# chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI

A delicious GUI for Chocolatey

Repository: https://github.com/chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chocolateygui
Homepage: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/chocolatey-gui/
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: chocolatey, c-sharp, gui, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-20T07:35:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5480, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": 84, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1816, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:40.016029+00:00)

## What it is
Chocolatey GUI is a WPF desktop application providing a graphical interface for the Chocolatey package manager on Windows. It lets users install, uninstall, update, pin, and search for Chocolatey packages without using the command line.

## Use cases
- manage chocolatey packages with a gui
- update outdated windows software visually
- browse and search chocolatey community packages
- install windows apps without command line
- manage chocolatey sources and features graphically
- pin package versions on windows

## When to choose
- you use Chocolatey on Windows but prefer a graphical interface over CLI commands
- you want visual indications of out-of-date installed packages
- you need to manage package sources and Chocolatey features through a UI

## When to avoid
- you need full feature parity with Chocolatey CLI, as the GUI covers only a subset
- you are not on Windows or lack .NET Framework 4.8
- you prefer scripting and automation, where the CLI is more suitable

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: chocolatey, wpf, package-management, c-sharp, software-deployment, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.016029+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 2026-08-30T03:20:35.428154+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chocolatey/ChocolateyGUI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.016029+00:00, sha 8c12c47bb311)
  - homepage: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/chocolatey-gui/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.829842+00:00, sha 875a74c8f337)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/powershell (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.848305+00:00, sha 6e2ffb00faaf)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.838922+00:00, sha e3d4d9bafa07)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.840828+00:00, sha 2b7a7418d186)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/highlights (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.843111+00:00, sha 2861fc3371b8)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.844870+00:00, sha bdff1af22de0)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/made-for-automation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.846551+00:00, sha 43902be269a7)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/package-anything (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.849892+00:00, sha 3c50c1956a89)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/create-packages (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:25.851458+00:00, sha 90396732b73c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.