# OneGet/oneget

PackageManagement (aka OneGet) is a package manager for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/OneGet/oneget
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oneget
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-09-09T18:13:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4535, "days_push": 723, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2380, forks 192 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.275620+00:00)

## What it is
PackageManagement (OneGet) is Microsoft's package manager for Windows, shipped as a PowerShell module that unifies software installation through provider plug-ins. It is now in maintenance mode, receiving only high-priority bug fixes, with PowerShellGet and the community AnyPackage project suggested as successors.

## Use cases
- install software packages from powershell
- manage windows package sources
- uninstall applications via command line
- find available packages on windows
- write a custom package provider
- unify chocolatey and other installers under one interface

## When to choose
- you need the built-in Windows 10 / Server 2016 package management cmdlets
- you are scripting software installation in PowerShell on Windows
- you rely on existing OneGet providers like Chocolatey or MSI

## When to avoid
- you want an actively developed package manager - use PowerShellGet or AnyPackage instead
- you need new features or provider improvements
- you are primarily on Linux or macOS without PowerShell Core

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: powershell-module, package-management, oneget, software-installation, microsoft, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- OneGet/oneget (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.275620+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 2026-08-30T02:34:51.292167+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OneGet/oneget (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.275620+00:00, sha 627ed30453a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.