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The best App Store alternative to Snap Store is Flathub, 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 17 are App Stores so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting App Store alternatives to Snap Store are GNOME Software, Microsoft Store, Arch User Repository (AUR) and Discover.

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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 the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to Snap Store .

    • Flathub is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Snap Store .

    • Flathub is Free and Open SourceSnap Store is Free and Proprietary
    • Flathub is LightweightSnap Store is not according to our users
  2. Microsoft Store icon
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    Find the apps, games, and shows you want, fast, in Microsoft Store, including your favorite mobile apps that now work on your PC.

    36 Microsoft Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Microsoft Store is the most popular Windows alternative to Snap Store .

    • Microsoft Store is Free and ProprietarySnap Store is also Free and Proprietary
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    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 types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
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    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.

    21 bauh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. AM icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Deepin Store icon
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    Deepin Software Center, aka DSC, is one of the most talked about applications of Linux Deepin. Installing new applications is just a one-click operation. DSC supports parallel downloading, resuming downloads, update notification and cache cleaning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Easy Flatpak icon
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    It will help you install Flatpak apps in a user-friendly way. We have recipes for some of them to install them even better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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