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Chocolatey

Original author(s)	Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Developer(s)	Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Initial release	23 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-23)
Stable release	2.4.0  / 12 November 2024; 46 days ago (12 November 2024)
Preview release	2.3.0-beta-20240528  / 29 May 2024; 6 months ago (29 May 2024)
Repository	github.com/chocolatey/choco
Written in	C#, XML, shell script, Ruby
Operating system	Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later
Type	Package management system
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	chocolatey.org

Chocolatey 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.

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

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.

See also

• Windows Package Manager

References

1. "Release 2.4.0". 12 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. "Release 2.3.0-beta-20240528". GitHub. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. ^ "The Chocolatey Choco Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
4. "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.
5. "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
6. Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
7. "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
8. Snover, Jeffrey, "Windows Management Framework V5 Preview" Archived 2022-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Blog, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
9. Hoffman, Chris (3 August 2015). "How to Use PackageManagement (aka OneGet) on Windows 10". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

External links

• Official website
• Chocolatey on GitHub

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