Nevergreen

About

Nevergreen is a Powershell module that returns the latest version and download links for various Windows applications.

It can be used as an alternative to the excellent Evergreen module, for apps that project does not support, or where it might not return the results you want.

Evergreen relies on API queries to obtain its data, and HTML scraping is not welcome. This is the reason Nevergreen was born, a place to accept all the Evergreen rejects! Please note this method is inherently more prone to breaking when websites are changed, hence the name!

Supported apps

7-Zip (Evergreen URLs return HTML files at present and version is not the latest)
8x8 Work
Adobe/Harman AIR
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Acrobat Reader / Pro
- MSP update patches only
- Evergreen does not always report the latest optional releases, whereas this implementation should.
Advanced Installer
Advanced IP Scanner
Advanced Port Scanner
Anaconda
Apple iTunes
AutoIt
Cisco Webex
Cisco Webex Access Anywhere
Cisco Webex Support Manager
Citrix ShareFile
Druide Antidote
Eclipse Temeru Runtime (AKA AdoptOpenJDK Hotspot)
Elgato 4K Capture Utility
Elgato Audio Effects
Elgato Camera Hub
Elgato Control Center
Elgato Game Capture
Elgato Stream Deck
Elgato Video Capture
FileOpen Plugin
Fujifilm Pixel Shift Combiner
Fujifilm Raw File Converter EX
Fujifilm X Acquire
Fujifilm X Raw Studio
Fujifilm X Webcam
Google Drive
Google Earth Pro
IBM Semeru Runtime (AKA AdoptOpenJDK OpenJ9)
IGEL Universal Management Suite
Jabra Direct
Komodo Labs NEWT Professional
Komodo Labs Slitheris
Lenovo Commercial Vantage
LibreOffice / LibreOfficeHelp
Logitech Camera Setings
LSoft Active Disk Image Lite
LSoft Active Boot Disk
Microsoft Azure CLI
Microsoft Azure Information Protection UL Client
Microsoft OpenJDK
Microsoft Power BI Desktop
Microsoft Power BI Report Builder
Microsoft SSMS
- This is already in Evergreen but has a known issue against it where the feed is providing the build version rather than the release version most know it by.
Microsoft Sysinternals tools (all suites and individual tools)
Microsoft Windows ADK
Mimecast for Outlook
Miniconda
nmap
Npcap
Opera
OpenVPN Community
OpenVPN Connect
PatchMyPC Publisher
PatchMyPC Advanced Insights
PatchMyPC Return On Investment Tool
PatchMyPC MEM Patching Optimizer
Philippe Jounin Tftpd64
PingIdentity PingID
Python
QGIS
Radio Detection CAT Manager
Redstor Backup Pro Storage Platform Console
RIA eID
TMurgent AppVDefConGroups
TMurgent AppVManage
TMurgent AppVManifestEditor
TMurgent PsfTooling
TMurgent PullApps
TMurgent TMEdit
TMurgent TMEditX
Zebra Card Studio
Zoom VDI
- This is already in Evergreen but the VDI downloads just return the version as 'Latest'

The Apps folder in the main branch will always show the apps supported in the latest release.

Also, you can check the latest commits to the Apps folder in the dev branch to see what's being worked on.

Bugs

Because these apps rely on HTML scraping, they are prone to breakage when the websites are changed. If you encounter an issue, please file a report under the Issues tab.

Fix contributions are also welcomed - fork the repository, create the fix in a new branch in your copy, then create a pull request for me to review. If you're not familiar with Git, just post the fixed code directly within the issue.

Requests

If you have a request to add an application to Nevergreen, please abide by the following:

If the app has a queryable API feed to obtain the latest version, it is better suited for inclusion in Evergreen. It can be hard to find these API feeds, but if for example the app in question is hosted on Github, Evergreen has built-in functions for getting those apps easily.
Please check the New Apps area under the Projects tab to see if the app is already on the to-do list.
If it is not, you are welcome to add a request via the Issues tab. Please include any helpful information such as the URLs for the download page and release notes if possible.

Supported Powershell Versions

This has been tested with Powershell 5.1 and 7.x, and the module manifests lists the minimum supported version as 5.1. It may work on 3.0, but it has never been tested.

Installation

Powershell Gallery

Simply install directly from the Powershell Gallery by running the following command:

Install-Module -Name Nevergreen

To update:

Update-Module -Name Nevergreen

Manual Installation

Download the latest Main branch, either by downloading the zip file directly from Github, or by installing Git and typing:

git clone https://github.com/DanGough/Nevergreen.git

If you downloaded and extracted a zip file, you may need to unblock the files first:

Get-ChildItem -Path <path> -Recurse | Unblock-File

Then from within the Nevergreen folder, run the following command to temporarily import the module into your session:

Import-Module .\Nevergreen\Nevergreen.psd1

You can also copy it to one of the folders listed under $env:PSModulePath to make it available in all future sessions without having to import it.

Usage

List all supported apps:

Find-NevergreenApp

List all Adobe and Microsoft apps (accepts arrays and uses a RegEx match):

Find-NevergreenApp -Name Adobe,Microsoft

Get version and download links for Microsoft Power BI Desktop (all platforms):

Get-NevergreenApp -Name MicrosoftPowerBIDesktop

Get version and download links for Microsoft Power BI Desktop (64-bit only):

Get-NevergreenApp -Name MicrosoftPowerBIDesktop | Where-Object {$_.Architecture -eq 'x64'}

Combine both commands to get all results!

Find-NevergreenApp | Get-NevergreenApp

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