---
title: Install 8BitForge on Manjaro Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of 8BitForge for on Manjaro Linux - Chiptune &
  8-bit Music Studio
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/8bitforge/manjaro
---

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# Install 8BitForge on **Manjaro Linux**

# 8BitForge

[8binami](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/8binami "View all snaps from 8binami")

* [8binami](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/8binami "View all snaps from 8binami")
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/8bitforge/manjaro#install)

#### Chiptune & 8-bit Music Studio

8BitForge is a chiptune and 8-bit music production studio for desktop. Create complete tracks from scratch using an 8-track step sequencer with up to 32 steps per pattern, a polyphonic synthesizer with multiple waveforms (sine, square, sawtooth, triangle, noise), and a full arrangement mode to build multi-pattern songs.

Shape your sound with a complete master FX chain including filter, chorus, delay, and convolution reverb. Polish your mix with a 3-band parametric EQ and multiband compressor in the mastering section. Automate every parameter — mixer volumes, FX settings, and master effects — across the full arrangement timeline.

Export your finished tracks in WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG, or AIFF format. Embed any project directly into a website using the ForgePlayer JavaScript API, which plays back your arrangement with full automation, song mode, and real-time audio rendering — no server required.

Features:

* 8-track step sequencer (16 to 32 steps per pattern, up to 8 patterns)
* Polyphonic synthesizer with oscillator, envelope, filter, and LFO per track
* Arrangement mode with drag-and-drop pattern chaining
* Master FX: filter, chorus, delay, reverb
* Mastering: 3-band EQ + compressor
* Full parameter automation with breakpoint curves
* Per-track and global solo/mute
* Mixer with volume, pan, and send levels
* Export: WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG, AIFF
* ForgePlayer embed API for web integration
* Project save and load (.8bf format)

### Package name

* 8bitforge

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### License

* AGPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 1 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [8bitforge.com](https://8bitforge.com "https://8bitforge.com")
* [8binami.com](https://8binami.com "https://8binami.com")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/8bitforge/manjaro#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Manjaro Linux and install 8BitForge

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snapd can be installed from Manjaro’s Add/Remove Software application (Pamac), found in the launch menu. From the application, search for *snapd*, select the result, and click Apply.

Alternatively, *snapd* can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo pacman -S snapd
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install 8BitForge

To install 8BitForge, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install 8bitforge
```

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