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[GH-ISSUE #565] Add Chocolatey package. #65
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Originally created by @saboten99 on GitHub (Sep 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/issues/565
I’d like to request adding an official Chocolatey package for this emulator. Chocolatey is a popular Windows package manager that simplifies software installation, updates, and maintenance via command line.
Currently, widely-used emulators like Azahar, Dolphin, mGBA, PCSX2, PPSSPP, and RPCS3 are all available on Chocolatey. I'd love to see this excellent emulator added to the list.
Thanks!
@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2025):
Are any of those official releases though? I don't see any mention of a Chocolaty package on the websites for Dolphin or PCSX2.
The emulator is just a single exe, it shouldn't be too hard to install or update.
@Calinou commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2025):
I don't remember if Chocolatey still allows this, but generally, anyone can add new packages to it. The same goes for Scoop (many emulators are already in https://github.com/Calinou/scoop-games).
@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):
Yeah, but in my opinion, this is a bad practice. For gopher64, the distribution of the program is secure. On Windows, the packages are signed with SignPath, meaning that you can verify that the .exe came from me, and that they were built using the code found in the GitHub repo. On Linux, the program is distributed via Flathub, offering a similar guarantee.
I suppose someone could add the signed binary to a Chocolatey package, but in general, when downloading programs from these "stores", you run the risk of downloading a modified/malicious version of the program.
@saboten99 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025):
Would you consider winget more secure?
@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025):
I don't really know the difference between these package managers on Windows (I don't use Windows myself). What I would consider secure is something that verifies the source of the package, for example, on Flathub, they issue "blue checkmarks" that verify that the package was published by the author of the software:
@saboten99 commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025):
Makes sense on the concerns about maintenance and keeping things secure. Winget might be a good fit instead. The manifest points to your official GitHub releases, does hash checks, and auto-updates when you publish new versions. It’s low-maintenance, you keep control over it, and makes installation easy for users.
@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Sep 20, 2025):
I'd rather follow the lead from other large emulators. For example, if I look at RetroArch, Dolphin, and Duckstation, none of those list WinGet/Scoop/Chocolatey on their official Downloads page.