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NixSnap
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL.

 Free

The open-source client is available without a license fee.

macOS, Linux, Command line Linux
  • Atomic upgrades and instant rollback of an entire system or profile
  • Per-project development shells that are identical on every machine
  • Automatic background updates with rollback to the previous revision
  • Channels let you track stable, candidate, beta or edge per application
  • The Nix language and concepts are a genuinely steep learning curve
  • The store grows large and needs regular garbage collection
  • The Snap Store back end is proprietary and run solely by Canonical
  • First launch is noticeably slower than a native package
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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