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show command (winget)

The show command of WinGet displays details for the specified application, including its source and associated metadata.

The show command only shows metadata that was submitted with the application. If the submitted application excludes some metadata, then the data will not be displayed. The installer information presented in the show command is based on the arguments provided and decisions made by WinGet for the current device.

Aliases

The following aliases are available for this command:

  • view

Usage

winget show [[-q] <query>] [<options>]

Screenshot listing winget show vscode command result with the Visual Studio Code icon.

Arguments

The following arguments are available.

Argument Description
-q,--query The query used to search for an application.

Note

The query argument is positional. Wild-card style syntax is not supported. This is most often the string of characters you expect to help find the package you are searching for.

Options

The following options are available.

Option Description
-m,--manifest The path to the manifest of the application to show.
--id Filter results by ID.
--name Filter results by name.
--moniker Filter results by application moniker.
-v,--version Use the specified version. The default is the latest version.
-s,--source Find the application using the specified source.
-e,--exact Find the application using exact match.
--scope Select install scope (user or machine).
-a,--architecture Select the architecture to show.
--installer-type Select the installer type to show. See supported installer types for WinGet client.
--locale Locale to use (BCP47 format).
--versions Show available versions of the application.
--header Optional Windows-Package-Manager REST source HTTP header.
--authentication-mode Specify authentication window preference (silent, silentPreferred or interactive).
--authentication-account Specify the account to be used for authentication.
--accept-source-agreements Used to accept the source license agreement, and avoid the prompt.
-?,--help Shows help about the selected command.
--wait Prompts the user to press any key before exiting.
--logs,--open-logs Open the default logs location.
--verbose, --verbose-logs Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log.
--nowarn,--ignore-warnings Suppresses warning outputs.
--disable-interactivity Disable interactive prompts.
--proxy Set a proxy to use for this execution.
--no-proxy Disable the use of proxy for this execution.

Multiple selections

If the query provided to winget does not result in a single application, then winget will display the results of the search. This will provide you with the additional data necessary to refine the search.

Results of show

If a single application is detected, the following data will be displayed.

Metadata

Value Description
Name Name of the application.
Id Package identifier.
Icon Package icon (if sixels is enabled in your terminal)
Version Version of the application.
Publisher Publisher of the application.
Publisher Url Publisher URL of the application.
Moniker AppMoniker of the application.
Description Description of the application.
Homepage Homepage of the application.
License License of the application.
License Url The URL to the license file of the application.
Privacy Url The URL to the privacy information of the application.
Tags The tags specified in the manifest.

Installer details

Value Description
Installer Type The installer type of the application.
Installer Url The URL to the installer for the application.
Installer SHA256 The SHA 256 has of the installer.
Release Date The release date for the version of the application.
Offline Distribution Supported Shows if the application can be downloaded.
Dependencies Shows dependencies for installing the application.