Orbital Apps AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Orbital Apps

Orbital Apps is described as 'ORB executables provide an easy way to distribute Linux Applications' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are five alternatives to Orbital Apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Orbital Apps alternative is PortableApps.com, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Orbital Apps are Flatpak, Snapcraft, AppImageKit and Koca.

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  1. PortableApps.com icon

    PortableApps.com

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    PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability. These portable applications can be used from removable media such as USB flash drives.

    34 PortableApps.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac)
    • Wine
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    • PortableApps.com is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Linux alternative to Orbital Apps.

    • PortableApps.com is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Orbital Apps.

    • PortableApps.com is Free and Open SourceOrbital Apps is also Free and Open Source
    • PortableApps.com is LightweightOrbital Apps is not according to our users
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    Flatpak

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    Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...

    29 Flatpak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Snapcraft icon

    Snapcraft

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    Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.

    29 Snapcraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    AppImageKit

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    Using AppImageKit you can package desktop applications as AppImages that run on common Linux-based operating systems, such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and derivatives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Koca

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    The universal build, package, and publishing tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     

    • Koca is the most popular Mac alternative to Orbital Apps.

    • Koca is Free and ProprietaryOrbital Apps is Free and Open Source
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