WinGetManifestFetcher

1.4.0

A PowerShell module that retrieves installer information from WinGet manifests directly from the microsoft/winget-pkgs repository without requiring the WinGet client to be installed. Features include package search, publisher search, local caching, and comprehensive manifest information retrieval.

Minimum PowerShell version

5.1

Installation Options

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Install-Module -Name WinGetManifestFetcher

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Install-PSResource -Name WinGetManifestFetcher

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Owners

jorgeasaurus

Copyright

Package Details

Author(s)

WinGet Manifest Fetcher Contributors

Release Notes

## Version 1.4.0
- Enhanced version sorting to handle complex formats (e.g., Spotify's git hash suffixes)
- Added comprehensive test suite for popular applications
- Improved error handling for 404 errors and missing packages
- Fixed module function loading when running from source
- Enhanced AllLatestVersionsReport.ps1 with better error handling and filtering
- Added automated test runners with code coverage support
- All tests now run without user prompts

## Version 1.3.3
- Fixed PowerShell 5.1 compatibility issues
- Disabled telemetry by default
- Documented ARM64 Windows known issue with powershell-yaml

## Version 1.3.0
- Added Save-WingetInstaller function for downloading installers with SHA256 hash verification
- Support for filtering downloads by architecture and installer type
- WhatIf support for previewing downloads
- PassThru parameter to return downloaded file information
- Cross-platform download support using WebClient

## Version 1.2.0
- Added local caching mechanism to improve performance and reduce API calls
- New cache management cmdlets: Clear-WingetManifestCache, Get-WingetManifestCacheInfo, Set-WingetManifestCacheEnabled
- Cache stored in user's local application data with 60-minute default expiration
- Automatic cleanup of expired cache entries

## Version 1.1.0
- Added Get-WingetPackagesByPublisher function for publisher-based searches
- Support for VersionSource parameter for direct package path queries
- Improved error handling and verbose output

## Version 1.0.0
- Initial release
- Get-LatestWingetVersion function for retrieving package information
- Support for multiple search formats (package ID, name, publisher/package)
- Comprehensive manifest data retrieval

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Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
1.4.0 (current version)	13	7/27/2025
1.3.3	17	7/20/2025
1.3.1	12	7/20/2025
1.3.0	6	7/20/2025