Snap Store Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Snap Store for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative 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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Snap Store are GNOME Software, Bazaar App Store, Discover 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.

    26 Flathub alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Flathub vs Snap Store Comments
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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.

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

    40 Bazaar App Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  4. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
     
  6.  7 likes

    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 (Zlib)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. App Grid icon
     13 likes

    App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Muon icon
     9 likes

    Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.

    20 Muon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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