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We've compiled a list of 44 free and paid alternatives to Synaptic. The primary competitors include Homebrew, Ubuntu Update Manager. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Synaptic and pacman (package manager), MacPorts, OneGet. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


Homebrew
Free Open Source

The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux).

Ubuntu Update Manager
Free Open Source

One of the great things about using open source software is the frequency with which bugs are...

MacPorts
Free Open Source

The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for...

OneGet
Free Open Source

OneGet is a unified interface to package management systems and aims to make Software Discovery...

aptitude
Free Open Source

Terminal-based apt frontend.

PostInstallerF
Free Open Source

PostInstallerF is a small, lightweight, useful tool that can be used to install 100+ essential...

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt.

Synaptic Platforms

tick-square Linux

Synaptic Video and Screenshots

Synaptic Overview

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+.

* Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.
* Upgrade your whole system.
* Manage package repositories (sources.list).
* Find packages by name, description and several other attributes.
* Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter.
* Sort packages by name, status, size or version.
* Browse all available online documentation related to a package.

Synaptic Features

tick-square Filter search results
tick-square Integrated Search

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Synaptic Categories

OS and Utilities

Synaptic Tags

package setup package-management software-updater software-installation

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