Popular: Data updated October 27, 2026

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OwlSetup alternatives

Install, update and maintain your Windows PC from a single place

OwlNetGeekFR Package managers & updaters

12 Windows apps in the same category as OwlSetup, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Chocolatey

    Chocolatey is The Package Manager for Windows. It was designed to be a decentralized framework for quickly installing applications and tools that you need. It is built on the NuGet infrastructure and uses PowerShell as its focus for delivering packages.

    Open source 2.7.4.0 386.2M ↓ ★ 11.6K package-manager, windows, powershell
  • NuGet

    The package manager for .NET

    Open source 7.9.0 2.6M ↓ ★ 822 installer, package-manager
  • uv

    An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

    Open source 0.13.6 183K ↓ ★ 91K installer, package-manager
  • UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) - Pre-Release

    A better UI for your package managers

    Open source 3.3.7-beta1 78.1K ↓ ★ 26.7K package-manager, windows, windows-10
  • Conan Package Manager

    An open source, decentralized C/C++ package manager, to automate building and sharing of packages.

    Open source 2.33.0 257.3K ↓ ★ 9.5K open-source, package-manager
  • UniGetUI

    The Graphical Interface for your package managers.

    Open source 2026.3.2 3.9K ↓ ★ 26.7K package-manager, windows, windows-10
  • topgrade

    Detects which tools you use and runs the appropriate commands to update them.

    Open source 17.14.1 9.8K ↓ ★ 4.7K package-manager, windows
  • rig

    The R Installation Manager

    Open source 0.11.1 15K ↓ ★ 1K installer
  • Zero Install

    decentralized cross-platform software installation system

    Open source 2.29.3 26.6K ↓ ★ 198 package-manager
  • ghostscript

    An interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

    Open source 10.08.0 9.5M ↓
  • Color Cop

    A Windows-based colour picker utility built with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

    Open source 5.5.16 3.3K ↓ ★ 243 windows, winget
  • dotNetInstaller

    A widely used, general-purpose setup bootstrapper for MS Windows.

    Open source 3.2.115.0 2.8K ↓ ★ 206 installer, windows

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
OwlSetup Open source 4.0.0 October 8, 2026 1 —
Chocolatey Open source 2.7.4.0 August 19, 2026 11.6K 386.2M
NuGet Open source 7.9.0 August 11, 2026 822 2.6M
uv Open source 0.13.6 October 27, 2026 91K 183K
UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) - Pre-Release Open source 3.3.7-beta1 January 30, 2026 26.7K 78.1K
Conan Package Manager Open source 2.33.0 September 29, 2026 9.5K 257.3K
UniGetUI Open source 2026.3.2 October 15, 2026 26.7K 3.9K
topgrade Open source 17.14.1 October 20, 2026 4.7K 9.8K
rig Open source 0.11.1 October 26, 2026 1K 15K
Zero Install Open source 2.29.3 August 7, 2026 198 26.6K
ghostscript Open source 10.08.0 — 9.5M
Color Cop Open source 5.5.16 July 10, 2026 243 3.3K
dotNetInstaller Open source 3.2.115.0 July 5, 2025 206 2.8K