Winpkg

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For decades, the Windows software lifecycle followed a predictable—and painful—pattern: hunt down a .exe or .msi on a website, click through a wizard with six "Next" buttons, reboot, and repeat. While Linux users have been apt-get install -ing for a generation, Windows teams have been drowning in entropy.

winpkg audit --report json exports every installed package, version, and installation source. Your security team will finally stop asking for screenshots. Getting Started winpkg is available now via GitHub Releases. Installation is one command: winpkg

Stop downloading installers. Start declaring your environment.

April 14, 2026 Author: Engineering Team

winpkg install nodejs --version=20.11 winpkg upgrade --all winpkg list --outdated 1. True Declarative Manifests Stop managing state across 12 different machines. With winpkg , you write a single winpkgfile.yaml :

winpkg search python winpkg install python --version=3.12 winpkg run python -- --version We’re shipping winpkg sync (two‑way state sync between machines) and winpkg bundle (create a self‑contained .exe with all dependencies for offline distribution). The roadmap is public and community‑driven. Final Thought Windows is a fantastic development and enterprise OS. It just needed a package manager that took software supply chains seriously. winpkg closes that gap. 👉 github

# As Administrator Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072 iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://get.winpkg.dev/install.ps1')) Then try: