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| Original author(s) | Chocolatey Software, Inc. |
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| Developer(s) | Chocolatey Software, Inc. |
| Initial release | 23 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-23) |
| Stable release |
2.2.2[1] |
| Preview release |
2.3.0-beta-20240528[2] |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C#,[3] Extensible Markup Language,[3] shell script,[3] Ruby[3]  |
| Operating system | Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later |
| Type | Package management system |
| License | Apache License 2.0[4] |
| Website | chocolatey |
Chocolatey[5] is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.[6]
The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".[7]
In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (renamed PackageManagement on March 20, 2015) alongside PowerShell 5. It is a free and open-source package-provider manager, which provides a way to integrate other package managers into PowerShell. OneGet was pre-configured to browse the Chocolatey repository.[8][9]
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