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microsoft/winget-pkgs resource

The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2605
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

11019 stars · 9022 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

The community manifest repository powering the default source of the Microsoft Windows Package Manager (winget). It contains YAML manifest files describing thousands of Windows applications and their installers, maintained through community pull requests with automated validation pipelines.

Use cases

  • install windows applications from the command line
  • submit a new app to the winget package repository
  • request a new version of a package in winget
  • find the installer manifest for a windows program
  • automate software installation on windows machines

When to choose

  • you want to publish or update a Windows application in the winget default source
  • you need manifest data for Windows software distribution
  • you want to request that an app be added to winget

When to avoid

  • you need a package manager for Linux or macOS
  • you want script-based or font installer support, which is not accepted from the community
  • you need the winget client itself rather than the manifest data

Facets

dataset · maturity active

package-manager developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools windows windows cli winget package-manifests community-repository windows-package-manager software-distribution automation command-line

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/winget-pkgsmain77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/winget-pkgs")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem