Open Source C# Package Managers

The main goal of this project is to create an intuitive GUI for the most common CLI package managers for Windows 10 and 11, such as WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey, Pip, Npm, .NET Tool, and PowerShell Gallery. With this app, you can easily download, install, update, and uninstall any software published on the supported package managers.

Chocolatey has the largest online registry of Windows packages. Chocolatey packages encapsulate everything required to manage a particular piece of software into one deployment artifact by wrapping installers, executables, zips, and/or scripts into a compiled package file. Package submissions go through a rigorous moderation review process, including automatic virus scanning. The community repository has a strict policy on malicious and pirated software. Many organizations face the ongoing challenge of deploying and supporting various versions of software. Chocolatey allows organizations to automate and simplify the management of their complex Windows environments. Our customers have experienced a massive reduction in effort, improved speed of deployment, high reliability, and comprehensive reporting. Whether you are looking to create your first package or planning to fully automate your entire Windows Lifecycle. Its time to step out of the dark ages and stop doing things manually.

GetStoreApp is a Windows application that enables users to download and install Microsoft Store applications offline, bypassing the need for a Microsoft account. It provides functionalities such as searching for store apps, checking for updates, and managing installed applications. Additionally, it integrates with WinGet to facilitate package installation, uninstallation, and upgrades, offering a comprehensive solution for managing Windows applications.​

BaGet (pronounced "baguette") is a lightweight NuGet and symbol server. It is open-source, cross-platform, and cloud-ready! You can also use the BaGet.Protocol package to interact with a NuGet server. Cross-platform, dockerized, cloud-ready, supports read-through caching. Can index the entirety of nuget.org. Coming soon, support for private feeds. You can run BaGet on your preferred platform, on your computer, Docker, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun). With a few extra steps, you can run BaGet behind a Windows IIS proxy. This has many benefits, including automatic restarts on reboots. You may need to give special permissions to the top-level BaGet folder so that the app can persist in its state. This is necessary as the Application Pools' identity is a virtual account that isn't recognized by the Windows User Management Console.

NuGet Gallery is the central package repository of NuGet, the package manager for the Microsoft development platform including .NET. It is an implementation of the NuGet Gallery and API, and official back-end for the NuGet client. It is used by all NuGet package authors and consumers. NuGet has over 2 million package versions, and there are almost 200,000 unique packages that have been created and shared by developers to the .NET community. You can explore them all on their official website: https://www.nuget.org/

AppGet was a free and open-source package manager for Windows, focusing on automation, security, and ease of use. It allowed users to install and manage software through the command line, streamlining the process of setting up and maintaining Windows environments. AppGet's approach influenced the development of Microsoft's Windows Package Manager (winget).​

Projeny is a project and package manager for Unity3D, designed to facilitate the management of large-scale Unity projects. It allows developers to share assets across multiple projects without duplication, switch between platforms instantly, and optimize compile times by organizing code into discrete packages. Projeny enhances scalability and maintainability in Unity development environments.​

UpmGitExtension is a Unity editor extension that enhances the Unity Package Manager (UPM) by providing a user interface for managing packages installed from Git repositories. It simplifies the process of adding, updating, and removing Git-based packages within Unity projects, improving the overall package management experience for developers.​

winget-create is a command-line tool developed by Microsoft to assist developers in creating and submitting manifest files to the Windows Package Manager repository. It streamlines the process of packaging applications for distribution via winget, providing an interactive experience for generating and validating manifests. winget-create simplifies the onboarding of applications into the Windows ecosystem.​