🌍 Universal Developer Registry

The Universal Developer Registry is a cross-platform mapping of developer-focused desktop tools. It serves as the primary "Source of Truth" for bridging the gap between Windows (WinGet) and macOS (Homebrew).

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📊 Registry Status

Current Version: 1.1.0
Total Tools Verified: 106
Last Updated: 2026-02-15 12:40:00

🚀 Why this exists

Setting up a cross-platform environment is difficult because package IDs vary across operating systems.

• Windows: Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
• macOS: visual-studio-code
• Our Registry: Maps both to a single, unified ID: vscode.

This registry only tracks OS-level/Desktop applications (e.g., MongoDB Compass, Docker Desktop) that exist on both platforms.

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🛠️ High-Tech Automation (Gatekeeper System)

This repository uses a self-healing, automated infrastructure to ensure 100% data integrity:

1. Intelligent Verification: Every PR/Issue triggers a virtual Windows and macOS environment to verify that IDs actually exist in winget and brew.
2. Duplicate Detection: Our bot automatically scans os_tools.json using platform-level ID matching to prevent redundant entries.
3. Semantic Versioning: The registry uses a $MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH$ system:
   • Minor increments for new tool additions.
   • Patch increments for bug fixes or ID updates.
4. Auto-Maintenance: On every merge, the registry is automatically alphabetized and reformatted for consistency.

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🤝 How to Contribute

Please use our official issue templates to ensure your contribution is processed by the verification engine.

➕ Add a New Tool

Suggest a new developer tool. Note: If the tool already exists, the bot will automatically notify you and close the issue to prevent duplicates.

🚨 Report a Broken ID

Is a tool no longer installing? Use this to report a deprecated or changed ID.

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📄 License

This data registry is owned by Ambastha and is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

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📜 Terms of Use

• Attribution
  You must give appropriate credit to Ambastha and provide a link to this repository.

• Non-Commercial
  You may not use this material for commercial purposes, including monetary compensation or commercial advantage.

• No Additional Restrictions
  You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

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🔗 Full License Text:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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