# Winget Winget is the Windows Package Manager Client, which finally allows you to install applications on Windows with the CLI. It differs from [[Scoop]] in that it actually downloads the application installer and runs it in the background, but there may be a UAC pop-up if the application requires administrator privileges. ## Searching For Applications The easiest way to find applications which are on the winget repository is to search for them on [winstall](https://winstall.app/). ## Packages Listed below are applications I usually install with winget. - [EarTrumpet](https://winstall.app/apps/File-New-Project.EarTrumpet) — volume control app - [Notepad++](https://winstall.app/apps/Notepad++.Notepad++) — free source code editor (the scoop installation does not include the context menu option) - [PowerToys](https://winstall.app/apps/Microsoft.PowerToys) — set of utilities for Windows power users