Scoop
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The facts
Each one read from Scoop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App catalog
- Scoop includes a default main bucket and supports adding other known buckets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- App formats
- Scoop supports portable apps, installer files, single-file apps, and PowerShell scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install apps
- Scoop installs apps from the command line and resolves and installs dependencies automatically.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Buckets
- Apps are distributed through buckets; the main bucket is installed by default, and users can add other buckets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Scoop resolves and installs app dependencies automatically.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Download integration
- Scoop can use aria2 for multi-connection downloads when aria2 is installed through Scoop.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Scoop can use aria2 for multi-connection downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install behavior
- It avoids User Account Control prompts for typical installs, hides wizard-style installers, and helps keep apps from cluttering PATH.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install limitation
- The installer documentation says installation from an administrator console is disabled by default for security considerations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install location
- By default, Scoop installs to C:\Users\<YOUR USERNAME>\scoop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The README presents Scoop for command-line users and developers who want to install apps or distribute software using a ZIP file and JSON manifest.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The project describes portable apps as the apps most likely to install successfully with Scoop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package creation
- App makers can provide a compressed app and a JSON manifest describing how to install it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- Scoop supports portable apps, installer files, single-file apps, and PowerShell scripts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The installation instructions use a regular, non-admin PowerShell terminal.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Repeatable setup
- The project describes Scoop as script-friendly and gives examples of installing groups of apps through commands.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The Quick Start requires PowerShell 5.1 or later and says Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 and newer are supported; some Windows 7/8 and Server 2008/2012 systems can qualify with PowerShell 5.1.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks users to report security vulnerabilities through its GitHub security page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup scripts
- Scoop supports repeatable, script-friendly setups for configuring an environment.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project invites users to support its development and maintenance through one-time PayPal donations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and documentation
- The README points users to the installer repository for installation questions and links to the project documentation wiki.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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