Alternatives to yay
A command-line AUR helper written in Go for installing and updating Arch Linux packages. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
yay
A command-line AUR helper written in Go for installing and updating Arch Linux packages.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as yay.
paru
A command-line AUR helper for Arch Linux that wraps pacman and builds packages from the AUR.
Paru keeps the same pacman-style syntax and single command for repository and AUR packages, adds bundled completions, man pages and a config file, but is not listed as open source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Manjaro Linux
An Arch-based rolling-release Linux distribution that aims to make Arch easier to install and use.
CachyOS
A performance-tuned Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, with CPU-optimized packages and a custom kernel.
Garuda Linux
An Arch-based Linux distribution with a gaming edition, performance tweaks and the Chaotic-AUR repository.
Topgrade
Run updates across the package managers already installed on your system.
UniGetUI
One graphical interface for WinGet, Chocolatey, Scoop, pip, npm and a dozen other package managers, so updates happen in one place.
Homebrew
Package manager for macOS and Linux with formulae and GUI app casks.
