Open Source Mac Package Managers
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View 22 business solutionsBrowse free open source Package Managers and projects for Mac below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Package Managers by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Homebrew
Open-source, free package manager for Mac and Linux
Homebrew is a free and open-source package manager designed for macOS and Linux that simplifies installing and managing software from the command line. Often called “the missing package manager,” it provides tools and applications that are not included by default with the operating system. Homebrew installs packages into its own directory and safely symlinks them, keeping the system clean and organized. It uses simple commands like brew install to handle downloading, building, and updating software automatically. Under the hood, Homebrew is built on Git and Ruby, making it transparent, customizable, and easy to extend. It complements existing system tools and package managers, streamlining development and power-user workflows. -
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Deno
A secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
Deno is a secure by default, open source runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, providing a productive and secure scripting environment for the modern programmer. It is distributed as a single executable with no dependencies, and takes on the role of both runtime and package manager. It uses a standard browser-compatible protocol for loading modules, which are URLs. Built on top of V8, Rust and TypeScript, Deno has support for TypeScript right out of the box. It has a set of built-in utilities as well as reviewed (audited) standard modules. -
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Composer
Dependency Manager for PHP
Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP, inspired by node's npm and ruby's bundler. It allows you to declare, manage and install the libraries on which your PHP project depends. Unlike most package managers, Composer manages on a per-project basis. It installs packages or libraries in a directory (e.g. vendor) inside your project and does not install anything globally. However, for convenience it does support a "global" project via the global command. Suppose your project depends on a number of libraries which in turn, depend on other libraries. Composer enables you to declare these libraries, finds out which versions of these packages you require, and installs them. You can then update all of your dependencies conveniently with just one command. -
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CMake
Cross-platform tool to build, test and package software
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice. The suite of CMake tools were created by Kitware in response to the need for a powerful, cross-platform build environment for open-source projects such as ITK and VTK. CMake is part of Kitware’s collection of commercially supported open-source platforms for software development and integrates with CDash to provide a comprehensive suite of tools. CDash is the testing server that aggregates, analyzes, and displays the results of software testing processes submitted from clients located around the world. -
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Chocolatey
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
Chocolatey has the largest online registry of Windows packages. Chocolatey packages encapsulate everything required to manage a particular piece of software into one deployment artifact by wrapping installers, executables, zips, and/or scripts into a compiled package file. Package submissions go through a rigorous moderation review process, including automatic virus scanning. The community repository has a strict policy on malicious and pirated software. Many organizations face the ongoing challenge of deploying and supporting various versions of software. Chocolatey allows organizations to automate and simplify the management of their complex Windows environments. Our customers have experienced a massive reduction in effort, improved speed of deployment, high reliability, and comprehensive reporting. Whether you are looking to create your first package or planning to fully automate your entire Windows Lifecycle. Its time to step out of the dark ages and stop doing things manually. -
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Vcpkg
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Vcpkg helps you manage C and C++ libraries on Windows, Linux and MacOS. This tool and ecosystem are constantly evolving, and we always appreciate contributions! After you've gotten vcpkg installed and working, you may wish to add tab completion to your shell. With CMake, you will still need to find_package and the like to use the libraries. Check out the CMake section for more information, including on using CMake with an IDE. In classic mode, vcpkg produces an "installed" tree, whose contents are changed by explicit calls to vcpkg install or vcpkg remove. The installed tree is intended for consumption by any number of projects: for example, installing a bunch of libraries and then using those libraries from Visual Studio, without additional configuration. Because the installed tree is not associated with an individual project, it's similar to tools like brew or apt, except that the installed tree is vcpkg-installation-local, rather than global to a system or user. -
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FDroid Client
Android client application
F-Droid Client is an installable catalogue of free and open-source software (FOSS) applications for the Android platform. It allows users to browse, install, and update apps from the F-Droid repository and other compatible sources. F-Droid emphasizes user privacy and security, offering an alternative to proprietary app stores by providing access to transparent and auditable software. -
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JKSV
JK's Save Manager Switch Edition
This started as a simple, straight port of my 3DS save manager I publicly released in 2016. Despite not originally wanting to take it too far, I continued working on it for fun when I can. Dump and restore account save data. Dump and restore device saves shared by all users (Games such as Animal Crossing). Dump and restore BCAT Data. Dump and restore cache Saves. Dump system save data. Dumping this data is always enabled, but writing back needs to be enabled from the options menu. Writing to this can be very dangerous. Processes can be terminated from the Extras menu allowing you to open even more of these and explore more. Create save data so the user no longer needs to boot games to import saves. Titles can be rescanned from the Extras menu. For example, if you insert a game card while JKSV is open, rescanning will load and add it to the save creation menu(s). -
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NPM
A package manager for JavaScript
Npm (originally short for Node Package Manager) is a package manager for the JavaScript programming language. It is the default package manager for the JavaScript runtime environment Node.js. It consists of a command line client, also called npm, and an online database of public and paid-for private packages, called the npm registry. -
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pnpm
Fast, disk space efficient package manager
Fast, disk space efficient package manager. pnpm uses a content-addressable filesystem to store all files from all module directories on a disk. When using npm, if you have 100 projects using lodash, you will have 100 copies of lodash on disk. With pnpm, lodash will be stored in a content-addressable storage. Files inside node_modules are cloned or hard-linked from a single content-addressable storage. pnpm has built-in support for multiple packages in a repository. pnpm creates a non-flat node_modules by default, so code has no access to arbitrary packages. -
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Bun
Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner
Develop, test, run, and bundle JavaScript & TypeScript projects—all with Bun. Bun is an all-in-one JavaScript runtime & toolkit designed for speed, complete with a bundler, test runner, and Node. js-compatible package manager. Bun is a new JavaScript runtime built from scratch to serve the modern JavaScript ecosystem. Bun starts fast and runs fast. It extends JavaScriptCore, the performance-minded JS engine built for Safari. As computing moves to the edge, this is critical. Bun provides a minimal set of highly optimized APIs for performing common tasks, like starting an HTTP server and writing files. Bun is a complete toolkit for building JavaScript apps, including a package manager, test runner, and bundler. Bun is designed as a drop-in replacement for Node.js. It natively implements hundreds of Node.js and Web APIs, including fs, path, Buffer and more. -
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Faker for Python
Python package that generates fake data for you
Faker is a Python package that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you. Starting from version 4.0.0, Faker dropped support for Python 2 and from version 5.0.0 only supports Python 3.6 and above. If you still need Python 2 compatibility, please install version 3.0.1 in the meantime, and please consider updating your codebase to support Python 3 so you can enjoy the latest features Faker has to offer. Please see the extended docs for more details, especially if you are upgrading from version 2.0.4 and below as there might be breaking changes. This package was also previously called fake-factory which was already deprecated by the end of 2016, and much has changed since then, so please ensure that your project and its dependencies do not depend on the old package. -
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PDM
A modern Python package and dependency manager
PDM (Python Development Master) is a modern Python package and dependency manager that adheres to the latest PEP standards. It emphasizes a declarative approach to project configuration using pyproject.toml, facilitating reproducible builds and streamlined workflows. PDM's focus on simplicity and compliance with Python's evolving ecosystem makes it a valuable tool for developers seeking modern project management solutions. -
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Swift Package Manager Project
The package manager for the Swift Programming Language
The Swift Package Manager is a tool for managing distribution of source code, aimed at making it easy to share your code and reuse others’ code. The tool directly addresses the challenges of compiling and linking Swift packages, managing dependencies, versioning, and supporting flexible distribution and collaboration models. We’ve designed the system to make it easy to share packages on services like GitHub, but packages are also great for private personal development, sharing code within a team, or at any other granularity. Swift Package Manager includes a build system that can build for macOS and Linux. Starting with Xcode 11, Xcode integrates with SwiftPM to provide support for including packages in iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications. The SourceKit-LSP project leverages libSwiftPM and provides Language Server Protocol implementation for editors that support LSP. -
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Alire
Command-line tool from the Alire project and supporting library
Alire is a source-based package manager for the Ada and SPARK programming languages. It facilitates the building and sharing of projects within the Ada community, allowing developers to easily manage dependencies and publish their own libraries or programs. Alire aims to streamline the development process for Ada and SPARK by providing a standardized approach to package management. -
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Conda
OS-agnostic, system-level binary package manager
Conda is an open-source package management system and environment management system that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Conda quickly installs, runs, and updates packages and their dependencies. Conda easily creates, saves, loads, and switches between environments on your local computer. It was created for Python programs but it can package and distribute software for any language. Conda as a package manager helps you find and install packages. If you need a package that requires a different version of Python, you do not need to switch to a different environment manager because conda is also an environment manager. With just a few commands, you can set up a totally separate environment to run that different version of Python, while continuing to run your usual version of Python in your normal environment. -
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PostHog Browser JS Library
Send usage data from your web app or site to PostHog
PostHog JS is the JavaScript SDK for integrating PostHog's product analytics into web applications. It allows developers to track user interactions, analyze behavior, and improve app performance based on user data. -
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Cave Story MD
A fan port of Cave Story for the Sega Mega Drive
This is a rewrite/port of the popular freeware game Cave Story for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It should work on any console or emulator. The main story is "finished", only little things and bugfixes remain. A fan port of Cave Story for the Sega Mega Drive. -
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MacPorts
The MacPorts command-line client
MacPorts is an open-source package management system for macOS that simplifies the process of installing, compiling, and managing open-source software. The MacPorts Base is the core infrastructure that provides the command-line tools and framework necessary for managing ports, which are package definitions containing build and installation instructions. MacPorts supports a wide range of software and offers a consistent environment for software installation on macOS systems. -
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Poetry
Python packaging and dependency management made easy
Poetry is a comprehensive Python dependency management and packaging tool that streamlines project setup and maintenance. By consolidating various configuration files into a single pyproject.toml, it simplifies the management of dependencies, virtual environments, and package publishing. Poetry ensures consistency across development environments and facilitates the creation of reproducible builds, making it an essential tool for Python developers seeking efficiency and reliability. -
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Moonlight-Switch
Moonlight port for Nintendo Switch
Moonlight-Switch is a port of Moonlight Game Streaming Project for Nintendo Switch. With a touch screen, you can move your cursor, tap to left click, and scroll 2 fingers to scroll. While touching the screen ZR and ZL buttons will work like left and right mouse buttons. Also While touching the screen L and R sticks will work like a scrolling wheel. By default, the Switch gamepad is configured as an X360 gamepad (A/B and X/Y swapped). Key mapping is available in application settings. Up to 5 gamepads (including handheld mode) supported. Half of the joy-cons are also supported. -
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Nami
A clean and tidy decentralized package manager.
Nami is a clean and tidy decentralized package manager designed to simplify software installation by downloading official binaries directly from software authors. It avoids the complexities of compilation and dependency management, focusing on providing users with standalone, statically compiled executables. Nami is particularly useful for users who prefer minimalistic and straightforward package management. -
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LuaRocks
LuaRocks is the package manager for the Lua programming language
LuaRocks is the package manager for the Lua programming language, enabling installation and management of Lua modules and dependencies. It supports local and system-wide installations, dependency resolution, and Lua version management. LuaRocks is widely used in the Lua ecosystem, including by projects like OpenResty, Neovim, and LÖVE. -
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Notion for Linux
Native Notion packages for Linux
Native Notion packages for Linux, built from Notion's Windows installer. To install Notion with Notion Enhancer mods applied, replace notion-desktop with notion-enhanced in the commands provided. notion-desktop is the vanilla Notion package. notion-enhanced is the Notion package with Notion Enhancer mods applied. Notion Desktop builds with Notion Enhancer for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Direct port of Notion is also available for Linux. -
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CocoaPods
The Cocoa Dependency Manager
CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C Cocoa projects. It has over 82 thousand libraries and is used in over 3 million apps. CocoaPods can help you scale your projects elegantly. CocoaPods is built with Ruby and is installable with the default Ruby available on macOS. We recommend you use the default ruby. Using the default Ruby install can require you to use sudo when installing gems. Further installation instructions are in the guides. CocoaPods manages library dependencies for your Xcode projects. The dependencies for your projects are specified in a single text file called a Podfile. CocoaPods will resolve dependencies between libraries, fetch the resulting source code, then link it together in an Xcode workspace to build your project. Ultimately the goal is to improve discoverability of, and engagement in, third party open-source libraries by creating a more centralised ecosystem.
