--- title: I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that... description: UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into a single interface... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that actually lets me manage all my apps | daily.dev og:description: UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into a single interface... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5cUniXbW6.png og:image:alt: I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that actually lets me manage all my apps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that actually lets me manage all my apps **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into a single interface for installing and updating apps. Originally a small independent project called WingetUI, it was acquired earlier this year by Devolutions, which pledged to keep it free while giving it more reliable backing. At the time of acquisition it had 300,000 monthly active users, and versions now exist for macOS and Linux. Beyond aggregating package sources, UniGetUI supports app bundles that let users save and share sets of apps to install in one go, or generate a PowerShell script to install them without the tool itself. Some package managers like Chocolatey, Scoop, and Npm still need to be installed separately before UniGetUI can manage them. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is UniGetUI and how is it different from Winget? UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into one interface, unlike Winget which only manages its own repository. It adds a human-readable GUI, version visibility, and app bundles for installing sets of apps across machines or generating a PowerShell install script. Versions also exist for macOS and Linux. _Anyone juggling multiple Windows package managers can compare tool options and setups on daily.dev._ ### Who owns UniGetUI now and will it stay free? UniGetUI, formerly called WingetUI, was acquired by Devolutions earlier in its release year, which pledged to keep the app free while providing more reliable backing and support than a single-developer project could offer. At the time of the acquisition, Devolutions reported UniGetUI had 300,000 monthly active users. _Developers tracking open-source acquisitions and their impact can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Ultimate Windows Utility](https://daily.dev/posts/the-ultimate-windows-utility-d1m5gvldu) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [Command Palette turned WinGet into something I actually want to use for installing apps](https://daily.dev/posts/command-palette-turned-winget-into-something-i-actually-want-to-use-for-installing-apps-u6dehp05v) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft Introduces WinApp CLI to Unify Windows App Development Workflows](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-introduces-winapp-cli-to-unify-windows-app-development-workflows-y5sifeppi) · InfoQ · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [WinApp CLI v0.7.0 Release Announcement](https://daily.dev/posts/winapp-cli-v0-7-0-release-announcement-tqesvxf3j) · DevBlogs · 72 upvotes · 10 comments --- Tags: [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that actually lets me manage all my apps","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T18:01:06.437Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T18:03:52.439Z","description":"UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into a single interface...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/09cd5c70304dec8e7f8697669e2eba5d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/09cd5c70304dec8e7f8697669e2eba5d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"windows","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"I replaced Windows' app updater with one tool that actually lets me manage all my apps"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-windows-app-updater-with-one-tool-that-actually-lets-me-manage-all-my-apps-5cunixbw6#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is UniGetUI and how is it different from Winget?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"UniGetUI is a graphical package manager for Windows that unifies Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, PowerShell Gallery, .NET packages, and Npm into one interface, unlike Winget which only manages its own repository. 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