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title: Install Element Desktop on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Element Desktop for Linux - A feature-rich
  client for Matrix.org
url: https://snapcraft.io/element-desktop
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# Element Desktop

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latest/stable 1.12.29

Install latest/stable of Element Desktop

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install element-desktop
```

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

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### Package name

* element-desktop

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 25 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A feature-rich client for Matrix.org

Element is both a secure messenger and a productivity team collaboration app that is ideal for group chats while remote working. This chat app uses end-to-end encryption to provide powerful video conferencing, file sharing and voice calls.

Element’s features include:
- Advanced online communication tools
- Fully encrypted messages to allow safer corporate communication, even for remote workers

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## Install Element Desktop 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/element-desktop/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/element-desktop/raspbian)