# Install snap with Homebrew, apt Tool to work with .snap files. Version 2.76 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:snap ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install snap ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install snap ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: snap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:snap - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.76 - **Source summary:** Tool to work with .snap files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T13:47:07Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - snap (cli) - snap (alias) ## Dependencies - squashfs ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.76 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/canonical/snapd - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - - - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** snap - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - snap - 2013-11-29-11: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | location of genes from DNA sequence with hidden markov model | https://github.com/KorfLab/SNAP - Ubuntu apt - snap - 2013-11-29-11: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | location of genes from DNA sequence with hidden markov model | https://github.com/KorfLab/SNAP ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [squashfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/squashfs/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [snapcraft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snapcraft/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dpkg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dpkg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, package-management, system. - [fnt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fnt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, package-management, system. - [zero-install](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zero-install/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [meta-package-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meta-package-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [pacapt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pacapt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [aspcud](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aspcud/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [b43-fwcutter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/b43-fwcutter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, system. - [bluez](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bluez/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snap.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/snap.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph