System package managers

Install command-line tools and applications on macOS, Windows or Linux from package definitions.

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System package managers
Tool	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
Homebrew	50k	BSD-2-Clause	Open source	No	Ruby	7.0.8	2026-10-06
WinGet	26k	MIT	Open source	No	C++	v1.29.380	2026-10-06
Scoop	25k	Other	Open source	No	PowerShell	v0.6.0	2026-10-05
Nix	18k	LGPL-2.1	Open source	No	C++	2.35.2	2026-10-05
Chocolatey	12k	Other	Open source	No	C#	2.7.4	2026-10-05
pkgx	9.9k	Apache-2.0	Open source	No	Rust	v2.11.0	2026-10-05

6 tools

Homebrew

🍺 The Package Manager for Everywhere

Language: Ruby
Licence: BSD-2-Clause
Stars: 50k
Latest: 7.0.8
Last push: 2026-10-06

WinGet

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).

Language: C++
Licence: MIT
Stars: 26k
Latest: v1.29.380
Last push: 2026-10-06

Scoop

A command-line installer for Windows.

Language: PowerShell
Licence: Other
Stars: 25k
Latest: v0.6.0
Last push: 2026-10-05

Nix

Nix, the purely functional package manager

Language: C++
Licence: LGPL-2.1
Stars: 18k
Latest: 2.35.2
Last push: 2026-10-05

Chocolatey

Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

Language: C#
Licence: Other
Stars: 12k
Latest: 2.7.4
Last push: 2026-10-05

pkgx

Run Anything

Language: Rust
Licence: Apache-2.0
Stars: 9.9k
Latest: v2.11.0
Last push: 2026-10-05