microsoft/winget-cli

WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

Developer toolsC++#windows#package-manager#winget#command-line

1.1 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 25, 2026, 13:57 UTC.

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About the project

WinGet is the Windows Package Manager: a CLI, PowerShell module and COM API for discovering, installing and updating apps from the Microsoft Store and the winget community repository.

Useful for

Install an app with a single winget install command instead of downloading an installer manually
Update all installed packages via Update-WinGetPackage in PowerShell
Set up a private REST source for internal company packages

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

1 star so far today, about 3 expected by the end of the day.
GitHub Trending C++ today: #13, +5 stars.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 26,453
Today: 1 · ≈ 3 by evening
Forks: 1,801
Issues and pull requests: 5,478
Watchers: 340
Language: C++
License: MIT
Latest release: v1.29.380 · September 21, 2026
Created: July 16, 2019
Last push: September 24, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

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September 25, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #13, +5 stars

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