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Chocolatey AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Package Managers
The best Package Manager alternative to Chocolatey is Scoop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Chocolatey and many of them are Package Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Package Manager alternatives to Chocolatey are UniGetUI, Homebrew, WinGet and Synaptic.
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30 UniGetUI alternativesIntuitive interface for managing software on Windows through WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey, Pip, Npm, .NET Tool, and PowerShell Gallery. Offers bulk install, detailed metadata, custom options, auto-updates, tray notifications, filtering, backups, and restore features.
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64 Homebrew alternativesHomebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
17 WinGet alternativesOpen-source CLI enables installing, upgrading, removing, and configuring Windows software from a curated repository, supports YAML configuration files, automates device setup with PowerShell DSC, and serves developers, enterprises, and software vendors.
57 Synaptic alternativesSynaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.
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64 GNOME Software alternativesSoftware lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
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45 pacman (package manager) alternativesThe 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...
57 Nix Package Manager alternativesNix 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...
51 Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternativesApt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.
9 winstall.app alternativeswinstall is powered by Windows Package Manager (aka "winget"), Microsoft's new package manager for Windows 10 and 11.
62 Warehouse alternativesWarehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
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Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.
It's implemented as a homebrew external command called cask.
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