Winget UI

A simple PowerShell-based TUI (Terminal User Interface) for batch installing Windows packages via winget.

Features

• Profile-based package management (Developer, Designer, Office)
• Interactive keyboard navigation
• Automatic detection of already installed packages
• Batch installation with progress feedback
• Customizable package groups via JSON configuration
• Security warnings for community-sourced packages
• Detailed error messages on installation failures

Usage

# Interactive mode (profile selection)
.\work.ps1

# Direct mode with specific config
.\work.ps1 --config dev.json
.\work.ps1 --config office.json

Controls

Profile Selection:

• UP/DOWN - Navigate profiles
• ENTER - Select profile
• Q - Quit

Package Selection:

• UP/DOWN - Navigate packages
• SPACE - Toggle selection
• A - Select all available packages
• N - Deselect all
• ENTER - Install selected packages
• Q - Quit

Configuration

Profiles are stored as JSON files in the configs/ folder or in the script directory.

Profile Structure

{
  "name": "Profile Name",
  "description": "Profile description",
  "packageGroups": {
    "Group Name": [
      { "Name": "Display Name", "Id": "winget.package.id", "Selected": true }
    ]
  }
}

Available Profiles

Profile	Description
Developer	Git, VS Code, Docker, Rust, AI tools, dev utilities
Designer	Figma, Adobe CC, OBS, media editing, design tools
Office	Microsoft 365, browsers, communication, productivity

Creating Custom Profiles

1. Create a new .json file in the configs/ folder
2. Follow the profile structure above
3. Use winget search <package> to find package IDs

Security

• Packages from community sources (non-Microsoft Store) display a warning
• You can cancel installation after reviewing the warning
• Error messages are displayed if installation fails

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell 5.1+
• winget (Windows Package Manager)

License

MIT