Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
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- Free
- Open Source
Application types
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- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- GNOME
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Snap Store AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Package Managers
The best Package Manager alternative to Snap Store is GNOME Software, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Snap Store and 19 are Package Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Package Manager alternatives to Snap Store are Arch User Repository (AUR), Discover, Nix Package Manager and Npackd.
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- 61 GNOME Software alternatives
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...
37 Discover alternativesUtility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Snapcraft
53 Nix Package Manager alternativesNix 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...
Nix Package Manager is the most popular Mac alternative to Snap Store .
- Nix Package Manager is Free and Open Source
- Nix Package Manager is Lightweight
37 Npackd alternativesNpackd (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.
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
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- GNU Hurd
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GNU Guix is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Snap Store .
- GNU Guix is Free and Open Source
- GNU Guix is Lightweight
38 Bazaar App Store alternativesBazaar 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- GNOME
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26 Software Manager alternativesA software manager for the Linux Mint operating system to easily install new applications.
- 21 bauh alternatives
bauh (ba-oo), formerly known as fpakman, is a graphical interface for managing your Linux software (packages/applications). It currently supports the following formats: AppImage, ArchLinux repositories/AUR, Flatpak, Snap and Web applications.
Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.
AUR-inspired database, and package manager to install, update (for real) and manage ALL AppImages and other portable formats for GNU/Linux, system-wide or locally, with the ease of APT and the power of PacMan.
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