Get choco on Windows Now!
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
Get choco with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
choco doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs choco on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
choco doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for Windows — switch to that tab.
Pastes into your terminal and installs choco on your macOS or Linux machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up choco, step by step
- Press Win+R to open the Run dialog.
- Press Ctrl+V to paste the command you just copied.
- Press Enter. A PowerShell window will flash; the installer runs.
The command fetches the project's own installer, marks it unblocked, and runs it from memory. You do not need to save the file. If Windows asks "Do you want to allow this app to make changes?", click Yes — the installer needs to add itself to your PATH.
What choco does
- Include screenshots and/or animated gifs whenever possible, they help show us exactly what the problem is
- Chocolatey Website and Community Package Repository
- If not found or resolved, please follow one of the following avenues
- You are not submitting a question - questions are better served as emails or Community Chat questions
- Please make sure you've read over and agree with the etiquette regarding communication
- Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools
Summarised from choco's own documentation.
About choco
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
| Category | Package manager |
|---|---|
| Install method | command line |
| Windows | documented install command available |
| macOS / Linux | no install command published |
| Price | Subscription plans from $9/mo · free Starter tier · team and enterprise plans |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 12k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
choco is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
The project's own page is community.chocolatey.org
choco is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.