# Chocolatey

Application: Chocolatey Software

Dem still dey call am choco, chocolatey.org

Chocolatey Software, System

Community Windows package manager wey dey before winget. Di process na choco.exe. E no be WinGet.

## Wetin you need know

Chocolatey na di older community manager. WinGet na Microsoft later CLI.

Chocolatey Software choco.exe dey before winget. Get am from chocolatey.org/install. Package ids no dey match WinGet. Scoop and Ninite na different tools.

- **Wetin e be?**: Community Windows package manager

  **Same tin as WinGet?**: No. Different client and catalog

  **Command?**: choco.exe

Feex tok say

If di script talk choco, I go install Chocolatey from chocolatey.org. If di script talk winget, I go use App Installer. To mix di two lines na how ids dey fail.

## Wetin be Chocolatey?

choco.exe dey install packages from Chocolatey community feed (and oda sources wey you add). winget.exe na Microsoft later client. Dem no dey share package ids.

## If you never use am before

If README talk say "choco install", Chocolatey na di community package manager from Chocolatey Software. E start for 2011, before winget. Install am from chocolatey.org/install. Di command na choco.exe. E no be WinGet, e no be Scoop, and e no be Ninite.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**choco install from di community repo**

Dat one-liner na why people still dey use Chocolatey. winget install dey use Microsoft catalog and different ids.

**choco upgrade all**

Chocolatey habit. winget upgrade --all na di Microsoft parallel, no be dis exe.

**Internal feeds on top commercial SKUs**

Chocolatey Software dey sell dat one. Scoop buckets na different layout.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dey follow older Windows setup script
- Shops wey don already standardize on top choco
- Anybody wey dey compare dis one to winget or Scoop

## Current status

Chocolatey (2011) na current package manager from Chocolatey Software. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://chocolatey.org/install.

## How old e be?

Chocolatey launch for 2011. WinGet arrive for 2020. Scoop for 2013. Many older Windows guides still dey talk choco because dis repo bin come first. Current Windows still get winget inside App Installer.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Open source client

Chocolatey for Business

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to current Chocolatey docs |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more. |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow di installer wey package run

  **Network demand**: Dey download from di feed wey you choose

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| choco.exe | Package manager CLI |
| --------- | ------------------- |

## Startup components

choco.exe na CLI. E no suppose start with Windows. Some packages dey add dia own Startup.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\\ |
| --------------- | --------------------------- |

## File formats

Nuspec packages. packages.config lists

## Common wahala dem

### Package id no be di winget id

choco search and winget search na different catalogs. To copy id across tools go fail.

### Community package quality dey vary

Read di package page. WinGet source get im own review rules. None of dem be Ninite curated checkbox page.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from chocolatey.org/install with di documented PowerShell

Random choco.exe inside Downloads no be di client. winget already dey many PCs if you bin want Microsoft CLI.

### choco source list if installs fail

Broken source na Chocolatey config. Scoop buckets na different file tree.

### Run di prompt as administrator for machine-wide installs

User-scope Scoop na di oda model. Chocolatey often dey want admin.

## Alternatives

WinGet for Microsoft catalog. Scoop for user-folder tools. Ninite for one-shot installer page.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [chocolatey.org/install ](https://chocolatey.org/install)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [docs.chocolatey.org/ ](https://docs.chocolatey.org/)Vendor support                        |
| Official site | [chocolatey.org/ ](https://chocolatey.org/)Start here, no be random exe host               |

## Related hardware

Network and disk space for di packages wey you dey pull. Di client body small.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Scoop: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/scoop/)[WinGet: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/winget/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Chocolatey official site ](https://chocolatey.org/)· Vendor product page
- [Chocolatey help ](https://docs.chocolatey.org/)· Vendor support
- [Chocolatey docs ](https://docs.chocolatey.org/)· Install and commands
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Chocolatey Software

  **Category**: Package manager

  **Process**: choco.exe

  **License**: Apache 2.0 client. Commercial editions dey

  **First released**: 2011

  **Official site**: [chocolatey.org](https://chocolatey.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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