Web development setup for Windows
Editor, Git, Node.js and Chrome for testing. The extended list adds package managers, Bun, containers, an API client and a design tool.
Core apps
Visual Studio CodeFree code editor by Microsoft with debugging, Git and a huge extension marketplace.
winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --exact --source wingetGitThe standard distributed version control system, including Git Bash.
winget install --id Git.Git --exact --source wingetNode.js LTSJavaScript runtime (Long Term Support version) including npm.
winget install --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS --exact --source wingetGoogle ChromeGoogle's browser with sync to a Google account and a large extension catalog.
winget install --id Google.Chrome --exact --source winget
Extended selection
Optional additions. They start unticked in WinMate; tick the ones you need.
GitHub DesktopSimple GUI for Git and GitHub.winget install --id GitHub.GitHubDesktop --exact --source winget
pnpmFast, disk-space-efficient package manager for Node.js.winget install --id pnpm.pnpm --exact --source winget
BunFast all-in-one JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner and package manager.winget install --id Oven-sh.Bun --exact --source wingetMozilla FirefoxOpen-source browser by Mozilla with strong privacy protection and a huge add-on library.
winget install --id Mozilla.Firefox --exact --source wingetDocker DesktopBuild, run and share containers on Windows with WSL 2.
winget install --id Docker.DockerDesktop --exact --source winget
BrunoOpen-source, offline-first API client that stores collections as files in Git.winget install --id Bruno.Bruno --exact --source wingetFigmaCollaborative interface design and prototyping tool.
winget install --id Figma.Figma --exact --source winget