Software (GNOME Software)
Close matchFreeCalled Software on Ubuntu and Fedora and Discover on KDE systems. Already installed, and free apps outnumber the Microsoft Store's.
Does Microsoft Store run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. The Microsoft Store is part of Windows and there is no Linux version, but every Linux system comes with its own app store that does the same job and holds a much larger catalogue of free apps.
The Microsoft Store exists to let you download apps and games for a Windows PC, and Microsoft has never made a version for anything else. Apps you bought there are tied to your Microsoft account and to Windows, and they do not transfer.
Linux has had the same idea for longer. Ubuntu and Fedora come with an app store called Software, and KDE systems come with one called Discover. You search, you press Install, and it is done. Screenshots, descriptions, categories and ratings are all there, and almost everything in it is free.
The catalogue is bigger for the kind of app a home user wants, because the whole open source world is listed. The gap is paid commercial software: Adobe, Microsoft Office and most Windows games are simply not there, and no app store is going to change that.
One setup step is worth knowing. On some systems the Flathub catalogue, which is where most modern apps live, has to be switched on before the full list appears. Your system will usually offer this during setup.
What to use instead of Microsoft Store
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need Microsoft Store. Everything else you do can move.
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