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    GNOME Software Alternatives

    GNOME Software is described as 'Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions' and is a Package Manager in the OS & Utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GNOME Software for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Online / Web-based, Android, Android Tablet and Windows. The best alternative is F-Droid, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME Software are Aurora Store (Free, Open Source), Chocolatey (Freemium, Open Source), Google Play Store (Free) and Homebrew (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Dec 22, 2021
    1. The F-Droid Repository is an easily-installable catalogue of free and open source apps for Android. With F-Droid, it's easy to browse and install apps on your device, and keep track of updates.
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    2. Aurora Store is an unofficial, FOSS client to Google's Play Store with an elegant design. Not only does Aurora Store download, update, and search for apps like the Play Store, it also empowers the user with new features.
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    4. Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It is built on top of NuGet command line and the NuGet infrastructure.
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    5. Google Play (formerly the Android Market) is an online store by Google for Android devices. Browse and search for apps, books, and movie rentals from your web browser or Android device.
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    6. The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux).
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    8. Synaptic 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+. * Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages. * Upgrade your whole system.
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    9. Aptoide is a distributed marketplace for mobile applications which runs on the Android operating system. In Aptoide, unlike the default Google Play Store, there is not a unique and centralized store but each user manages their own store.
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    10. In an effort to make things easy, and maybe even fun, AndroidPolice.com created APK Mirror. Over the past several months, they've been working to build a smooth, reliable, trust-worthy site to host the downloads users love. You also can upload APKs to the site yourself.
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    11. Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes.
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    12. The 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.
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