Flatpak

Flatpak
Original authorAlexander Larsson
DeveloperFlatpak Team
Initial releaseSeptember 2015 (2015-09)
Stable release
1.16.3  / 21 January 2026 (21 January 2026)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
WebsiteFlatpak
Flathub
Repository

Flatpak is a utility for software deployment and package management for Linux. It provides a sandbox environment in which users can run application software in (partial) isolation from the rest of the system. Flatpak was known as xdg-app until 2016.