The Chocolatey Packages page provides access to over 10,000 stable, community-maintained Windows software packages, offering detailed listings including download counts, maintainers, and tags for filtering.
The page offers resources such as documentation, video tutorials, digital courses, and links to a variety of live and on-demand community events.
Script Builder tools are available for organizational deployment using methods like PowerShell, Ansible, Chef, DSC, and Puppet, with detailed sample configurations provided.
Notices emphasize the distinction between community packages and organizational best practices, highlighting moderation, security checks, and the need for internal repositories for reliability.
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Overview of Packages and Repository
Chocolatey hosts a wide variety of packages, with filters for software author and tags to help users find relevant packages (e.g., admin, foss, microsoft, cli, cross-platform).
Each package listing includes the package name, current version, total downloads, description, maintainer(s), and relevant tags.
Example packages featured: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Chocolatey itself, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Zoom, Microsoft Edge, Python, Notepad++, 7-Zip, and more.
Community package repository warns that packages are not officially supported or guaranteed, and users are encouraged to internalize packages for organizational reliability.
Learning and Community Resources
Resources section provides video tutorials, documentation, and customer success stories.
Events section highlights upcoming and past livestreams, webinars, workshops, and conferences on topics ranging from packaging to automation and product spotlights (with options to watch on-demand).
Courses section offers interactive learning with badge rewards for completed courses on Chocolatey usage and best practices.
Script Builder and Organizational Deployment
A multi-step Script Builder workflow guides users through reviewing packages, selecting integration methods, entering internal repository details, and generating install/config scripts.
Integration methods supported: Generic scripting, Ansible, Chef, PowerShell DSC, and Puppet, each with copy-paste templates for automating Chocolatey setup and configuration in organizational environments.
Recommendations include removing default public sources, adding internal repositories, setting up security/compliance features, and handling Chocolatey for Business licensing and features.
Community and Moderation Policies
All community packages undergo security, consistency, and quality moderation, including virus scans and human review.
Organizational users are advised to host their own internal repositories to ensure reliability and compliance.
Community contribution and involvement are incentivized through events such as Hacktoberfest and livestream coding sessions.
Featured Events and Webinars
Regularly scheduled livestreams such as "Unpacking Software," "Chocolatey Product Spotlight," and "Chocolatey Coding Livestream."
On-demand replays for webinars and special topics, including Chocolatey Central Management, CLI roadmap, Azure deployments, automation, and Intune integration.
Navigation and Site Features
Main navigation links to resources, documentation, blog, installation guides, product and solution offerings, support, and account management.
Users can sign up for newsletters and manage package view preferences.
Pages include notes about privacy, moderation, and security, along with cookies policy acceptance prompts.
Decisions
Emphasis on organizational best practices — Community packages are not supported for enterprise use; organizations should use internal repositories and follow official deployment guidance for reliability and compliance.