Marc-Andre MoreauToday, we’re proud to announce that Devolutions has acquired UniGetUI, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the project and its future growth.
UniGetUI remains open source under the MIT License. What changes is the scale of support and long-term backing behind it.
This is not a departure from what UniGetUI is. It is an investment in what it can become.
Built by one developer, adopted by hundreds of thousands
UniGetUI exists because Martí saw a real gap in the Windows ecosystem—and filled it.
What began as a graphical interface for Winget evolved into a unified interface over multiple Windows package managers.
Most package managers provide powerful and well-designed command-line interfaces. But let’s be honest: how many people consistently remember to open a terminal and manually check for outdated packages on a regular basis?
UniGetUI changed that dynamic.
The first time you install and launch UniGetUI, it’s often striking how many applications are already outdated. That initial update cycle can be eye-opening. Once you’ve brought everything up to date, staying current becomes dramatically easier.
By providing a centralized, visible view of installed software and available updates, UniGetUI transformed package management from an occasional CLI task into something practical and maintainable in everyday use.
Martí didn’t inherit a platform. He built it.
UniGetUI has now surpassed 300,000 monthly active users. That scale is the result of clear vision, disciplined execution, and sustained effort—largely driven by one developer who identified a need and delivered a solution that resonated globally.
Scaling responsibility the right way
Software that installs and updates other software operates at a high level of system trust. At more than 300,000 monthly active users, UniGetUI is no longer just a helpful utility—it is part of many users’ operational infrastructure.
Tools in this position naturally become attractive targets for malicious actors. The update pipeline, signing process, release workflows, and infrastructure must be treated with enterprise-grade rigor.
Rather than attempting to carry that increasing operational burden alone, Martí made a forward-looking decision: to ensure UniGetUI’s long-term sustainability by partnering with an organization equipped to support its next phase.
What Devolutions brings
- A dedicated security team
- Formal secure development lifecycle processes
- Structured code review and hardening practices
- Experience operating trusted distribution and update systems
This is not about correcting shortcomings. UniGetUI has been responsibly designed and maintained.
It is about matching its security posture to its scale.
Security focus areas
- Structured security reviews of the codebase
- Hardened update and release mechanisms
- Strengthened infrastructure and signing workflows
- Reduced operational risks wherever possible
Standalone first — enterprise ready
UniGetUI will continue to exist as a standalone product.
Individual users, power users, and IT professionals who rely on it today will continue to use it exactly as they do now.
At the same time, we see significant potential to extend UniGetUI into enterprise environments—without compromising what makes it valuable.
Enterprise vision
- Deploy UniGetUI across endpoints
- Centrally define approved packages
- Enforce updates according to policy
- Install or update software without granting local admin rights
- Eliminate UAC prompts through centrally managed privilege policies
You can read the press release here to know more about this announcement.
David Hervieux
Steven Lafortune