Command-line tool

vcxsrv

scoop/vcxsrv

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin)

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/vcxsrv

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