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title: Install AssistiveCam on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of AssistiveCam for on elementary OS - An accessible
  camera viewer for the visually impaired
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/assistivecam/elementary
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# Install AssistiveCam on **elementary OS**

# AssistiveCam

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

#### An accessible camera viewer for the visually impaired

AssistiveCam is a camera viewer for people with visual impairments, with an extreme focus on utility and speed in everyday life situations, like at school and in the office.

The days of cumbersome control units and clunky, unportable systems are over! Just use your own hardware and the software you are most comfortable with. Getting started with AssistiveCam may not be very straight-forward for the majority of users, but using it will become very intuitive over time.

AssistiveCam is operated entirely by commands, of which combinations may also be mapped to keyboard shortcuts. This system allows for quick and precise control over all relevant parameters and takes away the overhead from your camera control, allowing you to focus on your actual work a lot better.

Features of the software include color filters, a touch-screen-friendly GUI (if needed), an alignment utility and, of course, zoom.

To find a complete list of all supported commands, check out the project's GitHub-Readme: <https://github.com/assistivetool/AssistiveCam/blob/master/README.md>

Manually granting permissions to use the camera is necessary at the moment.

### Package name

* assistivecam

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 18 October 2020 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/assistivetool/assistivecam](https://github.com/assistivetool/assistivecam "https://github.com/assistivetool/assistivecam")

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### Contact

* [hallo@nwng.eu](mailto:hallo@nwng.eu "mailto:hallo@nwng.eu")

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install AssistiveCam

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 AssistiveCam

To install AssistiveCam, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install assistivecam
```

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