Simon Peter:AppImageKit Documentation 1.0.(PDF; 38kB)PortableLinuxApps.org,2010,S.2–3,archiviertvomOriginal(nicht mehr online verfügbar)am29.November 2010;abgerufen am 29.Juli 2011(englisch):„The AppImage format has been created with specific objectives in mind: Be Simple [...] Maintain binary compatibility [...] Be distribution-agnostic [...] Remove the need for installation [...] Allow to put apps anywhere [...] Do not require recompilation [...] Keep base operating system untouched [...] Do not require root [...]“
Simon Peter:AppImageKit Documentation 1.0.(PDF; 38kB)PortableLinuxApps.org,2010,S.2–3,archiviertvomOriginal(nicht mehr online verfügbar)am29.November 2010;abgerufen am 29.Juli 2011(englisch):„The AppImage format has been created with specific objectives in mind: Be Simple [...] Maintain binary compatibility [...] Be distribution-agnostic [...] Remove the need for installation [...] Allow to put apps anywhere [...] Do not require recompilation [...] Keep base operating system untouched [...] Do not require root [...]“