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title: Install Defold on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Defold for Linux - The game engine for high-performance
  cross-platform games
url: https://snapcraft.io/defold
---

# Defold

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* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
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latest/stable 1.13.1

Install latest/stable of Defold

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install defold
```

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

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### Package name

* defold

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 17 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 17 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [defold.com](https://defold.com/ "https://defold.com/")

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### Donations

* [defold.com](https://defold.com/donate/ "https://defold.com/donate/")

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### Source code

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

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues](https://github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues "https://github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### The game engine for high-performance cross-platform games

Defold comes fully featured out of the box. There's nothing to set up or configure, not even when building. Simply download the editor and get creative!

**No setup**

```
 ✓ Visual Editor          ✓ Scene Editor
 ✓ Code Editor            ✓ Particle Editor
 ✓ Lua Scripting          ✓ Tilemap Editor
 ✓ Lua Debugger           ✓ 2D & 3D
```

**Truly cross-platform**

```
 ✓ PlayStation®4          ✓ Windows
 ✓ Nintendo Switch        ✓ Steam
 ✓ Android                ✓ HTML5
 ✓ iOS                    ✓ Facebook
 ✓ macOS                  ✓ Q3 2023 PlayStation®5
 ✓ Linux                  ✓ Q2 2024 XBox
```

**Turn-key solution**

```
 ✓ Use basic building blocks to create complex behaviour.
 ✓ Everything you need to make a game in one tool
 ✓ Write game logic using Lua.
 ✓ Zero-config cloud build for native code
```

**Custom configuration**

```
 ✓ Add new functionality from the Asset Portal.
 ✓ Setup your own local build environment.
 ✓ Write your own native code to extend the engine.
 ✓ Integrated with tools such as Atom, VS Code, Spine and Tiled.
```

**Free. Forever.**

```
 ✓ No up-front cost.
 ✓ No licensing cost.
 ✓ No royalties.
 ✓ No runtime fee.
 ✓ Free forever. Thanks to the objectives of the Defold Foundation
```

**Production ready**

```
 ✓ Proven track record of game releases on mobile, web, desktop and consoles.
 ✓ Integrations with analytics, app economy and game services available out of the box.
 ✓ Actively developed, with a new release every month.
 ✓ Technical support contracts available if needed.
```

* Defold foundation: <https://defold.com/foundation>
* Showcase: <https://defold.com/showcase>
* Support: <https://defold.com/support>
* License: <https://www.defold.com/license>

This is an unofficial package.

Licensed under the Defold License.

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## Install Defold 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/defold/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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