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winget-tui is a terminal user interface for the Windows Package Manager, commonly known as winget, published by Scott Hanselman. The software provides a keyboard-first terminal interface designed to make working with Windows packages more interactive and efficient, allowing users to search for, install, uninstall, and upgrade packages directly from within a terminal environment rather than relying solely on typed command-line invocations. Its purpose is to wrap the standard winget functionality in an approachable, navigable text-based interface where keyboard input drives every operation, which suits users who prefer to keep their hands on the keyboard while managing software on their systems. Typical use cases include browsing and searching the winget package catalog to discover applications, installing new software onto a Windows machine, removing packages that are no longer needed, and upgrading installed packages to newer releases, all from a single unified terminal screen. Within a software catalog, winget-tui fits the category of package management tools, and more specifically the subcategory of graphical or textual front-ends for command-line package managers, since it does not replace winget itself but instead builds a terminal UI layer on top of it. The current version of winget-tui is 0.13.2, and the catalog records two versions in total, indicating that the software has an active release history with at least one prior release available alongside the latest build. The version numbering, still below a 1.0 milestone, reflects an evolving project that continues to receive updates. Because it is a terminal UI rather than a full graphical application, winget-tui is relevant to Windows users, developers, and system administrators who already work in terminal environments and want a faster, more discoverable way to perform everyday package management tasks with winget, combining the power of the underlying package manager with the convenience of an interactive keyboard-driven interface.
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