Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
United Kingdom
Discover AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Discover
Apps similar to Discover include Homebrew, which is free and open source. Other options are Flathub, Bazaar App Store, Flatpak and Synaptic. Package Managers like Discover are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows and the web.
Alternatives list
- 69 Homebrew alternatives
27 Flathub alternativesFlathub 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Global
42 Bazaar App Store alternativesBazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
United States
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33 Flatpak alternativesDistributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- United States
59 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+.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Debian
- Xfce
- United Kingdom
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66 GNOME Software alternativesSoftware lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- GNOME
- United States
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40 Snap Store alternativesThe Snap Store gives you instant access to thousands of free and open-source applications. And now you can buy apps from some of the leading providers too. All our software is easy to find and install so you can have a customised desktop that suits you in no time.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Ubuntu
- United Kingdom
49 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
53 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
60 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
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28 Software Manager alternativesA software manager for the Linux Mint operating system to easily install new applications.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
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