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winget-pkgs
The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository
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35Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
11.3KGitHub stars
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What it is
The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository
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Where it is used
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- microsoft/winget-cli · linked in 3 of the same discussions
- appget/appget.packages · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 11:23:53 PM UTC.
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HN mentions by year35 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2020-05-19 16:19:43 UTC to 2026-04-10 16:31:43 UTC.
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Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
From the project README
An excerpt from the repository, fetched Nov 13, 2026.
Read the project’s introduction
Windows Package Manager Community Repository
This repository contains the manifest files for the Windows Package Manager default source. You are highly encouraged to submit manifests for your favorite application.
ImportantAt this time installers must be MSIX, MSI, APPX, MSIXBundle, APPXBundle, or .exe application installers. Font files (.ttf, .ttc, .otf, .otc, and .fnt) are also supported, although we are not currently accepting community submissions for these yet. Script-based installers are not currently supported.
The Windows Package Manager is an open source client designed for command-line usage. If you are interested in exploring private repositories offering private WinGet package hosting, see private repositories.
Documentation
Please check the overview for detailed topics. Common topics for the WinGet Community repository are available below:
Authoring a manifest
Testing a manifest
First-time contributor checklist
Submitting a manifest
Requesting a new package
Requesting a new package version
Contributing
This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.
When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all Microsoft repositories using our CLA.
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct.
See the Code of Conduct FAQ or
contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments. More information is available in our Contributing document.
To avoid doubt, you may not make any Submissions linking to third-party materials if such Submission is prohibited by the applicable third party and/or otherwise violates such third party's rights.
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
3 sources7.0 is now available: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/147886
In FFmpeg 7.0The winget community repo is open source: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifes...
In FFmpeg 7.0