GNOME Software Alternatives

GNOME Software is described as 'Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions' and is a App Store in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNOME Software for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Android, Android Tablet and Mac apps. The best GNOME Software alternative is F-Droid, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME Software are Aurora Store, Chocolatey, Obtainium and Google Play Store.

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  1. Bazaar 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.

    40 Bazaar App Store alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
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  2. 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. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether...

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  3. Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.

    51 Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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  4. G-Droid icon
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    G-Droid is a client application to browse the F-Droid repository. It has a slighly different approach of UI design to the F-Droid client.

    63 G-Droid alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Discover icon
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    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    39 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
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  6. Warehouse icon
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    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  7. Npackd icon
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    Npackd (pronounced "unpacked") is an application store/package manager/marketplace for applications for Windows. It helps you to find and install software, keep your system up-to-date and uninstall it if no longer necessary.

    38 Npackd alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Amazon Appstore icon
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    The Amazon Appstore is a place to purchase and download apps for your Android device. You can get a paid app for free every day, and see app recommendations based on your past Amazon purchases. You can also test apps on a simulated Android phone using a feature called “Test...

    69 Amazon Appstore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Kindle Fire
    • Fire TV
     
  9. Ketarin icon
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    Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes. As opposed to other tools, Ketarin is not meant to keep your system up-to-date (like a package manager), but rather to maintain a compilation of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. aptitude icon
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    aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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