Ninite
Installs and updates many Windows apps at once
What is Ninite?
Ninite is a Windows tool for installing and updating common apps in bulk. On the website you tick the apps you want and download a single installer that sets them all up in the background, without prompts or bundled extras; running it again updates them. The site is free for home use. Businesses pay for Ninite Pro, a browser-based patching console, or Nintune, which manages the same app catalog through Microsoft Intune.
Ninite has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1 per machine / year (Nintune); Ninite Pro starts at $1 per machine / month. See every plan
Good for
- Setting up a new Windows PC with the usual free apps in one pass
- IT teams and MSPs patching third-party apps across many Windows machines
- Intune admins who want app updates without packaging each app themselves
Worth knowing
- Windows only: Ninite works on Windows 11, 10, 8.x and 7 and the equivalent Server versions.
- The free website is licensed for personal use only; anyone paid to run Ninite is asked to subscribe to Ninite Pro.
- Only apps in Ninite's own catalog are covered, and Ninite Pro has no built-in support for custom applications.
- The $1 per machine per year Nintune plan requires Microsoft Intune and does not include Ninite Pro or the Ninite Agent.
Key features
- One installer for many apps
- Pick apps on the website and download a single installer that sets them up in the background in their default locations, with no choices to click through and no toolbars or extras.
- Run again to update
- A Ninite installer always installs the latest stable versions, so running the same file later updates those apps and skips any that are already current.
- Official, verified downloads
- Apps are downloaded from each publisher's official site, and Ninite verifies digital signatures or hashes before running anything.
- Ninite Pro web console
- An agent on each Windows PC reports to a live grid in the browser, one row per machine and one column per app, for bulk installs, updates, uninstalls and auto-update policies.
- Nintune for Microsoft Intune
- Publishes Ninite's catalog plus thousands of WinGet apps as Intune apps, with Required, Available, Update Only and Uninstall assignments and custom install scripts.
- Pro Classic command line
- Included with every Pro account: a scriptable silent mode, fully offline installers, download caching and command-line switches for use with scripts and RMM tools.
Ninite pricing
- Starts at
- $1 per machine / year (Nintune); Ninite Pro starts at $1 per machine / month
- Free plan
- The Ninite website is free for home use, with no ads or junkware: pick apps and download one installer that also updates them. The free version is for personal use only.
- Free trial
- Nintune: 30-day free trial, no credit card. Ninite Pro: 14-day free trial.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Ninite | $0 | The website's custom installer and updater for home use. Licensed for personal use only. |
| Nintune | $1per machine / year, no minimum machine count | Ninite's catalog plus WinGet apps managed through Microsoft Intune, for unlimited technicians. Does not include Ninite Pro or the Ninite Agent. |
| Ninite Pro | $1per machine / month for the first 20 machines | Tiered: $1.00 each for the first 20 machines, $0.50 for the next 400 and $0.25 after that, so 50 machines cost $35 a month. Includes Pro Classic. |
Read from ninite.com on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ninite before you buy.
Works with
- Microsoft Intune
- WinGet
- Atera
- Kaseya
- N-able
- SCCM
- KACE
- ZENworks
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Common questions
Is Ninite free?
Ninite has a free plan. The Ninite website is free for home use, with no ads or junkware: pick apps and download one installer that also updates them. The free version is for personal use only. Paid plans start at $1 per machine / year (Nintune); Ninite Pro starts at $1 per machine / month.
How much does Ninite cost?
Ninite lists 3 plans. Ninite: $0. Nintune: $1 per machine / year, no minimum machine count. Ninite Pro: $1 per machine / month for the first 20 machines. Prices were read from ninite.com on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does Ninite work on?
Ninite is available on Windows and Web.
Does Ninite have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Ninite is listed for Windows and Web.
Does Ninite have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Ninite is listed for Windows and Web.
Is Ninite open source?
Ninite is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Ninite integrate with?
Ninite's listing names Microsoft Intune, WinGet, Atera, Kaseya, N-able, SCCM, KACE and ZENworks. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Ninite have a free trial?
Yes. Nintune: 30-day free trial, no credit card. Ninite Pro: 14-day free trial.
Who makes Ninite?
Ninite is made by Secure By Design Inc. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to Ninite?
The closest alternatives to Ninite in our directory are UniGetUI, CCleaner, Setapp and CleanMyMac. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Ninite.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.