Snapcraft Alternatives

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

npm

npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.

Features:

• Support for Javascript
• Web Server

aptitude

aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for...

Features:

• FOSS
• Software installer

Homebrew Cask

Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries. It's implemented as a homebrew...

Features:

• Command line
• Developer Tools
• Homebrew

Flatpak

Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is...

Features:

• Container
• Cross-platform
• Multiple Repository Support
• Package Installing
• Package Manager
• Sandbox

Zero Install

Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Other features include full support for shared libraries, sharing between users, and...

AppImageKit

Using AppImageKit you can package desktop applications as AppImages that run on common Linux-based operating systems, such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and...

NX Software Center

You can now easily explore and get your favorite applications easily (in some cases directly from their original authors!). No matter which GNU/Linux distribution you...