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, Web-based and Flatpak apps. The best MacPorts alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MacPorts are Homebrew, Synaptic, Warehouse and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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  1. Cakebrew icon
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    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:

    21 Cakebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 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...

    34 Software Updater (Canonical) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3.  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
     
  4. Flattool icon
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    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
     
  5. Mas CLI icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. This program installs a collection of some of the best Ubuntu software and can be considered to be one of the top things to do after installing Ubuntu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. CoApp icon
     8 likes

    CoApp is an open-source package management system for Windows.

    The goal of the CoApp project is to create a community of developers dedicated to creating a set of tools and processes that enable other open source developers to create and maintain their open source products with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Lix Project icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  9. pkgsrc icon
     3 likes

    pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It is the native package manager on SmartOS, NetBSD, and Minix, and is portable across 23 different operating systems. Use one package manager across all of your systems!

    16 pkgsrc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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