A Microsoft-maintained build of uutils/coreutils, uutils/findutils.
Publisher’s description
What is microsoft-coreutils?
microsoft-coreutils is open-source Windows software in the package managers & updaters category. It is written in Rust.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides Portable installers for 64-bit and ARM64 Windows. It runs without installation (portable).
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 38 times. The source code on GitHub (microsoft/coreutils) has 5,299 stars. Similar programs include Chocolatey, NuGet and uv.
Project description on GitHub: “Coreutils for Windows: Installer & Packaging”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Native ARM64 build for Windows on Arm
- Portable: runs without installation
- Large user base
In short: microsoft-coreutils is an open-source package managers & updater tool for 64-bit and ARM64 PCs.
Is microsoft-coreutils safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
5600CAF3EA219274FEB3E8F8B626A80263EB5C41D531E36A0ACBC72CC670A229· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.9.3Latest | — | 64-bit PortableARM64 Portable |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›choco install mscoreutils -yscoop install main/microsoft-coreutilsProgram files (.exe): arch.exe, b2sum.exe, base32.exe, base64.exe, basename.exe, basenc.exe, cat.exe, cksum.exe, comm.exe, coreutils.exe, coreutils-manager.exe, cp.exe, csplit.exe, cut.exe, date.exe, df.exe, dirname.exe, du.exe, echo.exe, env.exe, expr.exe, factor.exe, false.exe, find.exe, fmt.exe, fold.exe, grep.exe, head.exe, hostname.exe, join.exe, link.exe, ln.exe, ls.exe, md5sum.exe, microsoft-coreutils.exe, mkdir.exe, mktemp.exe, mv.exe, nl.exe, nproc.exe, numfmt.exe, od.exe, paste.exe, pathchk.exe, pr.exe, printenv.exe, printf.exe, ptx.exe, pwd.exe, readlink.exe, realpath.exe, rm.exe, rmdir.exe, seq.exe, sha1sum.exe, sha224sum.exe, sha256sum.exe, sha384sum.exe, sha512sum.exe, shuf.exe, sleep.exe, sort.exe, split.exe, stat.exe, sum.exe, tac.exe, tail.exe, tee.exe, test.exe, touch.exe, tr.exe, true.exe, truncate.exe, tsort.exe, unexpand.exe, uniq.exe, unlink.exe, uptime.exe, wc.exe, xargs.exe, yes.exe
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Information
- Category
- Package managers & updaters
- Licence
- MIT
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/microsoft/coreutils
- Written in
- Rust
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit, ARM64
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 2026.9.3
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 38
- GitHub stars
- 5,299
- GitHub forks
- 110
- Website
- github.com
- Chocolatey package
- mscoreutils
- Scoop package
- main/microsoft-coreutils
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Frequently asked questions
Is microsoft-coreutils free?
Yes. microsoft-coreutils is open-source software under the MIT licence.
Is microsoft-coreutils safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
Does microsoft-coreutils run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
Yes, there is a native ARM64 installer.
Can I use microsoft-coreutils without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
