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The best App Store alternative to Chocolatey is Ninite, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Chocolatey and 11 are App Stores so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting App Store alternatives to Chocolatey are Flathub, GNOME Software, Microsoft Store and Software Manager.

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  1. Ninite icon

    Ninite

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    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.

    76 Ninite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Ninite as an Alternative to Chocolatey
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    Negative
    11

    Not a cli tool Does not serve packages but checks for updates from some softwares Not Open Source Very limited list of softwares available

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -6

    It provided a way to install programs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Ninite is a great Chocolatey alternative.

    • Ninite is Freemium and ProprietaryChocolatey is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Flathub icon

    Flathub

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    Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of desktop Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.

    23 Flathub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
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  9. AppCenter icon

    AppCenter

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    AppCenter is a fast software store built on top of libappstore (https://launchpad.net/libappstore)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Souk icon

    Souk

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    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. AM icon

    AM

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    AUR-inspired database, and package manager to install, update (for real) and manage ALL AppImages and other portable formats for GNU/Linux, system-wide or locally, with the ease of APT and the power of PacMan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    installed programs systemwide and locally (AppMan) or just integrated
     
  12. Easy Flatpak icon

    Easy Flatpak

     1 like
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    It will help you install Flatpak apps in a user-friendly way. We have recipes for some of them to install them even better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  13. Klia Store icon

    Klia Store

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    A modern desktop application for browsing and managing Flatpak applications from Flathub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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