Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#3,218
AI visibility: Grade A
88
SEO health: Latest audit
90
Visits
11.6K
per month, estimated
Keywords
1.1K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
11.6K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
152 lines AI engines can read
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cygwin.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Cygwin (Software Development) is ranked #3,218 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, down 34 places from #3,184 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 11,600 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 1,116 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 88 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 152 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 90/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #3,218 | ▼ 34 |
| August 2026 | #3,184 | ▲ 36 |
| July 2026 | #3,220 | ▼ 2 |
| June 2026 | #3,218 | — |
| May 2026 | #3,218 | ▲ 14 |
| April 2026 | #3,232 | ▼ 36 |
| March 2026 | #3,196 | ▲ 11 |
| February 2026 | #3,207 | — |
What this company does
Cygwin delivers a POSIX compatibility layer for Windows through a core library that translates Unix system calls into their Win32 equivalents. It bundles this with an extensive set of packages that includes compilers, shells, text utilities, networking tools, and development libraries. Users install and update these components through a single setup program that pulls from curated mirrors, keeping the environment con…
Our read on the site
Good foundation with room for improvement. 2 high-priority issues.
cygwin.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
cygwin.com draws an estimated 11,600 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 11,600 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 1,116 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 10 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
11.6K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
11.6K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
cygwin.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale cygwin.com earns 88 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 5 of 10 points (robots ✓ · sitemap ✗), worth 5 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (16/20) and Company profile (22/25).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
82/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
cygwin.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on cygwin.com runs to 152 lines (6,026 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in February 2026. It introduces the site as "Cygwin Official Website". It tells AI engines the business works in Software Development, Open Source and Development Tools. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Cygwin Installer at Free, Cygwin Package Manager at Free and Cygwin Terminal at Free. Services it lists include Community Support and Documentation and Tutorials. The audience it names is Developers, System Administrators, IT Professionals, Students, aged 18-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include C++, GNU Tools, Windows API and Open Source Libraries. The keywords it claims start with "Cygwin", "Cygwin project", "Cygwin installation" and "Cygwin tools".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
152
In the file
Size
6.0K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Feb 28, 2026
What the file says
# Cygwin Official Website ## About Cygwin is a software package that provides a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Windows. It enables users to run Linux applications natively on Windows, making it an essential tool for developers and system administrators. With a comprehensive set of tools and libraries, Cygwin facilitates seamless integration of Unix/Linux commands into the Windows OS. It serves a wide range of users, from casual programmers to enterprise IT professionals. **Areas of Work:** Software Development, Open Source, Development Tools ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://cygwin.com - **Address:** Not Available, City Not Specified, Country Not Specified - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** UTC - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** Not Disclosed - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Not currently hiring ## Products - **Cygwin Installer** (Free): A setup tool to download and install the Cygwin environment and packages on Windows systems. - **Cygwin Package Manager** (Free): A utility to manage and update software packages within the Cygwin environment. - **Cygwin Terminal** (Free): A terminal emulator for accessing Unix-like command-line tools on Windows. - **Cygwin Libraries** (Free): A collection of libraries to support running Linux app
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Cygwin InstallerFree
- Cygwin Package ManagerFree
- Cygwin TerminalFree
- Cygwin LibrariesFree
Services it tells AI about
- Community SupportFree
- Documentation and TutorialsFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Developers, System Administrators, IT Professionals, Students · 18-54 · Global
Company type
Private
cygwin.com Organic Keywords
Google lists cygwin.com for about 1,116 keywords, which together bring an estimated 11,600 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
1.1K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
11.6K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
cygwin.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of cygwin.com scored 90 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 78, while performance scores highest at 100. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
Excellent
SEO
Performance
Excellent
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighImplement a Sitemap
- HighEnhance Accessibility Features
- HighOptimize Page Titles and Meta Descriptions
- MediumImprove Image Alt Text
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
cygwin.com Competitors and Alternatives
Cygwin's company profile names msys2.com, wsl.dev and cygutils.sourceforge.net as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds linuxmint.com and ubuntu.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are rkdms.com, gaijin.net, iinet.net.au and go.dev.
cygwin.com Company Profile
Cygwin delivers a POSIX compatibility layer for Windows through a core library that translates Unix system calls into their Win32 equivalents. It bundles this with an extensive set of packages that includes compilers, shells, text utilities, networking tools, and development libraries. Users install and update these components through a single setup program that pulls from curated mirrors, keeping the environment con…
Cygwin was founded in 1995, about 31 years ago. Its profile files it under Software Development, with further tags for Open Source, Development Tools and Freemium. Products on record for it: Cygwin Installer, Cygwin Package Manager and Cygwin Terminal. Its tagline reads: "A large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.".
- Sector
- Software Development
- Headquarters
- Not Available, Not Available
- Founded
- 1995
- Employees
- Not Disclosed
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Cygwin Installer, Cygwin Package Manager, Cygwin Terminal
cygwin.com Traffic by Country
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