Packaging for the masses - PowerShell

At its heart, Chocolatey uses the Windows Automation Language, PowerShell, to perform its different operations

Package anything

With Chocolatey you can package up anything, whether it is installers, application, zip, scripts, etc

Create your own packages

Information on how to create your own Chocolatey package

Host packages internally

How to host your own Chocolatey packages, rather than use the Chocolatey Community Repository

Integrates with everything

Information on how Chocolatey can integrate with almost every tool

Extend Chocolatey With PowerShell Modules (extensions)

Create your own custom extensions

Extend Chocolatey With PowerShell Scripts (Hooks)

Run PowerShell before and after Package Automation Scripts

Executable shimming (like symlinks but better)

Information on how Chocolatey creates shims to installed executables

Self Service Anywhere (C4B) - Support modern workforce

Install packages as a non-administrator user

Chocolatey Central Management (C4B) - Endpoint Management

Centrally access information on all client machines in your environment

Package Internalizer (C4B)

Automatically internalize/recompile existing packages

Package Builder (C4B)

Create fully ready to go software deployments for Windows in 5-10 seconds

Package Audit (C4B)

Know who installed what package and when

Package Reducer (Pro+)

Reduce the size of your package installations automatically

Branding Chocolatey Applications (C4B)

Brand Chocolatey applications with your own organisational icons

Runtime Malware Protection (Pro+)

Virus checking via VirusTotal or Generic scanner

CDN Download Cache (Pro+)

No more 404s!

Ubiquitous Install Directory Option (Pro+)

Override the install directory for native installers

Package Throttle (Pro+)

Use Chocolatey in low bandwidth environments

Package Synchronization

Keep changes made to applications outside of Chocolatey in sync