Flatpak

Flatpak
Original authorAlexander Larsson
DeveloperFlatpak Team
ReleaseSeptember 2015 (2015-09)
Stable release
1.18.2 Edit this on Wikidata / 27 August 2026 (27 August 2026)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
WebsiteFlatpak
Flathub
Repository
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Flatpak (known as xdg-app until 2016) is a utility for software deployment and package management for Linux. It provides a sandbox environment in which users can run application software, or "apps", in isolation from the rest of the system.