Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to AppImageKit

The top open-source alternatives to AppImageKit are Flatpak, FLATHUB, and Snapcraft. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Flatpak Landing Page
1

Flatpak

Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Developer Tools 84 social mentions
FLATHUB Landing Page
2

FLATHUB

Apps for Linux, right here
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Work Music 198 social mentions
Snapcraft Landing Page
3

Snapcraft

Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools 88 social mentions
Zero Install Landing Page
4

Zero Install

Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#OS & Utilities #Software Marketplace #Code Collaboration 4 social mentions
AppImageLauncher Landing Page
5

AIL

AppImageLauncher

Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Software Marketplace #Front End Package Manager #App Store
Homebrew Landing Page
6

Homebrew

The missing package manager for macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Package Manager #Front End Package Manager #Windows Tools 881 social mentions
NixOS Landing Page
7

NixOS

25 Jun 2014 . All software components in NixOS are installed using the Nix package manager. Packages in Nix are defined using the nix language to create nix expressions.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Linux Tools 246 social mentions
Scoop Landing Page
8

Scoop

A command-line installer for Windows
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 155 social mentions
GNU Guix Landing Page
9

GNU Guix

Like Nix but GNU.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Developer Tools 90 social mentions
Chocolatey Landing Page
10

Chocolatey

The sane way to manage software on Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 252 social mentions
AppImagePool Landing Page
11

AIP

AppImagePool

A simple, modern AppImageHub Client made for linux using flutter.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Software Marketplace #Front End Package Manager #Code Collaboration
Spack Landing Page
12

Spack

A flexible package manager supporting multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Windows Tools #Package Manager 1 social mentions