WinstaChoose the install location
Install to Winsta’s default folder or any folder you pick, like drive D: to save space on your system SSD. Winsta tells you whether each installer type supports a custom folder and checks free disk space first.
Install, update & roll back Windows apps
A free, open-source app manager built on winget.
Windows may show a SmartScreen warning the first time. Why it’s safe to run
Winsta in numbers
- Downloads
- …
- GitHub stars
- …
- Latest version
- v0.1.0
- Last release
- 6 Nov 2026
Counted live from GitHub.
winget, without the command line
Winsta runs Microsoft’s winget for you and adds what it leaves out: install folders, version history and a clean uninstall.
Roll back up to 5 versions
Go back to an earlier version and pin it, so Update all leaves it alone.
Updates when you open it
No background process or tray icon. New versions show as a number on the Update menu.
Clean uninstall
After the uninstaller runs, Winsta finds leftover folders, app data, and shortcuts, and deletes the ones you check.
Apps from GitHub too
Search GitHub or paste a repo address. Winsta picks the right Windows file and checks its fingerprint (SHA-256), so you get the file the developer published.
See it in action
Five short clips recorded on a real PC, without sound. Each one plays while it is on screen.
Type a name. Winsta searches the winget repository and GitHub at the same time.
Pick a version and a folder before installing, here an older Audacity on drive D:.
Choose the folder Winsta installs into by default, on any drive.
Go back to an earlier version. The newer one stays listed as an update.
After the uninstaller runs, delete the folders and data it left behind.
Ready in under a minute
Requires Windows 10 (1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit, with winget (App Installer). winget is built into Windows 11.
1Download the installer
Get the
.msifile from the latest release.2Pick a folder
Run it. On the Destination Folder page, click Change… to install Winsta on any drive.
3Open Winsta
Start it from the Start menu. It scans the apps already on your PC and checks for updates.
“Windows protected your PC”?
Click More info, then Run anyway. The installer isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows doesn’t recognize it. It’s built in the open by GitHub Actions, and every release lists its fingerprint (SHA-256) so you can check the file.
Prefer winget?
Coming soon, once Winsta is accepted into Microsoft’s catalog:
winget install Savoreux.WinstaEvery installer verified
Before installing, winget checks that every file matches the one its publisher listed. No telemetry, no account, no ads.
Help make Winsta better
Found a bug or missing something? Every report is read. You’ll need a free GitHub account to post.
- Report a bugAn app won’t install, update, or uninstall, or Winsta shows an error. Tell us what you did and what happened.
- Suggest a featureSomething you wish Winsta could do? Share the idea and how you’d use it.
- See existing feedbackCheck whether someone already reported it, then add a thumbs-up or a comment so it gets fixed sooner.
Questions
Is Winsta free?
Yes. Winsta is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. There are no ads, accounts, or paid tiers.
Some of my installed apps don’t show up. Why?
Winsta reads the list from winget. On the Installed page, click Install module to add Microsoft’s official Microsoft.WinGet.Client module, so names and IDs are read in full. Apps installed outside winget appear under “Other installed apps”.
Why does it say “Location not recorded by installer”?
Some installers don’t record their install folder in Windows. The app is still detected by its name and ID, and can still be updated or uninstalled.
Can I really choose where any app is installed?
It depends on the installer. MSI and portable apps respect the folder you pick; some .exe installers may ignore it, and MSIX packages are placed by Windows. Winsta shows this before you install and tells you afterwards if the installer used its own location.
Does Winsta collect my data?
No. Winsta has no telemetry or analytics. It only connects to winget sources and GitHub when you search, install, or update.
How do I uninstall Winsta?
Open Windows Settings, then Apps, Installed apps, Winsta, Uninstall. Apps you installed with Winsta stay installed.
Winsta is free, and always will be
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