Where is a complete list/catalog of available packages to install?

[actsd]

Hello,

I can't find a kind of site and/or command to see a catalog or list of available packages to install from winget, for example in a similar way as with "vcpkg" with a site where you can search for available packages, verify the publisher and those kind of basic information.

Please note this is not about to see a list of installed packages in a PC, no, it is about a list/catalog with all the packages available to install.

If something like this is not available yet, then it would be a interesting basic feature.

Thank you

[Gal Be (g4lb)]

Run winget search --query "" to show all packages. For a website, try winget.run, a third-party site.

[actsd]

When trying with:
winget search --query ""

PowerShell shows in red:
"Argument value required, but none found: '--query' ..."

About a website, maybe it was not specifically mentioned in original post, but the idea would be about an official winget site where for example you can search for a certain package, and check the basic info like:

• Current package version, if it is the last available version released by the developer, with its release date.
• Exact command to install the package.
• Description and developer website.
• etc.

i.e. a very basic official tool where you know you're reading official information, with updated content, with exact package installation commands, etc.

The idea would be something similar to vcpkg:
https://vcpkg.io/en/packages?query=

If this is not available, please add it as feature request.

[Gal Be (g4lb)]

mmm.. In Windows PowerShell, escape the quotes

winget search -q `"`"

I did not find an official website.

[Arpanjot (arpanjot-coding)]

Microsoft's winget-pkgs repository is the browser-readable source for the community winget catalog. It's organized as YAML manifests. Once you know the package ID, WinGet can show the metadata from that same source.

winget show --id Git.Git --exact --source winget
winget show --id Git.Git --exact --source winget --versions
winget install --id Git.Git --exact --source winget

The first command is where I'd look for the publisher, homepage, and installer details. The second lists the versions indexed by WinGet. For the latest release date or a version that hasn't been packaged yet, check the publisher's release page. I can see why a searchable official front end would be handy.