
Its an easy way to update or install any of these p. Let me know if I missed anything important.Įdit: I almost forgot Windows Remix, which is basically Ninite but with a larger selection of software, but it is still in beta. Patch My PC Updater is a free, easy-to-use program that keeps over 300 apps up-to-date on your computer. In the question What are the best tools to install or update apps for Windows Ninite is ranked 6th while Patch my PC is ranked 8th. There are some other variants on Chocolatey, but most of them are pretty much the same, with maybe a few different packages. When comparing Ninite vs Patch my PC, the Slant community recommends Ninite for most people. There are also more traditional package managers, the most popular being Chocolatey, but unless you've been using a package manager for everything you've installed, at least when I tried it, you need to reinstall everything through the package manager for it to register. It does have a major downside in that silent installs can be a bit tricky, as you have to identify the type of installer to know which flag to use. Neither of these supported custom programs, so I kept looking and found Ketarin, which is a bit trickier to set up, but supports anything on FileHippo, and you can add just about any other program. I moved to PatchMyPc Updater, which has a much larger selection and automatically detects installed programs. Ivanti ITAM Suite Ninite Pro ManageEngine Analytics Plus Microsoft Intune CTO Sumo Ivanti Patch for SCCM Flexera Cloud Management Platform ManageEngine. Ninite is the most popular "package manager" for Windows, but I didn't like the limited selection.
