Fink Alternatives

Fink is described as 'What is Fink?' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fink for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Homebrew, Flatpak and Go (Programming Language) apps. The best Fink alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fink are Homebrew, Brewer X, Advanced Package Tool (APT) and Nix Package Manager.

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  1. Chocolatey icon

    Chocolatey

     344 likes

    Windows-centric package manager streamlining software updates without registration. Privacy-focused, ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and supports a command-line interface for efficiency and ease of use.

    73 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to Fink.

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fink.

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceFink is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFink is not according to our users
  2. Homebrew icon

    Homebrew

     188 likes

    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

    62 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Fink.

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceFink is also Free and Open Source
    • Homebrew is LightweightFink is not according to our users
  4. Brewer X icon

    Brewer X

     12 likes

    Brewer X is a refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Manage your apps, scripts, and fonts with ease and dive into the most comprehensive software library for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Install, upgrade, or uninstall anything in parallel with bulk actions
     

    • Brewer X is the most popular commercial alternative to Fink.

    • Brewer X is Paid and ProprietaryFink is Free and Open Source
    • Brewer X is LightweightFink is not according to our users
  6. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

     27 likes

    Nix 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...

    55 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Warehouse icon

    Warehouse

     11 likes

    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Warehouse screenshot 1
     
  9. Homebrew Cask icon

    Homebrew Cask

     37 likes

    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.

    28 Homebrew Cask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  11. Cakebrew icon

    Cakebrew

     18 likes

    Cakebrew is the most convenient way to use Homebrew for your daily tasks! It does for Homebrew what Synaptics does to Linux package managers. From the Cakebrew UI, you can:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. eget

     2 likes

    Eget is the best way to easily get pre-built binaries for your favorite tools. It downloads and extracts pre-built binaries from releases on GitHub

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  13. Flattool icon

    Flattool

     2 likes

    Flattool is a command line script designed to improve user experience with flatpaks. It streamlines flatpak management tasks, making them more efficient and user-friendly.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
     
  14. Mas CLI icon

    Mas CLI

     5 likes

    A simple command line interface for the Mac App Store. Designed for scripting and automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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