Synaptic Alternatives

Synaptic is described as '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+' and is a very popular Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Synaptic for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Web-based, Windows and Flatpak apps. The best Synaptic alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Synaptic are Bazaar App Store, GNOME Software, pacman (package manager) and Discover.

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  1. aptitude icon
     47 likes

    aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    bauh (ba-oo), formerly known as fpakman, is a graphical interface for managing your Linux software (packages/applications). It currently supports the following formats: AppImage, ArchLinux repositories/AUR, Flatpak, Snap and Web applications.

    22 bauh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Linux
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  3. GDebi icon
     14 likes

    GDebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages.

    17 GDebi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Muon icon
     9 likes

    Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Deepin Store icon
     20 likes

    Deepin Software Center, aka DSC, is one of the most talked about applications of Linux Deepin. Installing new applications is just a one-click operation. DSC supports parallel downloading, resuming downloads, update notification and cache cleaning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. 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.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  7. Just Install icon
     34 likes

    just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

    Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  8. Flattool icon
     2 likes

    Flattool is a command line script designed to improve user experience with flatpaks. It streamlines flatpak management tasks, making them more efficient and user-friendly.

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    • Linux
    • Flatpak
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  9. Mas CLI icon
     6 likes

    A simple command line interface for the Mac App Store. Designed for scripting and automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. OneGet icon
     18 likes

    OneGet is a unified interface to package management systems and aims to make Software Discovery, Installation and Inventory (SDII) work via a common set of cmdlets (and eventually a set of APIs). Regardless of the installation technology underneath, users can use these common...

    22 OneGet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11.  1 like

    QApt is a collection of tools and a library providing a wrapper around APT. The intention is to ease the use of APT in Qt-based programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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