Pamac
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pamac, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pamac's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pamac | Free | Graphical and CLI package manager for Manjaro Linux |
The facts
Each one read from Pamac's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AUR integration
- Pamac can use AUR scripts to install or update packages, and can check for AUR and development package updates when enabled.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AUR risk
- Manjaro warns that AUR packages are user produced, unofficial, not thoroughly vetted, and used at the user’s own risk.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build system
- Pamac uses Meson as its build system and documents installation from source.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cache management
- Pamac retains downloaded package copies, and its preferences can manage how many versions are kept; the documentation warns the cache can grow large.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Command line
- The project describes pamac as an easy CLI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- GUI
- The pamac-manager application is a Gtk4 GUI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Pamac is preinstalled on many Manjaro editions and can also be installed with pacman.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Pamac is described as a package manager for Manjaro Linux users.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- Pamac provides GTK and command-line front ends for libpamac.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Library language support
- libpamac can be used in Vala, C, C++, Python, JavaScript and languages that support GObject Introspection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The Pamac repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Pamac includes a Gtk3 tray icon and a GNOME Shell extension for update notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Optional integrations
- The libpamac project lists AUR, Appstream, Flatpak and Snap support as optional features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- The project describes support for Alpm, AUR, Appstream, Flatpak, and Snap.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package operations
- The CLI can search, install, build, remove, list, inspect, update, and reinstall packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package sources
- The project lists support for Alpm, AUR, Appstream, Flatpak and Snap.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The documentation says not to run Pamac with sudo because it can cause permission issues, and says Pamac requests elevated rights when needed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pamac is a graphical package manager for Manjaro Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Translations
- The project directs translation contributors to Transifex.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Update management
- The preferences include update checks, package exclusions, downgrade support, and a setting for maximum parallel downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux packages
- Manjaro’s documentation lists GTK3, GTK4, CLI, Plasma tray, GNOME integration, and libpamac packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux,especially Manjaro Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
