aim

AppImage Manager for the terminal.

Note

This project is still a work in progress and breaking changes may happen at any time while in v0.x.x.

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/slobbe/appimage-manager/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
aim --version

If aim is not found, make sure ~/.local/bin is on your PATH.

How to Use

Add an AppImage

aim add ./Example.AppImage
aim add --url https://example.com/Example.AppImage
aim add --github owner/repo
aim add --gitlab namespace/project

Check and apply updates

aim update
aim update --check-only

Set or clear an update source

aim update --set example-app --github owner/repo
aim update --set example-app --gitlab namespace/project
aim update --set example-app --zsync https://example.com/Example.AppImage.zsync
aim update --set example-app --embedded
aim update --unset example-app

Remove an AppImage

aim remove example-app
aim remove --link example-app

Useful Commands

aim list                 # list managed AppImages
aim info example-app     # inspect a managed app
aim info ./Example.AppImage
aim info --github owner/repo
aim --upgrade            # upgrade aim itself

Key Flags

• -n, --dry-run: preview changes without applying them
• -y, --yes: skip confirmation prompts
• --no-input: disable interactive prompting
• --json: emit machine-readable JSON where supported
• -q, --quiet: reduce non-essential status output
• -d, --debug: enable diagnostic logs

Storage

aim uses XDG base directories:

• AppImage files: ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aim
• Desktop links: ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/applications
• Desktop icons: ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/icons/hicolor
• Config files: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aim
• Database: ${XDG_STATE_HOME:-~/.local/state}/aim/apps.json
• Temporary files: ${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-~/.cache}/aim/tmp

More Help

• aim --help for the CLI overview
• aim help <command> for command-specific manual pages
• aim <command> --help for flags and usage on a specific command

License

MIT