Chocolatey
| Chocolatey | |
|---|---|
Screenshot Chocolatey running in the Windows Terminal | |
| Original authors | Chocolatey Software, Inc. |
| Developers | Chocolatey Software, Inc. |
| Initial release | 23 March 2011 |
| Stable release | 2.6.0
/ 1 December 2025 |
| Preview release | 2.3.0-beta-20240528
/ 29 May 2024 |
| Written in | C#, XML, shell script |
| Operating system | Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later |
| Type | Package management system |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | chocolatey |
| Repository | github |
Chocolatey is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.
The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".
The choco command is used to start the Chocolatey command-line package manager.