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title: Install Text Editor on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Text Editor for Linux - Edit text files
url: https://snapcraft.io/gnome-text-editor
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# Text Editor (gnome-text-editor)

[Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

* [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

latest/stable 48.3

Install latest/stable of Text Editor

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gnome-text-editor
```

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

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### Package name

* gnome-text-editor

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### License

* GPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 13 July 2025 - latest/stable
* 30 May 2025 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [apps.gnome.org](https://apps.gnome.org/TextEditor/ "https://apps.gnome.org/TextEditor/")

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### Donations

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

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### Source code

* [gitlab.gnome.org](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.gnome.org](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor/issues "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Edit text files

GNOME Text Editor is a simple text editor focused on a pleasing default experience.

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## Install Text Editor 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/gnome-text-editor/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-text-editor/raspbian)