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Lovingly crafted AppImage tools and resources
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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.
      • Manjaro Software Discover - Web-based app store that contains applications in multiple formats, including AppImage.

    • App scrapers

      • AppImageRadar - Search for AppImage-related activity on GitHub using Travis CI.
      • appimages.scraper - Search for AppImage releases over the web.
      • AppImageRadar - Search for AppImage-related activity on GitHub using Travis CI.

    • App centers

      • NX Software Center - Portable Software Center for portable AppImage applications.
      • AppImagePool - Simple, modern AppImageHub Client, powered by flutter.

  • 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).
      • appimage2desktop - Creates a desktop file and an icon in the system for an AppImage, nothing else.
      • 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.
      • 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.
      • Getting Started Managing Software with AppImage on Ubuntu - Verbosely explains how to manage AppImages without the need for further software.

    • Linux distributions

      • Linux Mint - Has an [AppImage thumbnailer](https://github.com/linuxmint/xapp-thumbnailers) to show application icons on AppImage files.
      • Zenwalk GNU Linux - Is "AppImage ready" and distributes some applications in AppImage format.
      • Deepin - When you double-click an AppImage or any other executable file that lacks execute permissions, a user-friendly dialog explains the situation and asks for your permission to set the execute permission and execute the executable.
      • Nitrux - Promotes the use of AppImage as the main format for getting applications, has a built in app center featuring AppImages.

    • 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.
      • AppImageUpdate - Official grapical application to update AppImages; command-line tool to update AppImages.

    • Package managers

      • appimage-manager - Command-line tool for managing AppImages allowing to search, install, remove and update applications.
      • jewelrystore - Command line AppImage store made in ruby.
      • 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.
      • ayy - Package manager for AppImage. Single, static, dependency free binary. Written in Go.
      • Bread - Download, update, remove, and run AppImages from GitHub on the command line, and integrate apps into the desktop.
      • leap - Fast and simple AppImage manager. Written in Rust.
      • appimage-manager - Command-line tool for managing AppImages allowing to search, install, remove and update applications.

    • Sandboxes

  • AppImage developer tools

    • Low-level tools

    • Deployment tools for compiled applications

      • go-appimagetool - Tool that deploys dependencies into AppDirs, and converts AppDirs into AppImages (experimental).
      • linuxdeployqt - Deploys dependencies into AppDirs and creates AppImages; for Qt and other compiled applications.
      • linuxdeploy - AppDir creation and maintenance tool using plugins.

    • Deployment tools for Python applications

      • Briefcase - Convert Python project into a standalone native application, e.g., using AppImage.
      • python-appimage - Ready to use AppImage distributions of Python (can be modified to include your application).
      • linuxdeploy-plugin-python - Bundle Python into an AppDir using a source distribution and linuxdeploy.
      • linuxdeploy-plugin-conda - Bundle Python into an AppDir using a source distribution, Conda, and linuxdeploy.
      • pycharm-appimage-support - Deploy Python project as an AppImage directly from the PyCharm IDE.
      • PyAppImage - Ultimately simple python-to-appimage bundler.

    • Deployment tools for .NET Core (Mono) applications

      • .NET Core AppImage example - Example of how to deploy .NET Core (Mono) applications as an AppImage using `dotnet publish -f netcoreapp3.1 -r linux-x64` from within a `.cs` program.
      • Publish-AppImage for .NET - Publish AppImages for .NET applications.
      • PupNet Deploy - Cross-platform deployment utility which publishes your .NET project and packages it as a ready-to-ship installation file in a single step.

    • Tools to convert from other package formats

      • pkg2appimage - Converts from deb, zip, tar.gz and other formats to AppImage using YAML recipes.
      • make-portable - Deploys installed application to AppDir, uses strace to fetch all file system calls and copies all accessed files in to AppDir including glibc.
      • AppImage cobbler - Python application that takes strace.log and turns it into a directory suited for an AppImage.
      • Package-to-appimage - Tool for converting `.deb` and `.rpm` packages into AppImage format by using Docker.
      • appimage2pkg - Repack AppImage and make rpm/deb which does not require FUSE.
      • flatpak2appdir - Turn Flatpak into AppDir which in turn can be turned into AppImage.
      • Elements - Tool to generate single-file, runc-based AppImages using a minimal (~3 MB compressed) Alpine Linux rootfs.
      • arch2appimage - Python script to convert any Arch Linux package (official/AUR) to an AppImage.
      • appimage-bash - GitHub Action for creating AppImage releases from binaries inside `.tar.gz` archives.
      • GMAppImager - Graphically Converts GameMaker Studio 2 games to AppImage bundles.
      • AppImaGen - Generates an AppImage from Debian or from a PPA of your choice for the previous (unfortunately not the oldest as recommended) and still supported Ubuntu LTS.

    • Metadata tools

      • AppStream Generator - Very simple generator for AppStream MetaInfo files which application authors can use to add metadata (like descriptions, screenshots, links) to their AppImage.
      • AppStream MetaInfo Creator - More elaborate generator for AppStream MetaInfo files by the author of the AppStream metainfo format.

    • Continuous integration

    • Libraries

      • libappimage - Implements functionality for dealing with AppImage files, written in C++ using Boost.
      • QAppImageUpdate - Qt5 library and plugin for updating AppImages, can be embedded into applications.
      • AppImageServices - D-Bus services providing a high-level interface over the AppImage manipulation libraries for file managers, software centers and other tools.
      • libzsync-go - Zsync implementation written in Go that can be used to update AppImages.
      • appenv - Small C++ library telling where the app data resides and where the user data is by using `readlink("/proc/self/exe")`), thus allowing C++ applications to become relocatable in the filesystem.

    • Templates

      • qt-hello-world - Qt Hello World project for AppImage creation using appimage-builder.
      • Qt Desktop Template - Template for creating Qt Widgets desktop applications with AppImage generation using linuxdeployqt.
      • qt-qml-project-template-with-ci - Template for a Qt/QML application with batteries included: GitHub CI, automated GUI testing, automatic code-format checks and more. Compiles for Linux (AppImage), Mac, and Android.
      • mini-qml - Minimal Qml application template with deployment for Linux (AppImage), Windows, macOS and WebAssembly.
      • wxWidgetsTemplate - Cross-platform application template for wxWidgets C++, with pre-set files and IDE projects, supporting AppImage.
      • Briefcase Linux AppImage Template - Cookiecutter template for building Python apps that will run under Linux, packaged as an AppImage.

    • Build systems

      • appimagecraft - Recipe based AppImage creation tool working from source.
      • appimage-builder - Recipe based AppImage creation tool working from source.
      • KDE Craft - Build system used by KDE that can produce AppImages and other formats.
      • appimage-tooling - Ruby tooling to generate Appimages.
      • AppImage.cmake - CMake script which facilitates generating AppImage executables for Linux.
      • rules_appimage - Bazel rules to package any lang_binary target as AppImage.

    • Deployment tools for Electron applications

    • Deployment tools for Windows applications

      • wine32-deploy - Creates AppImages for 32-bit Windows applications that can run on 64-bit Linux systems without multilib installed.
      • AppImage For WINE - WINE-based AppImages and LD_PRELOAD based patches to launch WINE from AppImages.
      • ferion11/Wine_Appimage - AppImage for WINE 32bits from PlayOnLinux, an run on no-multilib systems.
      • GameImage - GameImage is a way to package up games with either Wine or an Emulator into a portable AppImage that could be useful for the Steam Deck.

    • Deployment tools for Java applications

      • nbPackager - Packages NetBeans Platform Application with a JRE for AppImage, Linux, macOS and Windows.

    • Deployment tools for Flash applications

    • Deployment tools for Rust applications

      • Cargo AppImage - Cargo program that allows you to convert your Rust programs into AppImages.

    • QC tools

      • appimage-testsuite - AppImage testing environment based on Docker containers for various Linux distributions.
      • appimagelint - Tool to check AppImages for compatibility, best practices etc.

  • Resources

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AppImage developer tools 70 AppImage consumption tools 37 Resources 28 AppImage discovery 11
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Desktop integration 15 Continuous integration 14 Package managers 12 Tools to convert from other package formats 11 Templates 6 Build systems 6 Deployment tools for Python applications 6 Videos 5 Libraries 5 Linux distributions 4 Deployment tools for Windows applications 4 Miscellaneous 4 App stores 4 Updaters 4 Community 4 Blogs 3 App scrapers 3 Articles 3 Deployment tools for compiled applications 3 Deployment tools for Electron applications 3 Deployment tools for .NET Core (Mono) applications 3 Low-level tools 2 Other awesome lists 2 App centers 2 QC tools 2 Metadata tools 2 Sandboxes 2 App catalogs 2 Documentation 2 Specs 2 Books 1 Deployment tools for Flash applications 1 Related 1 Deployment tools for Java applications 1 Tutorials 1 Deployment tools for Rust applications 1
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