Synaptic Alternatives for Mac

Synaptic is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Synaptic and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Synaptic are Nix Package Manager, Applite, Lix Project and Mas CLI.

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  2. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

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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...

    57 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Lix Project icon

    Lix Project

     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.

    51 Lix Project alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. Mas CLI icon

    Mas CLI

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. E

    eget

     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

    53 eget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  9. PortAuthority icon

    PortAuthority

     1 like

    PortAuthority provides a GUI for the MacPorts Unix software management system for Mac OS X. MacPorts is a powerful command-line tool for installing and updating a variety of Unix-based applications for the Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    PortAuthority screenshot 1
     
  10. pkgsrc icon

    pkgsrc

     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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  12. Pallet icon

    Pallet

     2 likes

    Pallet is the official MacPorts GUI app for Mac OS X and was started as a GSoC project in May 2009. It is in active development and continuous improvement (this is a beta product).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pallet screenshot 1
     
  13. nanobrew icon

    nanobrew

     Like

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
    nanobrew screenshot 1
     
  14. Kelp icon

    Kelp

     Like

    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Kelp screenshot 1
     
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