waifu2x-caffeAI-powered image upscaler.	1.2.0.4	Open source		—	2.3K ↓
96	transmission-cliA fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client.	4.1.3	Open source		—	★ 15.3K
97	seconvSubtitle Edit's headless command-line converter	5.3.0	Open source		—	★ 14.7K
98	vibrance-guiAutomating NVIDIAs Digitial Vibrance Control and AMDs Saturation for any game	2.3	Other licence		237 KB	2.1K ↓
99	mission-plannerMission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (C# .net)	1.3.83	Open source		—	2.1K ↓
100	awesomebumpA program written using Qt library that is designed to generate normal, height, specular or ambient occlusion, metallic, roughness textures from a single image. (Requires a GPU)	5.1	Open source		—	2.1K ↓