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Get winget-install 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 was taken from the project's own documentation and checked against it.
Not available for Windows yet.
winget-install 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 winget-install on your Windows machine — Windows downloads it, checks the signature and places it for you. No installer wizard, no "next, next, finish". It fetches the project's own install script and runs it, which is the standard way these tools ship — worth a read if you like to know what's running.
Not available for macOS yet.
winget-install 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 winget-install on your macOS or Linux machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up winget-install, step by step
Open PowerShell — press Win, type PowerShell, and press Enter — then paste the command and press Enter.
Run winget-install --help to see the available commands, and
winget-install --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks PowerShell to download a small installer script from the project, then execute it in memory. Nothing is saved to disk. The script is the project's own, but it's worth reading it first — that's why there's a note above.
What winget-install does
- Supports x86/x64 and arm/arm64 architectures
- Supports irm/iex one-line command using short URL
- Supports running under the SYSTEM context
- Always fetches the latest WinGet version
- Automatically verifies OS compatibility
- Code is hosted on PowerShell Gallery
Summarised from winget-install's own README.
About winget-install
winget-install is an open-source developer tool.
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | PowerShell one-liner (irm | iex) |
| Windows | documented install command available |
| macOS / Linux | no install command published |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | Yes — checked against the project README |
| Popularity | 641 stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
winget-install 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.
winget-install 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.