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title: Install alacritty on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of alacritty for Linux - A cross-platform, GPU
  enhanced terminal emulator.
url: https://snapcraft.io/alacritty
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# alacritty

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latest/stable 0.17.0

Install latest/stable of alacritty

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install alacritty --classic
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* alacritty

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 25 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 24 August 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [alacritty.org](https://alacritty.org "https://alacritty.org")

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### Contact

* [github.com](https://github.com//snapcrafters/alacritty/issues "https://github.com//snapcrafters/alacritty/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/alacritty/discord](https://github.com/alacritty/discord "https://github.com/alacritty/discord")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com](https://github.com//snapcrafters/alacritty/issues "https://github.com//snapcrafters/alacritty/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/alacritty#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/alacritty#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/alacritty#tab-security)

#### A cross-platform, GPU enhanced terminal emulator.

Alacritty is a modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for
extensive configuration. By integrating with other applications, rather than reimplementing their
functionality, it manages to provide a flexible set of features with high performance

**Authors**

This snap is maintained by the Snapcrafters community, and is not necessarily endorsed or
officially maintained by the upstream developers.

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## Install alacritty on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/alacritty/raspbian)

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