diff --git a/ports/vcpkg-downloads/download.json b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/download.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..257a72556c22f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/download.json
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+  "downloads" : [
+    {
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_github",
+      "from": "github",
+      "repository" : "facebook/zstd",
+      "ref": "v1.5.6",
+      "sha512" : "ca12dffd86618ca008e1ecc79056c1129cb4e61668bf13a3cd5b2fa5c93bc9c92c80f64c1870c68b9c20009d9b3a834eac70db72242d5106125a1c53cccf8de8",
+      "head-ref": "dev",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/zstd"
+    },
+    {
+      "if": "VCPKG_TARGET_IS_OSX",
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_gitlab",
+      "from": "gitlab",
+      "host": "https://gitlab.com",
+      "repository" : "libeigen/eigen",
+      "ref": "3.4.0",
+      "sha512" : "ba75ecb760e32acf4ceaf27115468e65d4f77c44f8d519b5a13e7940af2c03a304ad433368cb6d55431f307c5c39e2666ab41d34442db3cf441638e51f5c3b6a",
+      "head-ref": "master",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/eigen"
+    },
+    {
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_bitbucket",
+      "from": "bitbucket",
+      "repository" : "blaze-lib/blaze",
+      "ref": "v3.8.2",
+      "sha512" : "9786628159991f547902ceb44a159f0ba84d08be16ccc45bfb9aad3cfbf16eaede4ea43d2d4981d420a8a387a07721b113754f6038a6db2d9c7ed2ea967b5361",
+      "head-ref": "master",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/blaze"
+    },
+    {
+      "if": "VCPKG_TARGET_IS_LINUX",
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_sourceforge",
+      "from": "sourceforge",
+      "repository" : "cunit/CUnit",
+      "ref": "2.1-3",
+      "filename": "CUnit-2.1-3.tar.bz2",
+      "sha512" : "547b417109332446dfab8fda17bf4ccd2da841dc93f824dc90a20635bcf1fb80fb2176500d8a0906940f3f3d3e2f77b2d70a71090c9ab84ad9af43f3582bc487",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/cunit"
+    },
+    {
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_git",
+      "from": "git",
+      "url" : "https://repo.or.cz/libtar.git",
+      "ref": "6d0ab4c78e7a8305c36a0c3d63fd25cd1493de65",
+      "sha512" : "0",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/libtar"
+    },
+    {
+      "output-variable" : "extracted_src_file",
+      "from": "url",
+      "urls" : [ "https://archive.apache.org/dist/apr/apr-1.7.4.tar.bz2" ],
+      "filename" : "apr-1.7.4.tar.bz2",
+      "sha512" : "2342c997765ea2ca96eac158e5fd260232dba68fc41b90a79a7ba9b25c539fc217981867362090e0ebebe632289257c342275e3c5baedb698c474ef8f49a9dcd",
+      "patches" : [],
+      "copy-to" : "${other_src_dir}/libtar"
+    }
+    
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/ports/vcpkg-downloads/portfile.cmake b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/portfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5c93968c928cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/portfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+file(INSTALL
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg-downloads.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg-port-config.cmake"
+    DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")
+
+vcpkg_install_copyright(FILE_LIST "${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}/LICENSE.txt")
+set(VCPKG_POLICY_CMAKE_HELPER_PORT enabled)
+
+block()
+  set(other_src_dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src2")
+  include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg-downloads.cmake")
+  vcpkg_download_from_json(JSONS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/download.json")
+  message(STATUS "extracted_src_github:${extracted_src_github}")
+  message(STATUS "extracted_src_gitlab:${extracted_src_gitlab}")
+  message(STATUS "extracted_src_bitbucket:${extracted_src_bitbucket}")
+  message(STATUS "extracted_src_sourceforge:${extracted_src_sourceforge}")
+  message(STATUS "extracted_src_git:${extracted_src_git}")
+endblock()
+
+message(FATAL_ERROR)
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diff --git a/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-downloads.cmake b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-downloads.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9edca1ebb549b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-downloads.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+function(vcpkg_download_from_json)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 "arg" "" "" "JSONS")
+  if(DEFINED arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg_cmake_install was passed extra arguments: ${arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT arg_JSONS)
+    list(APPEND arg_JSONS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/download.json")
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(json IN LISTS arg_JSONS)
+    z_vcpkg_download_from_json(vars "${json}")
+  endforeach()
+  
+  foreach(o IN LISTS vars)
+    set("${o}" "${${o}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_json outs json_file)
+  file(READ "${json_file}" json_data)
+  z_read_json_member(outvars "${json_data}" "downloads")
+
+  #foreach(o IN LISTS outvars)
+  #  message("${o}=${${o}}")
+  #endforeach()
+
+  set(out "")
+
+  foreach(download_item IN LISTS downloads.index_list)
+    set(prefix downloads.${download_item})
+    foreach(member IN LISTS ${prefix}.members) # Expand all CMake variables in members
+      string(CONFIGURE "${${prefix}.${member}}" "${prefix}.${member}" ESCAPE_QUOTES)
+    endforeach()
+
+    if(DEFINED ${prefix}.if AND NOT "${${prefix}.if}" STREQUAL "")
+      if(NOT ${${prefix}.if})
+        continue()
+      endif()
+    endif()
+
+    cmake_language(CALL z_vcpkg_download_from_${${prefix}.from} "${prefix}")
+    list(APPEND out "${${prefix}.output-variable}")
+    
+    if(${prefix}.copy-to) # Check --editable?
+      file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${${prefix}.copy-to})
+      # Would like to use rename here ?
+      file(COPY "${${${prefix}.output-variable}}/" DESTINATION "${${prefix}.copy-to}")
+      set("${${prefix}.output-variable}" "${${prefix}.copy-to}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+
+  endforeach()
+  set(${outs} ${${outs}} ${out} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+##### Download stuff
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_url data_prefix)
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(urls ${data_prefix}.urls)
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+
+  vcpkg_download_distfile(archive
+    URLS "${urls}"
+    FILENAME "${${data_prefix}.filename}"
+    SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+  )
+
+  vcpkg_extract_source_archive("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+      ARCHIVE "${archive}"
+      PATCHES ${patches}
+  )
+  unset(archive)
+
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_github data_prefix)
+  set(opts "")
+  if(${data_prefix}.host)
+    list(APPEND opts GITHUB_HOST "${${data_prefix}.host}")
+  endif()
+
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+
+  vcpkg_from_github(
+      OUT_SOURCE_PATH "${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+      REPO "${${data_prefix}.repository}"
+      REF "${${data_prefix}.ref}"
+      SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+      HEAD_REF "${${data_prefix}.head-ref}"
+      PATCHES ${patches}
+      ${opts}
+  )
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_gitlab data_prefix)
+  set(opts "")
+  if(${data_prefix}.host)
+    list(APPEND opts GITLAB_URL "${${data_prefix}.host}")
+  endif()
+
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+
+  vcpkg_from_gitlab(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH "${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+    REPO "${${data_prefix}.repository}"
+    REF "${${data_prefix}.ref}"
+    SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+    HEAD_REF "${${data_prefix}.head-ref}"
+    PATCHES ${patches}
+    ${opts}
+  )
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_bitbucket data_prefix)
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+  vcpkg_from_bitbucket(
+      OUT_SOURCE_PATH "${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+      REPO "${${data_prefix}.repository}"
+      REF "${${data_prefix}.ref}"
+      SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+      HEAD_REF "${${data_prefix}.head-ref}"
+      PATCHES ${patches}
+  )
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_git data_prefix)
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+  vcpkg_from_git(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH "${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+    URL "${${data_prefix}.url}"
+    REF "${${data_prefix}.ref}"
+    #SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+    HEAD_REF "${${data_prefix}.head-ref}"
+    PATCHES ${patches}
+    # [LFS [<url>]]
+  )
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_download_from_sourceforge data_prefix)
+  z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list(patches "${data_prefix}.patches")
+  vcpkg_from_sourceforge(
+      OUT_SOURCE_PATH "${${data_prefix}.output-variable}"
+      REPO "${${data_prefix}.repository}"
+      REF "${${data_prefix}.ref}"
+      SHA512 "${${data_prefix}.sha512}"
+      #HEAD_REF "${${data_prefix}.head-ref}"
+      PATCHES ${patches}
+      FILENAME "${${data_prefix}.filename}"
+      #[NO_REMOVE_ONE_LEVEL]
+  )
+  set("${${data_prefix}.output-variable}" "${${${data_prefix}.output-variable}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+##### JSON Parser
+
+function(z_read_json_array out_vars json_data)
+  set(out "")
+  set(argn_list ${ARGN})
+  list(JOIN argn_list "." argn_list_dot)
+
+  string(JSON ${argn_list_dot}_length LENGTH "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+  set(${argn_list_dot}.size "${${argn_list_dot}_length}")
+  list(APPEND out ${argn_list_dot}.size)
+  set(${argn_list_dot}.index_list "")
+  list(APPEND out ${argn_list_dot}.index_list)
+
+  math(EXPR ${argn_list_dot}_length "${${argn_list_dot}_length}-1" OUTPUT_FORMAT DECIMAL)
+
+  if(NOT ${argn_list_dot}_length LESS 0)
+    foreach(${argn_list_dot}_index RANGE ${${argn_list_dot}_length})
+      set(out_index "")
+      z_read_json_member(out_index "${json_data}" ${ARGN} "${${argn_list_dot}_index}")
+      list(APPEND out ${out_index})
+      list(APPEND ${argn_list_dot}.index_list "${${argn_list_dot}_index}")
+      unset(out_index)
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(o IN LISTS out)
+    set("${o}" "${${o}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endforeach()
+  set("${out_vars}" ${out} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_read_json_obj out_vars json_data)
+  set(out "")
+  set(argn_list ${ARGN})
+  list(JOIN argn_list "." argn_list_dot)
+
+  string(JSON ${argn_list_dot}_length LENGTH "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+  set(${argn_list_dot}.size "${${argn_list_dot}_length}")
+  list(APPEND out ${argn_list_dot}.size)
+  set(${argn_list_dot}.members "")
+  list(APPEND out ${argn_list_dot}.members)
+
+  math(EXPR ${argn_list_dot}_length "${${argn_list_dot}_length}-1" OUTPUT_FORMAT DECIMAL)
+
+  if(NOT ${argn_list_dot}_length LESS 0)
+    foreach(${argn_list_dot}_index RANGE ${${argn_list_dot}_length})
+      set(out_index "")
+      string(JSON member_name MEMBER "${json_data}" ${ARGN} "${${argn_list_dot}_index}")
+      z_read_json_member(out_index "${json_data}" ${ARGN} "${member_name}")
+      list(APPEND out ${out_index})
+      list(APPEND ${argn_list_dot}.members "${member_name}")
+      unset(out_index)
+      unset(member_name)
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+  foreach(o IN LISTS out)
+    set("${o}" "${${o}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endforeach()
+  set("${out_vars}" ${out} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_read_json_member out_vars json_data)
+  set(out "")
+  set(argn_list ${ARGN})
+
+  list(JOIN argn_list "." argn_list_dot)
+  string(JSON "z_${argn_list_dot}.json_type" TYPE "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+
+  if("${z_${argn_list_dot}.json_type}" MATCHES "^(NULL|NUMBER|STRING|BOOLEAN)$")
+    string(JSON "${argn_list_dot}" GET "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+    # Cannot expand CMake variables here if you want output variables to be used in the same JSON file
+    # string(CONFIGURE "${${argn_list_dot}}" "${argn_list_dot}" ESCAPE_QUOTES) 
+    list(APPEND out "${argn_list_dot}")
+  elseif("${z_${argn_list_dot}.json_type}" STREQUAL "ARRAY")
+    set(array_out "")
+    z_read_json_array(array_out "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+    list(APPEND out ${array_out})
+    unset(array_out)
+  elseif("${z_${argn_list_dot}.json_type}" STREQUAL "OBJECT")
+    set(object_out "")
+    z_read_json_obj(object_out "${json_data}" ${ARGN})
+    list(APPEND out ${object_out})
+    unset(object_out)
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown json type found")
+  endif()
+  
+  foreach(o IN LISTS out)
+    set("${o}" "${${o}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endforeach()
+  set("${out_vars}" ${out} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(z_vcpkg_convert_json_array_to_cmake_list var prefix)
+  set(out "")
+  foreach(item IN LISTS ${prefix}.index_list)
+    list(APPEND out "${${prefix}.${item}}")
+  endforeach()
+  set("${var}" "${out}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
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diff --git a/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-port-config.cmake b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-port-config.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..59c0f803d6545d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg-port-config.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg-downloads.cmake")
diff --git a/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg.json b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..39756a050f0cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/vcpkg-downloads/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "vcpkg-downloads",
+  "version-date": "2024-05-07",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}