Dotter Alternatives

Dotter is described as 'A dotfile manager and templater written in Rust' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to Dotter for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Dotter alternative is chezmoi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dotter are Anvil for macOS, yadm, filetailor and Mackup.

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  1. chezmoi icon
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    Dotfiles manager through a version control system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • Mac
     
    • chezmoi is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dotter.

    • chezmoi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dotter.

    • chezmoi is Free and Open SourceDotter is also Free and Open Source
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    End manual app setup on macOS. Batch install development tools, sync configurations via GitHub, and troubleshoot issues —no virtualization, just smart automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. yadm icon
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    When you live in a command line, configurations are a deeply personal thing. They are often crafted over years of experience, battles lost, lessons learned, advice followed, and ingenuity rewarded. When you are away from your own configurations, you are an orphaned refugee in...

    7 yadm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Git
     
  4. filetailor icon
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    filetailor is a peer-based configuration management utility for plain-text files (and directories) such as dotfiles. Files are backed up to a specified folder using filetailor, transferred to another device using tools such as Nextcloud or Syncthing, and then restored on other...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Keep your application settings in sync (OS X/Linux).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Workbench icon
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    Workbench is an effective way to continuously and securely back up your “dotfiles” so they can be easily restored when you clean install macOS and sign back into your iCloud account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Take control of your dotfiles configurations with Dotfiles Installer, designed to make dotfile management seamless. You can install dotfiles easily, quickly, and securely with an intuitive installation wizard that guides you through every step.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Your macOS development environment, perfectly preserved. Never lose your setup again.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Barrel App is the most popular commercial alternative to Dotter.

    • Barrel App is Paid and ProprietaryDotter is Free and Open Source
  9. lnk icon
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    Lnk makes managing your dotfiles straightforward, no tedious setups, no complex configurations. Just tell Lnk what files you want tracked, and it’ll automatically move them into a tidy Git repository under ~/.config/lnk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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