MacPorts Alternatives
MacPorts is described as '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' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MacPorts for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Online / Web-based and BSD. The best alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MacPorts are Homebrew, Synaptic, Advanced Package Tool and Just Install.
MacPorts alternatives are mainly Package Managers but may also be Software Installers or Software Updaters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MacPorts.
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.
Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
- Free • Open Source
- Package Manager
- Software Installer
- Software Updater
47 alternatives to Synaptic- Linux
- Debian
- Xfce
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+.
32 alternatives to Advanced Package Tool- Free • Open Source
- Package Manager
- Linux
Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.
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just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.
Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.
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DiscontinuedFrom the GitHub repo: "This project is no longer being actively developed. We suggest you to switch to Microsoft's winget."
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:
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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.
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35 alternatives to Software Updater (Canonical)- Free • Open Source
- Software Updater
- Linux
One of the great things about using open source software is the frequency with which bugs are fixed, security holes are patched, and new features are added. Ubuntu includes a very convenient update manager, which checks the software repositories for updates, and alerts you to...
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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...
Setapp provides a curated collection of commercial apps available through a low-cost subscription. Access to the apps is driven by a straight-forward local app that neatly organizes them in a searchable, filterable and configurable list.
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