MacPorts AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like MacPorts

MacPorts is described as 'The MacPorts Project is an opensource package management system that simplifies compiling, installing, upgrading, and removal of other open-source software on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later, running on Intel or Apple Silicon' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MacPorts for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Homebrew apps. The best MacPorts alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MacPorts are Homebrew, Synaptic, Homebrew Cask and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Command-line application for installing, updating, and removing Windows software without registration, featuring centralized audits, automatic package creation, offline packages, disk space optimization, real-time deployment, inventory tracking, and multi-installer support.

    81 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Synaptic icon
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    Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

    59 Synaptic alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
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  3. Homebrew Cask icon
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    Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.

    It's implemented as a homebrew external command called cask.

    31 Homebrew Cask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  4. Warehouse icon
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    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. Brewer X icon
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    Brewer X is a refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Manage your apps, scripts, and fonts with ease and dive into the most comprehensive software library for macOS.

    22 Brewer X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. 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...

    59 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Setapp icon
     30 likes

    Setapp is a unified marketplace for Mac and iPhone users to discover hand-picked, trusted apps. Users can access apps in two ways:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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