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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Microsoft Store

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Chocolatey Scoop RuckZuck NuGet ucaresystem core Vcpkg MacPorts AppGet Steam Database PortableApps.com

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Microsoft Store are Chocolatey, Scoop, and RuckZuck. 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.
  1. The sane way to manage software on Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #OS & Utilities #Package Manager 254 social mentions

  2. 2
    A command-line installer for Windows
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #OS & Utilities #Package Manager 162 social mentions

  3. free open source package manager for windows with public software repository
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Marketplace #OS & Utilities #Package Manager 6 social mentions

  4. 4
    The NuGet Gallery is the central package repository for NuGet, the package manager for .NET.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #JavaScript Package Manager #Package Manager 38 social mentions

  5. Noob Linux Admin notepad and various utillities
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Marketplace #Code Collaboration #Package Manager

  6. 6
    C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager 24 social mentions

  7. The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac OS X operating system.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools 5 social mentions

  8. 8
    Free and Opensource package manager for Windows
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Marketplace #OS & Utilities #Package Manager 2 social mentions

  9. This tool was made to give better insight into the applications that Steam has in its absolutely huge database.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Games #Comparison 682 social mentions

  10. PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #LMS #Note Taking #Bookmarks 150 social mentions

  11. Minetest is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Online Shopping #Games #Block-building Games 12 social mentions

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    Apps for Linux, right here
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools 198 social mentions

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