# chocolatey/choco

Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/chocolatey/choco
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/choco
Homepage: https://chocolatey.org
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: chocolatey, windows, windows-server, software, softwareautomation, powershell, software-management, c-sharp, package-manager, package-management, package-manager-tool, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-19T11:52:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4264, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 19.0, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11495, forks 961 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.351836+00:00)

## What it is
Chocolatey (choco) is a package manager for Windows, analogous to apt or yum, that installs, updates, and manages software from a large community repository or private sources. It is a C# CLI tool that integrates with configuration managers like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Salt for automated software deployment.

## Use cases
- install software on windows from the command line
- bulk install programs on a new windows machine
- keep third-party applications updated on windows
- automate software deployment across windows servers
- manage packages with ansible or puppet on windows
- set up a private internal package repository for my company

## When to choose
- you need scriptable, repeatable software installation on Windows
- you manage fleets of Windows machines with configuration management tools
- you want an apt/yum-like experience on Windows

## When to avoid
- you only need a graphical app store experience without scripting
- you primarily manage Linux or macOS systems
- you need cross-platform package management with a single tool like winget alternatives

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, cli, deployment, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: chocolatey, software-management, windows-package-manager, powershell, apt-for-windows, software-automation, command-line, automation, devops, docker

## Member repositories
- chocolatey/choco (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.351836+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:33.046503+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chocolatey/choco (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.351836+00:00, sha 0320b0ddd9a4)
  - homepage: https://chocolatey.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.434311+00:00, sha 15b18d0086b2)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.448539+00:00, sha f966543b713c)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.450639+00:00, sha 5a256d1eddb9)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.444110+00:00, sha e3d4d9bafa07)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.446133+00:00, sha 2b7a7418d186)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:12.452774+00:00, sha bf49f293938d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.