Chocolatey

Chocolatey[3] is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.[4]

For the food product, see Compound chocolate.
Chocolatey
Original author(s)Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Developer(s)Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Initial release23 March 2011 (2011-03-23)
Stable release
1.3.0[1] / 16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)
Repositorygithub.com/chocolatey/choco
Written inC#
Operating systemWindows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later
TypePackage management system
LicenseApache License 2.0[2]
Websitechocolatey.org

The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".[5]

Many Windows developers recommend that Windows developers install both Chocolatey and Scoop.[6][7]

Compatible package manager

In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (renamed PackageManagement on March 20, 2015) alongside PowerShell 5. It is a free and open-source package-provider manager, which provides a way to integrate other package managers into PowerShell. OneGet was pre-configured to browse the Chocolatey repository.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Chocolatey 1.3.0 release page". github.com.
  2. "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.
  3. "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. Jonathan Bowman, "Chocolatey vs. Scoop: Package Managers for Windows", 2020
  7. James Walker, "Scoop or Chocolatey? Which Windows 10 package manager should you use?", 2019.
  8. Snover, Jeffrey, "Windows Management Framework V5 Preview", Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Blog, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. Hoffman, Chris. "How to Use PackageManagement (aka OneGet) on Windows 10". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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