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title: Install GNU Emacs on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of GNU Emacs for Linux - GNU Emacs is the extensible
  self-documenting text editor
url: https://snapcraft.io/emacs
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# GNU Emacs (emacs)

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latest/stable 31.1

Install latest/stable of GNU Emacs

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install emacs --classic
```

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

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### Package name

* emacs

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 22 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 13 October 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.gnu.org](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ "https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/alexmurray/emacs-snap/issues](https://github.com/alexmurray/emacs-snap/issues "https://github.com/alexmurray/emacs-snap/issues")

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### Command › Alias

* emacs.emacsclient › emacsclient
* emacs.ebrowse › ebrowse

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting text editor

Emacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time
display editor.

Features include:

* Content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types.
* Complete built-in documentation, including a tutorial for new users.
* Full Unicode support for nearly all human scripts.
* Highly customizable, using Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface.
* An entire ecosystem of functionality beyond text editing, including a project
  planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface, calendar, and more.
* A packaging system for downloading and installing extensions.

This snap is built via the build.snapcraft.io service from the
snapcraft.yaml definition at <https://github.com/alexmurray/emacs-snap> to
ensure source and build transparency.

The snap offers both the 'gtk' and 'pgtk' variants in separate snap tracks -
the 'latest' track offers the gtk variant whereas the 'pgtk' track offers the
pgtk variant of emacs.

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## Install GNU Emacs 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/emacs/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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