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Scoop

ApplicationScoop

Dem still dey call am scoop.sh, scoop installer

ScoopSystem

One user-folder package manager for dev tools. Di launcher na scoop.cmd. E no be Chocolatey.

Wetin you need know

Scoop dey install into your user folder. Chocolatey na di older manager wey admin dey prefer.

Scoop dey put packages under user profile. Get am from scoop.sh. Di command na scoop.cmd. E no be Chocolatey and e no be WinGet. Buckets na Scoop extra feeds.

Wetin e be?
One user-folder package manager
Di same as Chocolatey?
No. Scoop dey stay inside your profile
Command?
scoop.cmd
Feex tok say
If you no fit get admin and you want git on PATH, I go install Scoop from scoop.sh. I go use Chocolatey when di office environment already dey live inside ProgramData. I go use winget when di id dey Microsoft catalog.

Wetin be Scoop?

scoop.cmd na batch shim wey dey run di Scoop PowerShell app. Packages dey live under user profile. choco.exe na different manager. winget.exe na Microsoft client.

If you never use am before

If you want dev tools inside your user folder without admin, Scoop na di manager from scoop.sh. E dey install into ~/scoop and dey put shims on PATH. Di command na scoop (scoop.cmd). E no be Chocolatey, wey often dey want admin and ProgramData, and e no be WinGet.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

scoop install user-scope tools

Git, ripgrep, and other extras dey land inside ~/scoop. Chocolatey often dey write to ProgramData instead.

Buckets for extra apps

scoop bucket add extras na Scoop idea. Chocolatey sources and WinGet sources na different configs.

No admin for many packages

Na di main point be dat. Some installers still need elevation. WinGet get im own scope flags.

Na who e dey for?

  • Developers wey no get admin on top PC
  • People wey want tools isolated inside user profile
  • Anybody wey dey compare dis one to choco or winget

Current status

Scoop (2013) na current user-folder package manager from Scoop. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://scoop.sh/.

How old e be?

Scoop start for 2013. Chocolatey older (2011). WinGet newer (2020). Scoop tori na user-scope installs for developers. E no be in-box Windows component.

Versions

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

scoop.sh current

System requirements

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

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11 with PowerShell, according to scoop.sh
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow di package wey dey install
Disk demand
Everything dey live under di user scoop folder

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
scoop.cmd Shim launcher (cmd), no be long-running exe

Startup components

scoop.cmd na command. Packages fit add Startup. Scoop itself no suppose add am.

File locations

Common Scoop locations
Typical install C:\Users\<you>\scoop\

File formats

JSON manifests. buckets as git repos

Common wahala dem

PATH dey miss afta install

Open new prompt. Scoop shims dey live under ~/scoop/shims. Chocolatey PATH na different folder.

GUI app bin expect Start tile

Many Scoop packages na CLI. WinGet and Chocolatey dey often add Start shortcuts.

How to get unstuck

Install from scoop.sh with di documented PowerShell

Random scoop.exe wey dey forum no be di project. chocolatey.org na di other manager if na choco you bin want.

scoop doctor if shims fail

Na Scoop self-check be dat. winget source list na different tool repair.

Add di extras bucket only if you need dose manifests

main versus extras na Scoop split. E no be Chocolatey source name.

Alternatives

Chocolatey for machine-wide community packages. WinGet for Microsoft catalog. Ninite for one-shot GUI bundle.

Official help and downloads

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

Official contacts
Download scoop.sh/ Official installer or vendor page
Help github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/wiki Vendor support
Official site scoop.sh/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

User-profile disk space dey matter. Admin-locked PC na di normal reason why person dey pick Scoop.

Technical details

Technical details

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

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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