Scoop: dev tools on Windows without admin permissions

Scoop installs command-line developer tools directly in the user's folder (~\scoop), without needing administrator permissions. It is the ideal option in corporate environments where you cannot install software with UAC.

Install Scoop

PowerShell (no admin required)

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

Popular tools in Scoop

Install development tools

scoop install git curl wget jq python nodejs gh fzf bat ripgrep fd delta

Add extra buckets

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/vscode

Action	Command
Install	`scoop install git`
Update all	`scoop update *`
List installed	`scoop list`
Search	`scoop search python`
Uninstall	`scoop uninstall git`

No conflicts: Scoop installs each tool in its own versioned directory and manages PATH automatically. You can have multiple Node.js or Python versions installed side by side with scoop install versions/nodejs18.