Snap documentation

Welcome to the home of snap, snapd, and snapcraft documentation.

Snaps are app packages for desktop, cloud and IoT that are easy to install, secure, cross-platform and
dependency-free.
 snap is both the command line interface and the application package format
 snapd is the background service that manages and maintains your snaps
 snapcraft is the command and the framework used to build your own snaps
 Snap Store provides a place to upload your snaps, and for users to browse and install
Discovering snap:
Getting Discover how snaps are used, installed, updated, removed and managed
started
Installing Step-by-step installation instructions for all major Linux distributions, from Arch
snap to Zorin
Channels Get the latest stable releases of your favourite software, or run cutting edge
versions
Advanced features: