Scoop

A command-line installer for Windows

Quickstart

Open a PowerShell terminal (version 5.1 or later) and from the PS C:\> prompt, run:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

For advanced installation options, check out the Installer's Readme.

What does Scoop do?

Scoop installs programs you know and love, from the command line with a minimal amount of friction. It:

  • Eliminates permission popup windows
  • Hides GUI wizard-style installers
  • Prevents PATH pollution from installing lots of programs
  • Avoids unexpected side-effects from installing and uninstalling programs
  • Finds and installs dependencies automatically
  • Performs all the extra setup steps itself to get a working program
Node.js
Neovim
VS Code (extras)
Cascadia Code (nerd-fonts)
--:----:--
> dir ~\scoop

    Directory: C:\Users\User\scoop

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
da---          02-04-2022    16:06                apps
d----          30-03-2022    13:22                buckets
d----          02-04-2022    16:06                cache
da---          30-03-2022    21:32                persist
da---          02-04-2022    16:06                shims
d----          20-02-2022    01:22                workspace
Scoop downloads and manages packages in a portable way, keeping them neatly isolated in ~\scoop. It won't install files outside its home, and you can place a Scoop installation wherever you like.
For terminal applications, Scoop creates shims, a kind of command-line shortcuts, inside the ~\scoop\shims folder, which is accessible in the PATH. For graphical applications, Scoop creates program shortcuts in a dedicated Start menu folder, called 'Scoop Apps'. This way, packages are always cleanly uninstalled and you can be sure what tools are currently in your PATH and in your Start menu.
> scoop search python
Results from local buckets...

Name      Version  Source Binaries
----      -------  ------ --------
python    3.10.5   main
winpython 3.10.4.0 main

> scoop install python
...
Creating shim for 'python.exe'.
'python' (3.10.5) was installed successfully!

> python -c "print('Hello from Python installed by Scoop!')"
Hello from Python installed by Scoop!
Discovering Packages
> scoop search mongo
Results from local buckets...

Name                   Version Source Binaries
----                   ------- ------ --------
mongodb-compass        1.32.2  extras
mongosh                1.5.0   extras
mongodb-database-tools 100.5.3 main
mongodb                5.3.2   main

> scoop search citra
Results from other known buckets...
(add them using 'scoop bucket add <name>')

Name         Source
----         ------
citra-canary games
citra        games
Scoop packages exist as a part of Git repositories, called buckets. In addition to the builtin search sub-command, the package search can be used to search all Scoop manifests on GitHub.

The list of all Scoop buckets on GitHub can be browsed here.
Creating Packages
Scoop allows you to trivially create your own packages.
> scoop create https://example.com/foobar/1.2.3/foobar-package.zip
1) foobar
2) 1.2.3
3) foobar-package.zip
App name: 1
1) foobar
2) 1.2.3
3) foobar-package.zip
Version: 2
Created 'C:\Users\User\Desktop\foobar.json'.
> scoop cat gifski
{
    "version": "1.6.4",
    "description": "GIF encoder based on libimagequant (pngquant).",
    "homepage": "https://gif.ski",
    "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
    "url": "https://gif.ski/gifski-1.6.4.zip",
    "hash": "dc97c92c9685742c4cf3de59ae12bcfcfa6ee08d97dfea26ea88728a388440cb",
    "pre_install": "if (!(Test-Path '$dir\\config')) { New-Item '$dir\\config' }",
    "bin": "gifski.exe",
    "checkver": "For Windows.*?gifski-([\\d.]+)\\.zip",
    "autoupdate": {
        "url": "https://gif.ski/gifski-$version.zip"
    }
}
Scoop manifests are simple JSON files, which can be optionally complemented with inline PowerShell statements.
Documentation
Looking for something specific, or ready to dive into Scoop internals? Check out Scoop's Readme or refer to the Wiki.
 Scoop created by lukesampson
 Website created by gpailler - 0.2.0/5af1c36

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