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Pеdrо Mac Dowеll Innеccо Sep 8, 2025

macOS nailed drag-and-drop apps. Linux has AppImage—but without proper integration, it feels unfinished. What if AppImage got its own convention + service layer? A case for better #AppImageIntegration.

https://pedroinnecco.com/2025/09/linux-deserves-better-the-future-of-appimage-integration/

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Linux Deserves Better: The Future of AppImage Integration • Pedro Innecco

Exploring AppImage integration: how a simple service layer could give Linux the macOS drag-and-drop app experience it’s been missing.

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RokitDan Sep 8, 2025

@pinnecco I do like portable executables in Windows. Having that same functionality in Linux would be nice, and it seems AppImages could provide that experience. More Linux users would need to see the benefits of portable apps, but in order to gain more traction I think AppImages would need a package manager to keep installed AppImages up to date much like Flathub does for Flatpaks. If that already exists, then that’s great. I’ll have to look into it.

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Pеdrо Mac Dowеll Innеccо

@RokitDan Thanks for the comment! Well I wouldn't say a package manager per say, because the portability means one should be able to move the file around and place it anywhere, which is not how Flatpacks work. But indeed some sort of service layer indeed. I think that macOS is the perfect example on how they handle DMG files.