awesome-appimage

Lovingly crafted AppImage tools and resources
https://github.com/AppImage/awesome-appimage

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AppImage discovery
- App catalogs
  - AppImage.GitHub.io - Catalog of AppImages that passed an automated test, links to upstream download pages.
  - Get AppImage - Collection of all AppImages in one website. Great search functionality.
- App stores
  - AppImageHub.com - Downloadable AppImages, powered by [Opendesktop.org](https://www.opendesktop.org/).
  - pling.com - Open store where creators can publish their libre products and creative content including AppImages.
  - App Outlet - Universal app store that works with AppImages, Flatpaks and Snaps.
- App centers
  - NX Software Center - Portable Software Center for portable AppImage applications.
  - AppImagePool - Simple, modern AppImageHub Client, powered by flutter.
- App scrapers
  - appimages.scraper - Search for AppImage releases over the web.
  - AppImageRadar - Search for AppImage-related activity on GitHub using Travis CI.
AppImage consumption tools
- Desktop integration
  - Getting Started Managing Software with AppImage on Ubuntu - Verbosely explains how to manage AppImages without the need for further software.
  - go-appimaged - Optional daemon that integrates AppImages into the system (experimental).
  - appimaged - Optional daemon that integrates AppImages into the system (deprecated).
  - AppImageLauncher - Integrates into users' systems and establishes a single `~/Applications` directory, assisting the user to move AppImages into there, with support for updating and removing AppImages through apps launcher.
  - appimage2desktop - Creates a desktop file and an icon in the system for an AppImage, nothing else.
  - appimagehelper - Program for creating, deleting, controlling and organizing shortcuts to AppImage.
  - LinuxPA - PortableApps.com type launcher for Linux with AppImage support.
  - AppImage Desktop Maker - Creates menu entries for AppImages without the need for a daemon.
  - Thumbnailer for AppImages - Generates icons for AppImages that are shown in file managers of GNOME and KDE compatible desktop environments.
  - XApp Thumbnailers - Thumbnailers for GTK Desktop Environments, including one for the AppImage file format. Makes Gtk based file managers like Caja (MATE), Nautilus (GNOME), Nemo (Cinnamon), PCManFM (LXDE), and Thunar (Xfce) show application icons on AppImages.
  - AppImage To Gnome - Monitors and (de)installs AppImages from the Gnome desktop.
  - AppImage-Integrator - A simple program to integrate AppImages into the Linux desktop written in Qt6.
  - gnome_appimage_installer - Somewhat a misnomer (AppImages don't need to be "installed"), creates a desktop file that follows the freedesktop.org spec for your AppImage files; written in bash.
  - Gear lever - Integrates AppImages into the Gnome desktop by drag-and-drop onto the Gear lever application.
- Updaters
  - AppImageUpdate - Official grapical application to update AppImages; command-line tool to update AppImages.
  - AppImageUpdater - Simple updater for humans written in C++ and Qt.
  - appimage-update - AppImage Update implementation written in Go.
- Sandboxes
  - Firejail - Optional sandbox with support for AppImage built in.
  - AppImage Sandboxing Project - Golang library to help sandbox AppImages with bwrap.
- Package managers
  - appimage-manager - Command-line tool for managing AppImages allowing to search, install, remove and update applications.
  - bauh - Graphical user interface for managing Linux applications supporting AppImage, Arch (repositories/AUR), Flatpak, Snap and native Web applications.
  - homebrew-appimage - Linuxbrew AppImage Formulae.
  - AIPM - A Package Manager for AppImages.
  - Zap - AppImage package manager. Downloads the AppImage if it does not exist. If it already exists, updates it with AppImageUpdate. Integrates AppImage into the system.
  - RookiePM - Package manager for AppImages and Shell Scripts.
  - AppMan - AppImage Manager that works like APT or Pacman.
  - jewelrystore - Command line AppImage store made in ruby.
  - ayy - Package manager for AppImage. Single, static, dependency free binary. Written in Go.
  - leap - Fast and simple AppImage manager. Written in Rust.
  - Bread - Download, update, remove, and run AppImages from GitHub on the command line, and integrate apps into the desktop.
- Linux distributions
  - Nitrux - Promotes the use of AppImage as the main format for getting applications, has a built in app center featuring AppImages.
  - Linux Mint - Has an [AppImage thumbnailer](https://github.com/linuxmint/xapp-thumbnailers) to show application icons on AppImage files.

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