# Ninite

> Installs and updates many Windows apps at once

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.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** Secure By Design Inc. (since 2009)
- **Website:** https://ninite.com
- **Runs on:** Windows, Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Ninite has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1 per machine / year (Nintune); Ninite Pro starts at $1 per machine / month.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $1 per 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 | $1 per 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 https://ninite.com/pro on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ninite before buying.

## 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.

## 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.

## Works with

Microsoft Intune, WinGet, Atera, Kaseya, N-able, SCCM, KACE, ZENworks

**Tags:** Workflow automation, Reports

## Alternatives

- [UniGetUI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/unigetui): Free graphical front end for WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey and more. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ninite-vs-unigetui)
- [CCleaner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ccleaner): Junk cleaner and PC optimizer for Windows, Mac and mobile. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ccleaner-vs-ninite)
- [Setapp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/setapp): One subscription for a catalog of 300+ Mac and iOS apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ninite-vs-setapp)
- [CleanMyMac](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanmymac): Mac cleanup, malware removal and maintenance in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanmymac-vs-ninite)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://ninite.com/
- https://ninite.com/pro
- https://ninite.com/nintune/
- https://ninite.com/about
- https://ninite.com/help/
- https://ninite.com/help/home/update.html
- https://ninite.com/help/tech/pro.html

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