brew-like Scoop for Windows

September 27, 2019

Scoop brings easy install like scoop install gcc of developer programs to Microsoft Windows. Scoop works from a fresh Windows install, for example a free Windows virtual machine image.

Like Homebrew, Scoop does NOT require administrator/root access, so users in restrictive (but Internet connected) environments can use Scoop to get the latest development tools.

The Scoop package list is built from little JSON snippets, so Scoop is lightweight to maintain, and easy to add new packages to.

Install Scoop, then install Git and SSH via Scoop, so that Scoop can update its recipes:

scoop install git openssh

Commmon development tools:

gcc / gfortran: scoop install gcc
make / cmake: scoop install make cmake
clang / LLVM: scoop install clang
GNU Octave: scoop install octave

From time to time scoop update gcc or similar to update individual packages.

Scoop quick start