Install developer apps on Windows with Devpit

Setting up a new PC means installing the same tools again. Devpit has a short list of common developer tools. You tick what you want, and it installs them one after another.

Open it from the main menu with 3, or choose Install Developer Apps.

What is in the list

There are 26 apps in nine groups.

Group	Apps
Runtimes	Node.js LTS, Python, Go, Rust (via rustup), .NET SDK, Eclipse Temurin JDK
Editors	Visual Studio Code, Notepad++
Terminals & Shell	Windows Terminal, PowerShell 7, oh-my-posh, starship
VCS	Git, GitHub CLI
Containers	Docker Desktop
Package Managers	pnpm, Yarn, Bun
CLI Tools	ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, bat, 7-Zip, lazygit
Fonts	Cascadia Code

Each app shows a one-line description.

Install apps

1. Press 3 on the main menu.

2. Wait a moment while Devpit checks which tools you already have.

3. Move with ↑ ↓ and press Space to tick the apps you want.

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4. Press Enter.

5. Read the question, for example “Install 3 app(s)?”. It shows the package manager and the exact command for each app. The default answer is No.

6. Press y to start.

7. Watch the progress. Each app is one live row with a spinner, a progress bar when the manager reports one, and the last thing the installer said.

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8. When it ends you see a summary. Press Enter to finish.

Which package manager is used

Devpit uses one manager per run:

Setting	What Devpit does
auto (default)	Picks Scoop if it is installed, then winget, then Chocolatey
scoop, winget or choco	Uses the one you choose in Settings

The commands Devpit runs are these, with the package name filled in:

scoop install <app>
winget install --id <Publisher.Id> -e --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements
choco install <app> -y

Some apps are greyed out:

• installed means Devpit already found the app on your PATH.
• not available via … means the app has no verified package name for the manager in use.

Admin rights

• Scoop installs for your user and needs no admin.
• winget may show a Windows prompt for some packages. Devpit tells you on the confirmation screen.
• Chocolatey always needs admin. Devpit asks once for the whole run, so ten apps are one prompt. If you say no, those apps are marked “skipped (needs admin)”, not failed.

Keys

Key	What it does
↑ ↓	Move
Space	Tick or untick an app
Enter	Install the ticked apps
y / n	Answer the question (No is the default)
l	Show or hide the full log while installing
s (twice)	Skip the app that is installing now. Press it again within 5 seconds to confirm. The summary shows how to install it later
Esc	Stop. The app in flight is cut short and the rest are skipped

You can also click a row to tick it. See Keyboard and mouse.

If an install fails

The summary lists each app that failed or was skipped, with a reason. Press l to read the full output. Run the command from the confirmation screen yourself to see the manager’s own message.

After installing

Open a new terminal window so it sees the new PATH. To keep everything current, use Update everything. To set up Git next, see Git and SSH setup.