Alternatives to apko
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. apko itself: install apko.
skopeo
Work with remote images registries - retrieving information, images, signing content
magic_enum
Static reflection for enums (to string, from string, iteration) for modern C++, work with any enum type without any macro or boilerplate code
maturin
Build and publish crates with pyo3, cffi and uniffi bindings as well as rust binaries as python packages
source-to-image
A tool for building artifacts from source and injecting into container images
kondo
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tippecanoe
Build vector tilesets from large collections of GeoJSON features
AutoDMG
Create deployable system images from OS X installer
BuildSettingExtractor
Extracts the build settings of an Xcode project into xcconfig build configuration files
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
croc
Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
maigret
🕵️♂️ Collect a dossier on a person by username from 6K websites
VSCodium
binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
Recordly
Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
archi-steam-farm
C# application with primary purpose of farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously
git-secrets
Prevents you from committing secrets and credentials into git repositories
grype
A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
hadolint
Dockerfile linter, validate inline bash, written in Haskell
buildkitd
concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit
confd
Manage local application configuration files using templates and data from etcd or consul
rtl_433
Program to decode radio transmissions from devices on the ISM bands (and other frequencies)
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
cargo-flamegraph
Easy flamegraphs for Rust projects and everything else, without Perl or pipes <3
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than apko — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
apko is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.