bbfreeze Alternatives

bbfreeze is described as 'Creates stand-alone executables from python scripts. It's similar in purpose to the well known py2exe for windows, py2app for OS X, PyInstaller and cx_Freeze (in fact ancient versions were based on cx_Freeze' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to bbfreeze for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best bbfreeze alternative is Py2MSIX. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PyInstaller or nuitka. Other great apps like bbfreeze are py2exe, cx_Freeze and MSIX Packaging SDK.

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    Py2MSIX

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    If you have a Python script or executable, you are 90% of the way to the Microsoft Store. Py2MSIX bridges that final 10% gap. It wraps your code into a compliant MSIX package, handles the manifest creation, and even signs it for you—all from a simple dashboard.

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    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Py2MSIX is the most popular Windows alternative to bbfreeze.

    • Py2MSIX is the most popular commercial alternative to bbfreeze.

    • Py2MSIX is Paid and Proprietarybbfreeze is Free and Open Source
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    PyInstaller

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    PyInstaller is a program that freezes (packages) Python programs into stand-alone executables, under Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris and AIX.

    5 PyInstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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    • PyInstaller is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to bbfreeze.

    • PyInstaller is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to bbfreeze.

    • PyInstaller is Free and Open Sourcebbfreeze is also Free and Open Source
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    nuitka

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    Nuitka is a Python compiler.

    It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5.

    You feed it your Python app, it does a lot of clever things, and spits out an executable or extension module.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  5. py2exe

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    A distutils extension to create standalone Windows programs from Python scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    cx_Freeze

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    cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. Unlike these two tools, cx_Freeze is cross platform and should work on any platform that Python itself works on. It requires Python 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. MSIX Packaging SDK icon

    MSIX Packaging SDK

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    The MSIX Packaging SDK project is an effort to enable developers on a variety of platforms to pack and unpack packages for the purposes of distribution from either the Microsoft Store, or their own content distribution networks.

    5 MSIX Packaging SDK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     

    • MSIX Packaging SDK is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to bbfreeze.

    • MSIX Packaging SDK is Free and Open Sourcebbfreeze is also Free and Open Source
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