Snap Store AlternativesTop App Stores & Software Installers like Snap Store

Snap Store is described as 'The Snap Store gives you instant access to thousands of free and open-source applications. And now you can buy apps from some of the leading providers too. All our software is easy to find and install so you can have a customised desktop that suits you in no time' and is a very popular App Store in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Snap Store for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Snap Store alternative is Flathub, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Snap Store are GNOME Software, Microsoft Store, Ketarin and Arch User Repository (AUR).

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  1. Flathub icon
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    Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of desktop Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.

    23 Flathub alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Flathub as an Alternative to Snap Store
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    The entire thing is free and open-source software, including the back-end!

    It's a community-run effort, supported by multiple distros, and runs really well.

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    • Flathub is Free and Open SourceSnap Store is Free and Proprietary
    • Flathub is LightweightSnap Store is not according to our users
  2. Ketarin icon
     73 likes

    Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes. As opposed to other tools, Ketarin is not meant to keep your system up-to-date (like a package manager), but rather to maintain a compilation of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  3. 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

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  4. Discover icon
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    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    37 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  5. 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...

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Npackd icon
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    Npackd (pronounced "unpacked") is an application store/package manager/marketplace for applications for Windows. It helps you to find and install software, keep your system up-to-date and uninstall it if no longer necessary.

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    • Windows
     
  7. Bazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.

    38 Bazaar App Store alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  8. GNU Guix icon
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    A 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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
     
  9. UCheck icon
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    UCheck is a tool that will help you to keep your software updated. You can scan your machine for outdated software and perform an automated update to latest version.

    40 UCheck alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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