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title: Install Fidus Writer on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Fidus Writer for Linux - An academic collaborative
  word processor
url: https://snapcraft.io/fiduswriter
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# Fidus Writer (fiduswriter)

[Johannes Wilm (johanneswilm)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/johanneswilm "View all snaps from Johannes Wilm (johanneswilm)")

* [Johannes Wilm (johanneswilm)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/johanneswilm "View all snaps from Johannes Wilm (johanneswilm)")
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latest/stable 4.1.21

Install latest/stable of Fidus Writer

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install fiduswriter
```

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

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### Package name

* fiduswriter

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### License

* AGPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 12 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.fiduswriter.org](https://www.fiduswriter.org "https://www.fiduswriter.org")

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### Contact

* [johannes@fiduswriter.org](mailto:johannes@fiduswriter.org "mailto:johannes@fiduswriter.org")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### An academic collaborative word processor

After installation, open your browser to <http://localhost:4386/> to access your own Fidus Writer installation.

Click on "Sign up" to create a new user. Alternatively, you can create a new user by running the following command in a terminal:

```
sudo fiduswriter.createsuperuser
```

It will ask you for the username and password of the user you want to create.

Then log in with the user you created in step 2.

If you want to configure your instance, run `fiduswriter.configure`. There are more detailed instructions on how to set it up as a full installation on a server with https, etc. here: <https://github.com/fiduswriter/fiduswriter/wiki/Installation-and-configuration-on-Ubuntu-using-snap> .

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## Install Fidus Writer 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/fiduswriter/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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