Fink Alternatives

Apps similar to Fink include Chocolatey, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Homebrew, Homebrew Cask, Nix Package Manager and Advanced Package Tool (APT). You can choose from more than 10 Package Managers like Fink for Mac, Linux and Windows.

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  1. nanobrew icon
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    A fast package manager for macOS and Linux. Written in Zig. Uses Homebrew's bottles and formulas under the hood, plus native .deb support for Docker containers.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
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  2. MacPorts icon
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    The MacPorts Project is an opensource package management system that simplifies compiling, installing, upgrading, and removal of other open-source software on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later, running on Intel or Apple Silicon.

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    • Mac
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  3. Lix Project icon
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    A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
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  4.  1 like

    A 5-20x faster experimental Homebrew alternative.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. Rudix icon
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    Rudix is a package-based, user-friendly way to extend the Unix portion of Mac OS X with additional network utilities, computer languages, development libraries, text tools and everything else you missed from command line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Tvix icon
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    Tvix is a new implementation of Nix, a purely-functional package manager. It aims to have a modular implementation, in which different components can be reused or replaced based on the use-case.

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    • Linux
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  7. Kelp icon
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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
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