Apx AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Apx

Apx is described as 'The default package manager in Vanilla OS. It wrapper around multiple package managers to install packages and run commands inside a managed container' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Apx for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Docker and Flathub apps. The best Apx alternative is Nix Package Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apx are DevPod, Flox.dev, Jetify Devbox and Codify CLI.

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  1. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

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    Nix is a powerful package manager for macOS, Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup...

    55 Nix Package Manager alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     

    • Nix Package Manager is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Apx.

    • Nix Package Manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apx.

    • Nix Package Manager is Free and Open SourceApx is also Free and Open Source
    • Nix Package Manager is Privacy focused and LightweightApx is not according to our users
  2. DevPod icon

    DevPod

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    DevPod is infrastructure-independent and client-only, which makes it incredibly easy to get started with. Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated. Works with any infra, any programming language, any IDE, etc.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • DevPod is the most popular Windows alternative to Apx.

    • DevPod is Free and Open SourceApx is also Free and Open Source
    • DevPod is LightweightApx is not according to our users
  4. Flox.dev icon

    Flox.dev

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    Flox is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you create environments that layer and replace dependencies just where it matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  5. Jetify Devbox icon

    Jetify Devbox

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    Devbox is a command-line tool that lets you easily create reproducible, reliable dev environments. You start by defining the list of packages required by your development environment, and devbox uses that definition to create an isolated environment just for your application.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Codify CLI icon

    Codify CLI

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    Describe your MacOS development environment using JSON configurations. Codify will do the rest. Create reproducible, shareable, and consistent environments using Codify, individually and for a team.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Development Containers

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    A development container (or dev container for short) allows you to use a container as a full-featured development environment. It can be used to run an application, to separate tools, libraries, or runtimes needed for working with a codebase, and to aid in continuous integration...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     

    • Development Containers is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Apx.

    • Development Containers is Free and Open SourceApx is also Free and Open Source
  9. devenv icon

    devenv

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    Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments using Nix

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
    • Windows
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  10. Apx GUI icon

    Apx GUI

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    Apx GUI provides a user-friendly interface for Apx, a platform powered by Distrobox that streamlines dev environments into portable, reproducible subsystems. Originally created for Vanilla OS, it can also be installed on any Linux...

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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