brew-like Scoop for Windows

September 27, 2019

Note: Winget might be preferred for Windows packages.

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

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