---
title: Install A Photo Tool (Libre) on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of A Photo Tool (Libre) for on elementary OS -
  Photo editor for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/aphototoollibre/elementary
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# Install A Photo Tool (Libre) on **elementary OS**

# A Photo Tool (Libre) (aphototoollibre)

[Jari Ahola (aphototool)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/aphototool "View all snaps from Jari Ahola (aphototool)")

* [Jari Ahola (aphototool)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/aphototool "View all snaps from Jari Ahola (aphototool)")
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/aphototoollibre/elementary#install)

#### Photo editor for Linux

Easy to use photo editor.

Tools to change exposure, contrast, white balance and more. Crop, rotate and resize images. Turn color photos into black and white with options to set how color is turned into grayscale.

There is print command available at the File menu. To print enable print documents permission for A Photo Tool (Libre) on Software Store. If printing is only showing option to create a PDF and does not show your installed printer then enable printing in app store apps permissions or try to enter command

`sudo snap connect aphototoollibre:cups-control :cups-control`

See tutorial video <https://youtu.be/IaLD64QjRSg> for instructions how to enable printing photos.

Editor supports JPEG file format. Additionally PNG and some other image formats can be edited.

Note: First install may take some time as Snap loads additional required components for shared use in your system.

### Package name

* aphototoollibre

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 24 September 2025 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [www.ahola.me](https://www.ahola.me/aphototoollibre.html "https://www.ahola.me/aphototoollibre.html")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install A Photo Tool (Libre)

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

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

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

### Install A Photo Tool (Libre)

To install A Photo Tool (Libre), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install aphototoollibre
```

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now.

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