# Scoop Application: Scoop Also called scoop.sh, scoop installer Scoop, System A user-folder package manager for dev tools. The launcher is scoop.cmd. It is not Chocolatey. ## What you need to know Scoop installs into your user folder. Chocolatey is the older admin-friendly manager. Scoop puts packages under the user profile. Get it from scoop.sh. The command is scoop.cmd. It is not Chocolatey and not WinGet. Buckets are Scoop's extra feeds. - **What is it?**: A user-folder package manager **Same as Chocolatey?**: No. Scoop stays in your profile **Command?**: scoop.cmd Feex says If you cannot get admin and you want git on PATH, I would install Scoop from scoop.sh. I would use Chocolatey when the shop already lives in ProgramData. I would use winget when the id is in Microsoft's catalog. ## What is Scoop? scoop.cmd is a batch shim that runs the Scoop PowerShell app. Packages live under the user profile. choco.exe is a different manager. winget.exe is Microsoft's client. ## If you have never used it If you want dev tools in your user folder without admin, Scoop is the manager from scoop.sh. It installs into ~/scoop and puts shims on PATH. The command is scoop (scoop.cmd). It is not Chocolatey, which often wants admin and ProgramData, and it is not WinGet. ## What is it used for? **scoop install user-scope tools** Git, ripgrep, and other extras land in ~/scoop. Chocolatey often writes to ProgramData instead. **Buckets for extra apps** scoop bucket add extras is a Scoop idea. Chocolatey sources and WinGet sources are different configs. **No admin for many packages** That is the point. Some installers still need elevation. WinGet has its own scope flags. ## Who is it for? - Developers who do not have admin on the PC - People who want tools isolated in the user profile - Anyone comparing this to choco or winget ## Current status Scoop (2013) is a current user-folder package manager from Scoop. The vendor still points Windows users at https://scoop.sh/. ## How old is it? Scoop started in 2013. Chocolatey is older (2011). WinGet is newer (2020). Scoop's story is user-scope installs for developers. It is not an in-box Windows component. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. scoop.sh current ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11 with PowerShell, per scoop.sh | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows the package being installed **Disk demand**: Everything lives under the user scoop folder ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | scoop.cmd | Shim launcher (cmd), not a long-running exe | | --------- | ------------------------------------------- | ## Startup components scoop.cmd is a command. Packages may add Startup. Scoop itself should not. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\scoop\\ | | --------------- | ------------------------ | ## File formats JSON manifests. buckets as git repos ## Common problems ### PATH missing after install Open a new prompt. Scoop shims live under ~/scoop/shims. Chocolatey's PATH is a different folder. ### A GUI app expected a Start tile Many Scoop packages are CLI. WinGet and Chocolatey more often add Start shortcuts. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from scoop.sh with the documented PowerShell A random scoop.exe on a forum is not the project. chocolatey.org is the other manager if you wanted choco. ### scoop doctor if shims fail That is Scoop's self-check. winget source list is a different tool's repair. ### Add the extras bucket only if you need those manifests main versus extras is a Scoop split. It is not a Chocolatey source name. ## Alternatives Chocolatey for machine-wide community packages. WinGet for Microsoft's catalog. Ninite for a one-shot GUI bundle. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [scoop.sh/ ](https://scoop.sh/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/wiki ](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/wiki)Vendor support | | Official site | [scoop.sh/ ](https://scoop.sh/)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware User-profile disk space matters. An admin-locked PC is the usual reason to pick Scoop. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [WinGet: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/winget)[Chocolatey: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/chocolatey)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Scoop official site ](https://scoop.sh/)· Vendor product page - [Scoop help ](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/wiki)· Vendor support - [Scoop GitHub ](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop)· Source and issues - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Scoop **Category**: User-folder package manager **Process**: scoop.cmd **License**: MIT **First released**: 2013 **Official site**: [scoop.sh](https://scoop.sh/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/scoop/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)