Homepage: Chocolatey.org
Chocolatey is a machine-level package manager and installer for software packages, built for the Windows NT platform.
It is an execution engine using the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to provide an automation tool for installing software on Windows machines, designed to simplify the process from the user perspective.
The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".
Chocolatey can be invoked by the PackageManagement module (Formerly 'OneGet') of PowerShell version 5.0.
To Install Chocolatey, from a Powershell Administrator console, simply do:
Set-Location $env:USERPROFILE
If ( ! ( Test-Path $PROFILE ) ) { New-Item -Force -ItemType File -Path $PROFILE; Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Encoding UTF8 -Value "# Powershell Profile"; }
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
RefreshEnv.cmdAnd you're ready to go.
If you want a window interface instead of the powershell console, you can do: choco install chocolateygui.
The second line in the previous listing creates your powershell $PROFILE file.
If it doesn't already exist, Chocolatey will not add auto-completion to it.
In case you missed it, or if you would like to add it yourself, open your $PROFILE and copy/paste the following lines:
# Chocolatey
$ChocolateyProfile = "$env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1"
if (Test-Path($ChocolateyProfile)) {
Import-Module "$ChocolateyProfile"
}| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| list | lists remote or local packages |
| search | searches remote or local packages |
| info | retrieves package information |
| install | installs packages from various sources |
| pin | pins a package to suppress upgrades |
| outdated | retrieves packages that are outdated |
| upgrade | upgrades packages from various sources |
| uninstall | uninstalls a package |
See also the Chocolatey Command Reference for a complete list.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Find a package | |
choco list |
List all chocolatey packages |
choco search zip |
Search packages mentionning "zip" |
choco search --by-tag compression |
Search packages by their tags |
choco search --by-id-only zip |
Search packages with "zip" in the package name |
choco search --order-by-popularity zip |
Filter and sort by package results by popularity |
choco search --approved-only zip |
Only return approved packages |
choco info 7zip |
Get information about 7zip package |
| Install | |
choco install 7zip |
Install |
choco install 7zip --install-directory=P:\7z |
Install to a specific directory |
| Maintenance | |
choco list --localonly |
List installed packages |
choco outdated |
List upgradable packages |
choco upgrade all -y |
Upgrade all packages |
| Pinning | |
choco pin list |
List pinned packages |
choco pin add --name 7zip |
Suppress upgrades for 7zip |
choco pin remove --name 7zip |
Supress upgrades supression for 7zip ;) |
Prefered search method: choco search --by-id-only --order-by-popularity --approved-only searchstring
| Switches | Description |
|---|---|
--help |
Prints out the help menu. |
--install-directory=VALUE |
Install Directory Override |
-y, --yes |
Confirm all prompts. |
-f, --force |
Force the behavior. |
--what-if |
Don't actually do anything, simulate. |
--execution-timeout=VALUE |
The time to allow a command to finish. |
--fail-on-standard-error |
Fail on standard error output (stderr). |
--use-system-powershell |
Execute PowerShell using an external process. |
--debug |
Show debug messaging. |
--verbose |
Show verbose messaging. |
--trace |
Show trace messaging. |
--log-file=VALUE |
Log File to output to in addition to regular loggers. |
--no-color |
Do not show colorization in output. |
--limit-output |
Limit the output to essential information. |
--no-progress |
Do not show download progress percentages. |
--allow-unofficial-build |
Allow the use of an unofficial build. |