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# Understand UniGetUI

What UniGetUI does behind the scenes, where your apps really come from, and what it can't do for you.

A few minutes here will save you a lot of guessing later. Once you know how UniGetUI talks to package managers, you'll know why an app is or isn't listed, who to trust, and where to look when something fails.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>How UniGetUI works</strong></td><td>UniGetUI doesn't host any apps. It's one window onto the package managers on your computer.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/understand/how-it-works.md">How UniGetUI works</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Where packages come from and what to trust</strong></td><td>Who publishes what you install, how to check a package, and how UniGetUI protects itself.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/understand/trust-and-security.md">Where packages come from and what to trust</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>What UniGetUI doesn't do</strong></td><td>Microsoft Store apps, drivers, apps no package manager knows, and other limits worth knowing.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/understand/limits.md">What UniGetUI doesn't do</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>What data UniGetUI sends</strong></td><td>What goes over the internet, to whom, and how to turn each part off.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/understand/privacy.md">What data UniGetUI sends</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>UniGetUI on macOS and Linux</strong></td><td>The package managers it uses there, and which features remain Windows-only.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/understand/macos-and-linux.md">UniGetUI on macOS and Linux</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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