Ninite Alternatives

Ninite is described as 'The easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk' and is a leading software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ninite for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Flatpak apps. The best Ninite alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ninite are UniGetUI, Patch My PC, Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility and Homebrew.

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Ninite alternatives are mainly Software Installers, but if you're looking for Software Updaters or Package Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Windows + Free and Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ninite.
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  1. PostInstallerF is a small, lightweight, useful tool that can be used to install 100+ essential softwares, Games, audio/video codecs, and third-party repositories which are not included by default in Fedora, Ubuntu and Manjaro.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  2. Endstate icon
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    Endstate captures the applications and supported settings on a Windows PC into one portable profile. On a new or freshly installed machine, it compares that profile with the current setup, reinstalls missing applications through WinGet or Chocolatey and restores only the...

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    • Windows
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  3.  1 like

    Free and open source Windows app updater built on winget: one scan finds every out-of-date program, and you tick the ones to update.

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    • Windows
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    Dashboard — how many apps are installed, how many have updates waiting, and how long since the last scan.
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  4. Get Mac Apps icon
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    A simple web based app which streamlines the installation of common Mac apps. Perfect for to use after a fresh installation of OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
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  5. LVASI icon
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    LVASI is a small program that can download and install 221 softwares automatically and silently. No more spending time going to each site, downloading files and installing them, LVASI takes care of everything.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. FileOur icon
     3 likes

    Way to download freeware, shareware, trialware and demo software for any Windows operating systems. This site is currently very popular for downloading software. Successful software is organized into a variety of categories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Very simple command line application downloader. Simply enter the name of the application or partial. There are no dependancies, install anywhere, and even add to environmental variables for global use. Very small footprint. No installer, so does not mess with registries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. fileeagle.com icon
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    FileEagle has been founded in 2015 and started as a group of IT professionals to introduce useful softwares to everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9.  1 like

    A 5-20x faster experimental Homebrew alternative.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. pmfow icon
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    pmfow (Package Manager for Old Windows) allows you to install applications from the command line in old versions of Windows, such as Windows XP.

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    • Windows
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  11. Aranjepack icon
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    Aranjepack makes it easier to get a computer set up after operating system (re)installation by packaging together useful applications. Most (but not all) applications can be installed without an internet connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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