The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux . It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether...
Brewer X is a refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Manage your apps, scripts, and fonts with ease and dive into the most comprehensive software library for macOS.


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aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...



command-line interface tool for managing packages released from GitHub repositories. It allows you to install, update, and manage packages from GitHub repository releases in a simple and efficient way.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- GitHub
- Linux
- Rust
- Windows
- Mac

Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.



Feature-packed package system that installs, updates, verifies, and uninstalls Linux software packages with rich command-line tools for advanced management.



Repeatable, reboot resilient windows environment installations made easy using Chocolatey packages. Boxstarter can automate both trivial and highly complex installations.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Chocolatey


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The next generation package manager for Kubernetes. Featuring a GUI and a CLI. Glasskube packages are dependency aware, GitOps ready and can get automatic updates via a central public package repository.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Kubernetes
- Mac
- Linux
- Homebrew
- Windows
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Self-Hosted


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pmfow (Package Manager for Old Windows) allows you to install applications from the command line in old versions of Windows, such as Windows XP.


Directly install applications from their GitHub repository with out-of-the-box support for updates using GPM, the package manager with the superpowers of a cross-platform build tool.
pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It is the native package manager on SmartOS, NetBSD, and Minix, and is portable across 23 different operating systems. Use one package manager across all of your systems!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
Composer is a package manager not in the same sense as Yum or Apt are. Yes, it deals with "packages" or libraries, but it manages them on a per-project basis, installing them in a directory (e.g. vendor) inside your project.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux

Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux




Yum Extender is a GUI for the YUM Package Manager used in Fedora, RHEL, Centos and others.

IPackager is an app for non-jailbroken devices and installs many Cydia tweaks without the need of a jailbreak. This app is in testing/development and not finished, but it can be used and updates inside the app.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad


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