# [microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository 11.3k stars · 12.3k forks This repo isn't software code, so code checks are limited. Quick update: star history is from the full report of Oct 25, 2026. Healthy Actively maintained by 40 people, no known risks. ## Why No warning signs: none of the [verdict rules](https://reporadar.ai/methodology) applied to this repo. ### What would change this - Partly checked: maintenance (Commit counts are estimated: the commit sample stops before the window start, so GitHub's totals were scaled by the sampled bot share.; Authors in the last 90 days are counted from the sampled commits only.) - A dormant maintenance status, a deprecated or archived package, a successor link, or a critical advisory would change this. ## Maintenance Partial Active **Human commits, 30 days** 17.9k **Human commits, 90 days** 42.3k **Human commits, 365 days** 121.7k **Bot share of commits, 365 days** 11% **Last commit** Nov 12, 2026 (11 hours ago) **Last human commit** Nov 12, 2026 (11 hours ago) **Authors, 90 days** 40 **Last release** none found **Median PR merge time** 1 hour Responsiveness: of 30 recent issues, 7% got a maintainer reply. Median first response: 11 days. - Commit counts are estimated: the commit sample stops before the window start, so GitHub's totals were scaled by the sampled bot share. - Authors in the last 90 days are counted from the sampled commits only. Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/commits), [Releases](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/releases), [Merged pull requests](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged), [Issues](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/issues?q=is%3Aissue) ## People Complete **Owner** Organization **Commits sampled** 89 since Nov 12, 2025 **Authors for half of commits** 3 **Authors for 80% of commits** 23 **Contributors** 440 ### Top committers - spectopo: 43% of commits - wingetbot: 7% of commits - SpecterShell: 4% of commits - bceverly: 3% of commits - jlee671: 2% of commits - Shares come from the newest sampled commits, since the commit sample is capped. Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/commits), [Contributors](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/graphs/contributors) ## Stars Complete Organic, confidence low Bars show stars gained each week. Red bars overlap a burst. ### Bursts - **May 19, 2020 to Jun 22, 2020**: about 2.1k more stars than usual, peak 660 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **May 27, 2021 to Jun 5, 2021**: about 654 more stars than usual, peak 146 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Jun 10, 2024 to Jun 11, 2024**: about 60 more stars than usual, peak 52 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Jan 16, 2025 to Jan 17, 2025**: about 59 more stars than usual, peak 54 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in issues and pull requests. Anyone can buy stars for any repo; bursts alone don't prove the owner did. - The star history looks organic. - Engagement is not compared for non-code or mirror repositories. - Star history from the full report of Oct 25, 2026; this update did not re-read it. Sources: [How star history is analyzed](https://reporadar.ai/methodology#stars) ## Risk Complete ### Flags No risk flags. ### License **Now** MIT (OSI-approved) **A year ago** MIT (OSI-approved) ### Packages No published packages found. OpenSSF Scorecard: 8.0 out of 10 (via deps.dev). Sources: [GitHub: microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs) ## Compare Weighing microsoft/winget-pkgs against an alternative? See both side by side. ## Badge ![RepoRadar: Healthy](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22112%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20role%3D%22img%22%20aria-label%3D%22reporadar%3A%20healthy%22%3E%3Ctitle%3Ereporadar%3A%20healthy%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22r%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22112%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20rx%3D%223%22%2F%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3Cg%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23r)%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2263%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20fill%3D%22%23555%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20x%3D%2263%22%20width%3D%2249%22%20height%3D%2220%22%20fill%3D%22%232e7d32%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20font-family%3D%22Verdana%2CGeneva%2CDejaVu%20Sans%2Csans-serif%22%20font-size%3D%2211%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2232%22%20y%3D%2214%22%3Ereporadar%3C%2Ftext%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2288%22%20y%3D%2214%22%3Ehealthy%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E) Add this to a README to show the current verdict: ``` [![RepoRadar](https://reporadar.ai/microsoft/winget-pkgs/badge.svg)](https://reporadar.ai/microsoft/winget-pkgs) ``` ## Follow Get told when this verdict changes. 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