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24 alternatives to Flatpak: the future of application distribution

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flatpak: the future of application distribution launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1WA
   Web apps on Linux▲25

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2SD
   StackShare – discover and discuss software stacks▲218

   2014 · stackshare.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GitHub Student Developer Pack▲335

   The best developer tools, free for students.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blockstack▲128

   A new internet for decentralized apps

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Appcanary▲106

   Never run vulnerable software again

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Koder▲197

   Hire top developers, on-demand

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pinegrow + Atom▲181

   The perfect IDE for the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ulauncher▲119

   An application launcher for Linux 🐧

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DeckHub▲221

    A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nix▲82

    The purely functional package manager

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Github▲216

    Build software better, together.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Noodlio▲150

    The marketplace for app development

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Github Enterprise 2.0▲141

    A faster, more flexible GitHub Enterprise.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stackeo▲169

    Product Hunt for Coding Tools

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Kinase▲159

    A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Icebergs▲81

    Linux in the browser (Full, fast, root access via HTML5)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    InstallFish▲91

    App distribution made simple again

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Qudos▲145

    Product Hunt for dev tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22TT
    Termux – Terminal emulator and Unix environment for Android▲94

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MapFig▲97

    The open source mapping tool for websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24DA
    Diffmatic – A daily GitHub digest for dev teams▲67

    2014 · diffmatic.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →