Ninite Alternatives

FileHippo

FileHippo provides a simplest method of downloading the newest versions of the best software - without the usual excessive popups or spyware and without the low quality software.

Features:

• Categories
• App discovery
• Download old versions
• Responsive design
• SAAS Metrics

Chocolatey

Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It is built on top of NuGet command line and the NuGet infrastructure. In terms of updates, it allows you to update nearly everything on your machine with a few simple keystrokes.

Features:

• Command line interface
• Ad-free
• Full descriptions
• Nuget
• Support for NodeJS

Software Informer

Software Informer is a programme, whose primary aim is to give you the up-to-date information about the software you actually use. Whenever a more recent version of any programme becomes available, Software Informer notifies you and offers a link for downloading the update. It also allows you to keep track of comments and questions on corresponding software.

Homebrew

Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

Features:

• Command line interface
• Linux
• Package Installing
• Ruby

LiberKey

Portable applications launcher, LiberKey includes 305 portable applications. In all areas : Audio, Video, Graphics, Internet, Games, Security, Education, System and more.. LiberKey is free, ready to use, consists of only Portable applications, offers automatic online updates and synchronization with the online catalog.

Features:

• Program Launchers
• Auto update
• Portable

MacUpdater

MacUpdater is an application that can scan your Mac and display which of the apps that you have installed are not up-to-date. MacUpdater can also update those outdated apps to their newest versions with a simple click. MacUpdater takes care of updating all those apps that you've obtained outside of the 'Mac App Store'. MacUpdater can silently run in the background and check your apps for updates every day and let you know with notifications once a new update is available.

Features:

• Reliable update information
• Update notifier
• Auto update
• Inexpensive
• No Subscription

Patch My PC

Patch My PC is a small portable application that updates third party applications and Windows updates. It’s critical to keep software up to date to ensure vulnerabilities are patched. There are currently almost 100 third-party applications that Patch My PC can silently update, and the list is growing with each release!

Features:

• Auto Updates
• Auto update
• Portable

Ketarin

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 all important setup packages which can then be burned to disc or put on a USB stick. Supports regex expansion. Documentation: http://wiki.ketarin.org SVN source http://scm.flyspray.org/repos/ketarin

scoop

A command-line installer for Windows.

Features:

• Command line interface
• Software installer

Just Install

just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows. Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to install stuff on Windows machines, here it is. Download just-install.exe and double click it. Boom! just-install is now in your %PATH%. How easy is that? In a hurry? Here's a mnemonic link you can use to bootstrap a new machine, just type this in a browser is.

Features:

• Auto update
• Software installer