Top 15 Ninite Alternative and Similar Softwares Jan 2020 Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically.
It’s the last step that’s probably the most time-consuming when setting up a computer for the first time. Luckily, there is a workaround that can help you automate the process with minimal manual intervention.
In this article, we’ll explore how to install and update multiple essential apps and programs on your PC or Mac, all at once.
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Install multiple apps at once on Windows
Ninite is a utility for Windows that allows you to download a custom offline installer package that contains all the software programs selected by you. Here is how you can use the utility to install multiple apps together on your Windows PC.
- Visit the official Ninite website on your favorite web browser.
- From the list of available programs, choose the ones that are most essential to you (or the ones that you want to install).
- Now, download your custom installer/updater package from the provided link.
- Copy the downloaded installer to the desired system in which you want to install the programs and run the installer.
All the selected software programs will be installed on the PC sequentially, even without an active Internet connection.
You can keep your own custom copy of Ninite installer and use it to install the selected apps on any PC. If your PC is connected to the Internet, the installer will also check for updated versions of available apps, and update the installer automatically.
Ninite has been around for a long time and now even has a Pro version of the app for business users, which lets IT professionals remotely deploy and update software in company workstations.
Install multiple apps at once on Mac – Ninite for Mac
Until recently, there weren’t any viable Ninite alternative for Mac available on the Internet. But that was until the macapps.link website came into existence.
This website follows a very similar approach to Ninite, in that it lets you create custom installer packages, by selecting the programs and apps that you want to install. But instead of letting you download an offline installer package, macapps creates a custom curl command that you can run in the Terminal to get all the selected apps automatically installed.
- Go to the macapps.link website and select the apps that you want to install on your Mac.
- When done with the selection, click on “Install n apps” button on the top of the screen (where n is the number of selected apps).
- The website will show you a custom curl command on the screen. Copy the command from your browser window.
- Now, open the Terminal by launching it from Spotlight Search or from the Utilities folder within the Applications directory.
- Paste the copied command and hit the Return key.
That’s it! Now you can sit back and wait as all the selected apps are installed via the terminal.
Note: Since the Terminal actively downloads the software packages from the Internet while running the command, an active Internet connection is required for this to work.
Also, some of the apps offered by macapps repository are paid software programs. You’ll need a valid license key to run those programs, even though you’ve installed them from the macapps repository.
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Did you learn something new from the article? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
I've developed a website like Ninite for Mac. It lets you install multiple Mac apps unattended and automatically, avoiding you having to go to the app website, look for the link to download, wait to download, extract the zip or mount the dmg, drag to the Applications folder, and then delete the dmg or zip. All this, if you take accounts and multiply by 5 to 10 apps that can be installed when we have a new Mac or reinstall the system.. it's a lot of time!
3 Steps total
Step 1: Go to macapps.link
Just open you're favourite browser and go to http://macapps.link
Step 2: Select the apps you want to install
In the website, select a bunch of apps and click de install button.
Step 3: Copy and paste the command in Terminal.app
Copy the generated command and paste it to Terminal.app. Press Enter and let apps to be downloaded and installed automatically.
Save time using macapps.link and use it to deploy the generated command to install or update apps in your company.
9 Comments
- Thai PepperD.R Ryan Dec 8, 2014 at 05:25am
Can we have someone confirm this is not a Malware flogging site.
Or if in fact this even works. (I'm not going to risk it.) - Serranokh'ix Dec 8, 2014 at 09:15am
Haven't tried it either but if it's like ninite, it could definitely save some time, great tip. Thanks.
- SonoraKorrosivo Dec 8, 2014 at 09:45am
@Dane Ryan: Unlike webs like Softonic or MacUpdate, apps are downloaded from the official site. You can see the 'magic' behind if you go to, for example, http://macapps.link/es/firefox-chrome and see the script. If you look deep, the URL from which downloads the app is the official site (100% free of malware).
macapps.link generates a bash script and a command to download and execute this script. Just analyze the script and you'll see no trap :)
- CayenneNatsu_Dragneel Dec 8, 2014 at 05:01pm
This actually looks kind of cool. Looks like it uses curl to pull the updates down to your computer via terminal app
- SonoraKorrosivo Dec 8, 2014 at 05:04pm
@Tom7741: Exactly. It uses curl and simple bash scripting to download, extract or mount the downloaded file and move the .app to the /Applications folder. Of course it is not so simple but it is that in essence. Glad you like it!
- SonoraKorrosivo Jan 3, 2015 at 12:06pm
What apps love Spiceworks and should be included? Update comming :)
- PimientoMichael3671 Jul 18, 2015 at 01:14am
Great job. I have used Getmacapps.com several times but your site has more apps. If you could add Java it would be awesome!
- SonoraKorrosivo Jul 18, 2015 at 08:08am
@Michael3671 Thanks for your comments! Can't add Java because it's a .pkg and requires elevated privileges. macapps.link can only install .app files ðŸ‘x8D
- Pure Capsaicinpeter May 3, 2016 at 05:37pm
just trying this out now looking good though one to bookmark for sure