Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
United Kingdom
Spack AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Spack
Apps similar to Spack include Homebrew, which is free and open source. Other options are Flatpak, Arch User Repository (AUR), Nix Package Manager and Warehouse. You can choose from more than 10 Package Managers like Spack for Linux, Mac, Windows and self-hosting.
Alternatives list
- 68 Homebrew alternatives
33 Flatpak alternativesDistributing 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
United States
The Arch User Repository (AUR) provides user-made PKGBUILD scripts for packages not included in official repositories. These PKGBUILD scripts simplify building from source by explicitly listing and checking for dependencies and configuring the install to match the Arch...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Global
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
64 Warehouse alternativesWarehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
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LURE (Linux User REpository) is a distro-agnostic build system for Linux, similar to the AUR. It is currently in beta. Most major bugs have been fixed, and most major features have been added. LURE is ready for general use, but may still break or change occasionally.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
211 GNU Guix alternativesA purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- GNU Hurd
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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
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flatpak
A fast package manager for macOS and Linux. Written in Zig. Uses Homebrew's bottles and formulas under the hood, plus native .deb support for Docker containers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Mac
- Docker
- United States
53 Lix Project alternativesA modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Mac
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- United States
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