install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install snap

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install snap

Debian stable package indexes · snap · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Tool to work with .snap files

Project links

Commands and aliases

snap

history

Project history and usage

snap is the command-line interface provided by snapd for working with .snap packages and the Snap ecosystem.

Project history

The official snapd repository was created in October 2015. Snapcraft documentation describes snaps as self-contained packages across Linux distributions, while snapd handles installation, confinement, and updates.

Adoption history

Official Ubuntu installation docs say snap is pre-installed and ready to use on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and later. The supplied metadata shows Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packaging.

How it is used

Users run snap list, snap install, snap refresh, snap remove, and snap run to manage installed snaps. Advanced functionality is documented as command-line oriented even when graphical package managers are available.

Why package nerds care

snap is significant because it is both a package format interface and a distribution mechanism: snapd manages confinement, automatic updates, channels, revisions, assertions, and cross-distribution installation semantics.

Timeline

2015: Official snapd GitHub repository created.
2016: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and later include snap support by default according to official docs.
2026: Official docs describe snapd as handling installation, confinement, and updates across Linux distributions.

Related projects

snapd
Snapcraft
Snap Store
Ubuntu Core

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`snap`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.76

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/canonical/snapd

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/canonical/snapdnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:snap
Version	2.76
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snap
Homepage	https://snapcraft.io/
Repository	https://github.com/canonical/snapd
Upstream docs	https://snapcraft.io/docs
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/canonical/snapd/releases/download/2.76/snapd_2.76.vendor.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-06-19T13:47:07Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	squashfs
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	snap
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

snap 2013-11-29-11

location of genes from DNA sequence with hidden markov model

https://github.com/KorfLab/SNAP

sudo apt install snap

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Snap

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: snap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

snap 2013-11-29-11

location of genes from DNA sequence with hidden markov model

https://github.com/KorfLab/SNAP

sudo apt install snap

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Snap

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/snap.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install snap with Homebrew, apt