AppImage

Single-file distribution format for portable Linux applications.

AppImage packages a Linux application together with its dependencies into a single self-mounting executable file that runs on any reasonably modern distribution without installation, root access, or changes to the host system. It is essentially a SquashFS image with a small FUSE-mounting header.

It is one of three competing universal Linux packaging formats alongside Flatpak and Snap, with a focus on portability and simplicity rather than sandboxing.

License: MIT

Category: Package manager

Website: https://appimage.org/

Install

chmod +x app.AppImage && ./app.AppImage

Authors

Simon Peter (creator)
AppImage contributors

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