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Useful dev apps
The followings are useful apps for developers available on choco (Windows) and other package managers (probably):
Tools
System utils
| App | What | How to install |
|---|---|---|
| ChocolateyGUI | GUI for choco |
choco install chocolateygui |
| AutoHotKey | Programmable hotkeys and shortcuts | choco install autohotkey |
Media
| App | What | How to install |
|---|---|---|
| webp | Convert images to WebP | choco install webp |
| youtube-dl | Download videos from youtube and other websites | choco install youtube-dl |
Development tools
| App | What | How to install |
|---|---|---|
| ngrok | Reverse proxy for exposing local services | choco install ngrok |
| protoc | Protocol Buffer compiler | choco install protoc |
Shell utils
| App | What | How to install |
|---|---|---|
| fzf | Fuzzy finder, see better-cli | choco install fzf |
| jq | Query JSON using selectors | choco install jq |
| pandoc | Convert between markup/doc formats | choco install pandoc |
| sudo | "sudo"-like shell helper | choco install sudo |
Programming languages and runtimes
| App | How to install |
|---|---|
| deno | choco install deno |
| elixir | choco install elixir |
| erlang | choco install erlang |
| LLVM | choco install llvm |
| nvm (Node) | choco install nvm |
| php | choco install php |
| Python 2.x1 | choco install python2 |
| Python 3.x1 | choco install python3 |
| yarn | choco install yarn |
| zig | choco install zig |
Docker / Kubernetes
| App | What | How to install |
|---|---|---|
| Docker CLI | Docker CLI for remote docker | choco install docker-cli |
| Docker Compose | Docker Compose CLI | choco install docker-compose |
| Kubernetes CLI | kubectl CLI for remote k8s | choco install kubernetes-cli |
| Helm | Kubernetes package manager | choco install kubernetes-helm |
| Kustomize | K8S templating | choco install kustomize |
| Minikube | Run kubernetes locally (on HyperV or VirtualBox) | choco install minikube |
| Skaffold | Kubernetes dev and deploy tool | choco install skaffold |
FAQ
Why not just use installers
Package management is not just convenient for installing, you can also upgrade all your packages with choco upgrade PACKAGENAME!
If you use ChocolateyGUI, you can check see all your installed packages, which ones have upgrades available and update all of them with one click!
What if I need particular options
Some packages (like php) have special flags (like /DontAddToPath).
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You might want to disable their builtin alias to the Windows Store versions ↩︎