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UniGetUI: The Ultimate GUI for Managing Windows Package Managers

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200

Introduction

Managing software on Windows has never been easier—thanks to UniGetUI, the intuitive graphical interface that unifies the most popular command-line package managers into a single, user-friendly app. Whether you’re a power user or a casual installer, UniGetUI streamlines the process of downloading, installing, updating, and uninstalling software from sources like Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, Pip, NPM, and more.

With its sleek design and robust features, UniGetUI transforms the way you interact with package managers, making it a must-have tool for anyone looking to simplify their software management workflow on Windows 10 and 11.

Why UniGetUI?

While command-line tools like Winget and Chocolatey are powerful, they can be intimidating for users who prefer a visual interface. UniGetUI bridges this gap by providing:

One-Click Installations: Install, update, or uninstall software with a single click.
Cross-Manager Support: Access packages from Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, Pip, NPM, .NET Tools, and the PowerShell Gallery all in one place.
Advanced Customization: Choose installation paths, architectures (32/64-bit), and even skip specific versions.
Bulk Operations: Select multiple packages and perform bulk installs, updates, or uninstallations.
Automatic Updates: Keep your software up to date automatically or receive notifications when updates are available.
Backup & Restore: Export your package lists to quickly restore your setup on a new machine.

Key Features of UniGetUI

1. Unified Package Management

UniGetUI aggregates packages from multiple sources, giving you access to thousands of applications—ranging from everyday tools like web browsers and PDF readers to niche utilities like Vim for Windows.

2. Detailed Package Insights

Before installing a package, view its metadata:

Publisher information
Download size
Direct download links
Version history

3. Bulk Operations

Need to debloat your system or restore a previous setup? UniGetUI lets you select multiple packages and perform bulk actions with ease.

4. Widgets & Notifications

The Widgets pane and Dev Home integration (via UniGetUI Widgets) provide real-time updates on available upgrades and installed packages. The system tray icon also displays notifications for pending updates.

5. Custom Installation Options

Tailor your installations:

Choose custom installation paths
Force 32-bit or 64-bit architectures
Skip specific versions or updates

Show off your favorite packages with friends using UniGetUI’s sharing feature. For example:

Hey @friend, Check out this program!

7. Backup & Restore

Export your package lists to a file and import them on another machine—perfect for setting up new systems or migrating data.

Compatibility with Package Managers

UniGetUI supports a wide range of package managers, though compatibility varies slightly:

Package Manager	Support Status	Notes
Winget	✅ Fully Supported	Basic and advanced operations.
Chocolatey	✅ Fully Supported	Requires .NET Framework 4.8 on some Windows Server versions.
Scoop	✅ Fully Supported	Lightweight and user-friendly.
Pip	✅ Fully Supported	Python package management.
NPM	✅ Fully Supported	Node.js package management.
.NET Tool	✅ Fully Supported	CLI tools for .NET developers.
PowerShell Gallery	✅ Fully Supported	PowerShell modules and scripts.

Important Notes:

Some package managers may not support custom installation paths or scopes.

Pre-release versions may appear as duplicates in some cases.

GUI-less installers will ignore the interactive flag.

System Requirements

UniGetUI is officially compatible with:

Windows 10 x64 (version 10.0.19041 or higher)
Windows 11 x64

Unofficial Support:

Windows 11 ARM64 (via x86_64 emulation)
Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 x64 (with potential limitations for WinGet and Chocolatey).

Conclusion

UniGetUI is a game-changer for anyone who wants to simplify software management on Windows. By combining the power of multiple package managers into a single, intuitive interface, it empowers users to take full control of their systems—whether they’re installing a single application or managing a fleet of machines.

Don’t miss out—try UniGetUI and transform the way you manage software on Windows! 🚀

Ready to upgrade your workflow? Download UniGetUI today and experience the future of package management on Windows!

Replace Windows 10 Volume Icon!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:45:43 +0200

Today I really had it with the default “Windows 10 Volume OSD” (On Screen Display).

That day I learned about Volume2. Volume2 allow a user running Windows 10 (Maybe also Windows 11?) to both replace / remove the OSD.

Not only that I’ll also show you how to hide the default icon in Windows to allow Volume2 totally to take over the job as “Volume Icon”. 🔊

Join the Volume2 Club: Elevate Your Audio Experience

Are you ready to elevate your audio experience and become a part of the Volume2 club? If so, you’re in luck! Joining the club is a breeze, and all you need to do is follow these simple steps:

Visit the Volume2 Release Site on GitHub: Head over to the official Volume2 release site on GitHub to access all the necessary resources.
Download the Latest Release: From the release site, download the latest version of Volume2 by clicking on the appropriate download link.
Installation: Once the download is complete, install Volume2 on your system using the standard installation process, just like any other program.
Configure Auto-Start with Windows: During the installation, make sure to enable the setting that allows Volume2 to start automatically with Windows. This ensures that you have seamless access to its powerful features right from the moment you power on your computer.

Tip: Enabling auto-start replaces the default Volume Icon with Volume2’s feature-rich counterpart, offering enhanced sound control and customization options.

In future blog posts, we’ll dive deeper into the exciting features and functionalities that Volume2 has to offer. Stay tuned to discover how Volume2 can transform your audio experience and take it to new heights.

So, what are you waiting for? Embrace the Volume2 club and unlock a world of audio excellence.

Download the latest release of Volume2 today and experience a whole new level of audio immersion.

Remove Default Volume Icon

Okay, next up is removing the default Windows Volume Icon to make this a seam-less integration.

It’s a bit tricky and requires access to the Local Group Policies on the machine.

Open Local Group Policy Editor via the Run Command

Another easy way to open apps and programs on your Windows device is through the Run dialog box. Here’s how you can open the Local Group Policy Editor using the Run tool.

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
Type gpedit.msc in the text box and click OK or press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Find the policy

You the have to find and edit and enable the policy for showing the volume icon in the system tray.

Reload policy

Now you have two options:

Reboot / Log out and back in.
Open a command prompt and run: gpupdate /target:computer /force

Now the default Volume Icon should be gone!

Problems?

Encountering issues with Volume2? Fear not!

Volume2 FAQ on Github: The go-to resource for all your troubleshooting needs is our comprehensive FAQ site hosted on Github. It’s packed with valuable information and solutions to common issues. Simply head over to the site and browse through the frequently asked questions to find quick answers to your queries. We’ve put a lot of effort into compiling a list of common stumbling blocks, so chances are you’ll find the help you need right there.
Reach out to us on Twitter: If, despite your best efforts, you can’t locate the necessary guidance within our FAQ, don’t hesitate to contact me directly.

Drop me a message on Twitter. Remember, no problem is insurmountable.
Don’t let any hiccups deter you from enjoying the full potential of Volume2.

Thats it!

Now it’s just to enjoy Volume2!

What is coming?

I’m also working on a few more posts on Voulme2 including:

Theaming
Device handling
Scroll on taskbar for volume control and other tips and tricks

Record your terminal

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:49:55 +0100

When you want to geek out with others, but it can look nice as well. 🤓

All of this is done on my Linux desktop (Arch Linux) but should work on other distros / OSes like OS X / *BSD with little to none work.

If you have any problems getting this to work, feel free to contact me and I’ll do my best to help you getting things up and running.

Why?

So why would you record your terminal? Well there are many reasons for recording your terminal anything from sharing a command with a friend, writing pretty articles for the web, having animations in documentation or even to make pretty slideshows!

What options are there?

There are a lots of options when you want to record a terminal / monitor.
This is just a small list of some of the options ive tried.

~~Simple screenshot~~
~~Record video~~
~~asciinema~~
- ~~uploaded to cloud~~
- ~~asciinema-player (JS include for websites)~~
- ~~asciicast2gif (Only V1 asciinema recordings og gifs. Not SVGs)~~
- ~~asciicast-to-svg (Only V1 asciinema recordings)~~
termtosvg <- My winner! ⭐
- demo-magic.sh

Why my choice was termtosvg.

Why I returned to termsvg. (Spoiler: The other projects are dead).

Simple Copy / Paste recorded via termtosvg. Not very impressive…

So what now?

What else can we do to make it even better.

Simulate keyboard input

To simulate keyboard input in the terminal? Yes please.

xclip / xdotool

Step one in the hunt, xclip and xdotool.

termtosvg test with xclip / xdotool.

Better than just a Copy / Paste - But we can do even better!

Click for more info on this method.

pv

Moving on to pv…

pv is a tool that you pipe text to and it outputs it in a simulated typing effect way (?!).

You can also make short script files to have it “scripted” as a single command.

echo "Hello, World!" | pv -qL 4

I found this from this YouTube video:

Never got this to work well enough to even make a recording of it. But that totally could be me not knowing what Im doing. 🤦🏻‍♂️

It was like it was running in the “background” and the just pasted it all at once.

So on to the next one!

demo-magic

$ ./my-demo.sh -h

Usage: ./my-demo.sh [options]

 Where options is one or more of:
 -h Prints Help text
 -d Debug mode. Disables simulated typing
 -n No wait
 -w Waits max the given amount of seconds before proceeding with demo (e.g. `-w5`)

Can be run directly in the terminal or be included in a script like this demo.sh.

I recommend to use it as an include as it allows you to easy make changes / re-play the commands.

#!/bin/sh

########################
# include the magic
########################
. demo-magic.sh

# hide the "evidence"
clear

# Put your stuff here
pei 'docker run --rm grycap/cowsay /usr/games/cowsay "Hello World"'

First try with demo-magic. termtosvg -c "./demo.sh" -g 80x16

Now we are getting there!

It simulates input from a keyboard right out of the box.

But it does WAY more than that.

More functions of demo-magic

Simulates typing. It looks like you are actually typing out commands.
Allows you to actually run commands or pretend to do so.
Can hide commands from presentation. Useful for behind the scenes stuff that doesn’t need to be shown.

Faking a network

Can also “fake” network connections even if they are not accessible.

https://github.com/paxtonhare/demo-magic#faking-network-connections

“No waiting”

The -n no wait option can be useful if you want to print and execute multiple commands.

# include demo-magic
. demo-magic.sh -n

# add multiple commands
pe 'git status'
pe 'git log --oneline --decorate -n 20'

However this will oblige you to define your waiting points manually e.g.

...
# define waiting points
pe 'git status'
pe 'git log --oneline --decorate -n 20'
wait
pe 'git pull'
pe 'git log --oneline --decorate -n 20'
wait

So is that it?

Yes, yes i belive this was it for now. I ended up spending waaay more time hunting for the tool that I actually forgot what I was about to record a video off. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Well atleast I got some notes out of it… And now I have some place to start next time I want to record video of my terminal. 🤓

Getting the most out of Windows's 'Send to' function

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0200

Updated 2022-07-30:
Seems like some of the screenshots got a bit blurred, I’ll redo them at some point.

Did you know that you can send files to programs and locations with a few clicks?
When you right-click a file in File Explore you have a Send to sub menu.

Shortcuts for your favorite editor, folders on your system, e-mails - You name it!

This short guide will show you how to get the most out of the Send to function in Windows 10.

When you right-clicks a file you gets access to the Send to menu.

Hold down the windows key on your keyboard, then press the R key.
Type the shell:sendto into the run dialog box.

Now all you need to do is create your shortcuts in this directory.
You can click and drag apps to the Start up folder - Either from the start menu, desktop or as here from the start menu content folder at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.

Now you can simply right-click a .STL file and send to Ultimaker Cura.

And just like that the .STL file opens up in Ultimaker Cura - Yay! 🎉

That’s it! 💪🏻
Short simple way of getting more out of the Send to function in Windows.

Playing around with GrandMA & MA3D

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:33:55 +0200

Just a few videos of me playing around in GrandMA (v2) & MA3D.

Software used:

GrandMA (V2)
MA3D

https://www.malighting.com/product-archive/products/grandma2/

You can download it for you self and start learning today!

Pleasing Peacock

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:49:55 +0100

Just another project that I might never finish 😆

Clearly still work in progress… But take it for a spin, see if you like it!

🦚🦚🦚🦚

My desktop setup

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 06:14:15 +0100

A quick look at what my desktop setup is like.

What hardware im using, what software im running and a few images.

Hardware

Part	Item	Needs upgrade
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X370-PRO	-
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core Processor	-
RAM	16 GB Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16	✔️
GPU	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070	-
Cabinet	Fractal design	✔️
Disks	-	✔️
Monitors	4 x 27"	✔️
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70R	✔️
Mouse	Logitech MX500 Optical	✔️
Speakers	Logitech Z-2300 2.1 system	-
Headphones	Razer Megalodon	✔️

Software

Type	Software
OS	Arch Linux
WM	i3wm gaps
Browser	Brave browser
Code editor	VSCode / vim
Email client	Thunderbird
IRC client	weechat
KVM	barrier
Password manager	Bitwarden
Screenshot tool	flameshot
Shell	ZSH / Oh My Zsh - crcandy theme
Terminal	urxvt-unicode

Operation System

I have been running Linux on my desktop since 1998.

It all started with me begging my mom to drive me to a larger town close to where I grew up.

It took days! But she finally gave in and drove me to the larger city where at the train station there where this kiosk selling magazines that never was where i grew up.

Why you may ask? Well I read somewhere that this issue of the magazine came with Linux on a few CDs including software etc. This Linux was Red Hat 5.2.

At the time internet was a thing on the library and there was no way in hell I would be allowed to download an ISO and burning it to a CD there.
(I had a small fallout with the dude managing the computers there, lets just say i learned to write Pascal code, and sort of ended up using it to be an idiot).

Anyways… This was my start of running Linux.

In a short time (Around a year) Red Hat 6.0 was released and was a HUGE upgrade in UX for a total noob trying to learn, break stuff, re-install and start over.

Ever since ive been using multiple Linux distro’s (Debian, Ubuntu, Manjaro and now Arch Linux) but is ended up using Arch Linux on my machines (Desktop and Laptops).

There are another full story about what I do on the server side, but that will be for a different day.

Window Manager

Currently (And for like 8 years?) I use a pretty minimal window manager called i3wm.

A sample screenshot (From the i3wm website). I’ll take a nice screenshot of my setup and replace it soon (TM).

From the i3wm website:

i3 is a tiling window manager, completely written from scratch.

The target platforms are GNU/Linux and BSD operating systems, our code is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) under the BSD license.

i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and developers.

I use a fork’ed version called i3 gaps.

This mainly adds spacing around windows which is purely for looks.

I clearly have been using a lot of different window managers / desktops on the Linux platform, some day I might take you on a trip down memory lane about even having a working GUI on Linux.

Browser

My browser of choice is Brave.

Its an open source fork of chrome with a lot of features build in like:

Crypto wallets.
You are the one getting paid for the ads.
Pay creators online with earned crypto (BAT).
(Yes I need to register this website)
Build in Tor browser tab.

Code / editors

I mainly use two editors depending on the task.

Vim

When I need to edit a config file in the terminal i use vim (Yes, I have used it for development as well). Over the years ive build quite a great .vimrc setup and some extensions that I always installs.

Visual Studio Code

When doing any development (Mainly web stuff) I use Visual Studio Code.

Its grown crazy quick to have loads of great extensions and you can sort of build your own IDE or keep it simple.

Color theme & fonts

Yes, yes everyone loves color themes and fancy fonts for programming.

I will soon update here with info and images of the eye-candy.

Email clients

Thunderbird

Mozilla’s desktop email-client. Great for multiple accounts and have a lots of features build in.

Read more about Mozilla Thunderbird, available for all major platforms (Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD etc…).

Claw

Claw is another email-client i use quite often. This is my “mail-list client” that i use to subscribe to various mailing lists.

This could be updated / discursion on the FreeBSD mailing list.

Also this is where i send / read encrypted emails.

IRC

-soon-

WeeChat

-soon-

ZNC

-soon-

KVM

-soon-

Barrier

-soon-

Password manager

-soon-

Screenshots

-soon-

Greenshots

-soon-

Shell & terminal

-soon-

URXVT

-soon-

WSL2 (Windows Sub-system for Linux)

-soon-

Diablo buns

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:49:55 +0100

Diablo buns 😈 is a quick and easy bun to make.

They taste great and are perfect for having in the freezer.

They need to be baked at pretty high heat and preferable on a pizza steel¹
(Gives a crisp outer and a fluffy inner).

If you doesn’t have a pizza steel take a baking tray and put it up side down in the oven and let it heat up with the oven. (This will help a little, but the heat will soon be used up compared to a real pizza steel).

Ingredients

Amount	Baker %	Item
500 g	100.00	Wheat flour
500 g	100.00	Water
125 g	25.00	Flour of your choice²
12 g	2.40	Salt
2 g	0.40	Dry yeast

Recipe

Mix all the dry ingredient’s well and then add the water.
Mix the dough until all flour is wet and cover the bowl with a clean cloth and let it sit at living room temperature for 8 to 12 hours. If you want to develop the dough longer put the bowl in the fridge (Overnight is perfect). Be sure to take out the bowl while the oven heats up (At least).
Turn on the oven at 250-275 °C.
Transfer the dough to a flour covered table. Add a bit of flour on top (NOT TO MUCH). Cut up the dough in 9-12 buns and put them on a pice of baking paper (Use a pizza spade for easy transfer to the oven).
When the oven have heated up for at least 45 min. transfer the dough to the oven.
Put a wet cloth in the bottom of the oven for the first 5 min. (Or ice cubes in a tray) for adding steam while the buns rises. This help to prolong the rise and gives a nice crunchy outer.
Bake the buns for 10-12 min. Knocking on the bottom of one will tell you if its ready (Should sound hollow).
Enjoy the buns after they have cooled down just a little on a bread cooling rack.

Thats it! Super easy buns.

I have a Diablo (pizza) steel - Hence the name of the buns.
It’s EPIC - Check it out over at: https://diablosteel.com/ ↩︎
Pretty much any flour will work fx.
Durum flour, Spelled flour, Rye flour, Corn flour, Whole wheat flour. ↩︎

About

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:20:11 +0100

What is the site?

This is just a simple personal blog that I’ll put up and properly never goner use very active like 95% of all blogs out there.

Why this site?

I wanted a place that i could write posts about things that interests me, a place to complain about stuff and in time a personal information site.

Need to contact me?

For now the easiest way to get in contact is by using Twitter. If its important im sure you will figure it out. 😉

Who am I?

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:20:11 +0100

Just a “old and grumpy” dane that like computers and stuff.

Below are a few points about me and my interests, feel free to have a look around.

Don’t take it all to seriously, life need to be fun!

👍🏻 Like

Baking bread
Beers
Computers
Development and DevOP stuff
Electronics
FreeBSD
GNU / Linux
Kubernetes / k8s
Lasers
Light shows (GrandMA FTW!)
Making music
Photography
PsyTrance
Security
Storage

Ohh and cats… I Love cats!

👎🏻 Dislike

Smelly cheese

🤓 More me

Esp8266

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0100

What is the ESP8266

The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi microchip, with a full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability, produced by Espressif Systems¹ in Shanghai, China.

What version to get

Hint: Its the CP2102 one!

Don’t save 50 cent on a board with the CH340G chip, its the cheap copy one - Get CP2102 onces. 👍

The biggest difference is the USB interface.
The real one uses a CP2102 USB to UART bridge. The copy uses a CH340G chip.
The CH340G is notoriously unstable and liable to die at a moments notice.
The CP2102 is far more reliable.
I recently accidentally nuked a Wemos D1 Mini pro which has the same CP2102 on it with 12V.
It took out the voltage regulator. It took out the ESP8266 chip.
I replaced both those, and the CP2102 was proved to still be working fine.
More than could be said for a CH340G - glance at one of those wrong and they die.

Source: stackexchange²

Pinout of the ESP8266

Stuff to make

A list of project where the ESP8266 controller would make sense.

Door & window sensors.
LED strip controller with WLED.
- Requires WLED compatible LED strips like the WS2813 onces.
Weather / Enviorment monitor for Home Assistant
(DTH11 / DTH22 / AM2302)
Loads of projects on the ESPHome website.
ESPHome is custom firmware for the ESP8266 / ESP32 board with a lot of integrations.
Tasmota custom firmware based on MQTT communication.
Custom firmware for the ESP8266 / ESP32 board with webui, OTA updates and much more.

ESP8266 Overview
Espressif Systems. Retrieved 2017-10-02. ↩︎
stackexchange URL
Difference between these two nodemcu boards. ↩︎

Site is live

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0100

Working on a simple Hugo site / blog.

In time I’ll un-draft all the content (When its actually done).

📅 Whats to come

Some of the things i plan on putting up here is:

💡 Posts idea’s

Just some of the idea’s I have about content for the website.

About baking bread.
Tutorials / Info posts about stuff im doing with computers / the home lab.
Stuff about developing.
Notes on FreeBSD / Linux (Yes im that guy).
Info about what im using my Kubernetes cluster for (Yes I have a cluster at home).
Posts that is nothing more than photos (Yes I also enjoy photography).
Info / Photos etc. of the lighshows that i program / run.
Tutorials / Tips on the GrandMA light console / software.

And in a less category way here are some posts that are in the works as we speak.

My Home lab.
Rainbow generator.
(A color file generator for GrandMA).
This is my Show file.
(A look at my GrandMA showfile).
Self-hosting software for the nerds.
Website road map.
From Markdown to website.
(A look at how i use Hugo and CI/CD to deploy this website).

🖥️ Website features

So what does the website need to be a better website?

Better way of putting images in posts.
(Need a way to float images / text. Add a gallery grid of images etc.).
A contact form?
A better way of deploying it.
(Auto deploy to the kubernetes cluster).
Arch types for:
- Gallery
- Notes
- Projects
- Tutorials
Better navigation (Show active site / nav item).

❓ Now what?

Until any of it its ready go read about the site or more on who i am.

rawz0ne.com

UniGetUI: The Ultimate GUI for Managing Windows Package Managers

Introduction

Why UniGetUI?

Key Features of UniGetUI

1. Unified Package Management

2. Detailed Package Insights

3. Bulk Operations

4. Widgets & Notifications

5. Custom Installation Options

6. Share & Collaborate

7. Backup & Restore

Compatibility with Package Managers

System Requirements

Conclusion

Replace Windows 10 Volume Icon!

Join the Volume2 Club: Elevate Your Audio Experience

Remove Default Volume Icon

Open Local Group Policy Editor via the Run Command

Find the policy

Reload policy

Problems?

Thats it!

What is coming?

Record your terminal

Why?

What options are there?

Why my choice was termtosvg.

So what now?

Simulate keyboard input

xclip / xdotool

pv

demo-magic

More functions of demo-magic

Faking a network

“No waiting”

So is that it?

Getting the most out of Windows's 'Send to' function

Playing around with GrandMA & MA3D

Pleasing Peacock

My desktop setup

Hardware

Software

Operation System

Window Manager

Browser

Code / editors

Vim

Visual Studio Code

Color theme & fonts

Email clients

Thunderbird

Claw

IRC

WeeChat

ZNC

KVM

Barrier

Password manager

Screenshots

Greenshots

Shell & terminal

URXVT

WSL2 (Windows Sub-system for Linux)

Diablo buns

Ingredients

Recipe

About

What is the site?

Why this site?

Need to contact me?

Who am I?

👍🏻 Like

👎🏻 Dislike

🤓 More me

Esp8266

What is the ESP8266

What version to get

Pinout of the ESP8266

Stuff to make