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Export an installed-app list
Quick Answer
This page explains Export an installed-app list with practical Windows-focused steps, checks, and troubleshooting guidance. Verify the result before changing additional package-manager settings.
Create a reviewable package list without treating it as a full system backup.
Scope of this guide
This page covers one specific Bundles and migration task. UniGetUI provides a graphical interface, while WinGet, Chocolatey, Scoop and other managers retain their own sources, manifests, permissions and error codes. A result from one manager should not be generalized to another.
Before you begin
Record the Windows edition and build, UniGetUI release channel, enabled managers and current source list. Create a restore point or backup when the operation changes many applications. For work-managed devices, confirm organizational policy before adding repositories or running bulk actions.
Recommended workflow
- Confirm identity. Verify the package ID, manager, repository, publisher and requested version.
- Refresh one manager. Test search or update discovery before combining results from several ecosystems.
- Review options. Check user versus machine scope, architecture, interactive mode and administrator requirements.
- Run a small change. Start with one package and retain the displayed output and logs.
- Validate. Confirm the application launches, the version changed as expected and no duplicate entry was created.
What the result means
Create a reviewable package list without treating it as a full system backup. UniGetUI cannot make an untrusted repository trustworthy and cannot guarantee that every third-party installer is harmless. Treat source reputation, manifest integrity, publisher identity and local security scanning as separate signals.
Related Bundles and migration guides
Understand what bundles record and what still requires manual backup.Import a UniGetUI bundle
Inspect sources and package IDs before installing a saved bundle.Move an app list to a new PC
Use bundles for reinstall planning while migrating settings and data separately.UniGetUI backup limitations
Separate package inventory from application data, licenses and configuration.
Method and primary sources
We identify the exact UniGetUI generation, test one package manager at a time, preserve manager output and separate application behavior from repository or installer behavior. Version-specific claims are checked on the review date and are not presented as permanent.
- Devolutions/UniGetUI repository
- Devolutions UniGetUI product page
- Microsoft WinGet documentation