--- title: Install Cantara on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Cantara for on Arch Linux - Song Presentation Software for Churches, Small Groups and more url: https://snapcraft.io/install/cantara/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Cantara on **Arch Linux** # Cantara [Jan Martin Reckel (archchem)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/archchem "View all snaps from Jan Martin Reckel (archchem)") * [Jan Martin Reckel (archchem)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/archchem "View all snaps from Jan Martin Reckel (archchem)") * [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/cantara/arch#install) #### Song Presentation Software for Churches, Small Groups and more Cantara is a song presentation software which can be used for presenting songs in churches, small groups or karaoke parties. It supports various input formats and can create beautiful presentation slides or export the presentation to various output formats (pictures, pptx, WhatsApp message and a lot more) so that they can be used for a variety of purposes. Cantara has the following advantages: * **Super-fast and lightweight**: Cantara is less then 10 MB of size and uses the components available on the local operation system as far as possible. It contains no bloatware. It can be run on an old computer, a raspberry-pi and many more. * **Very easy to use**: Accepts the most common input format (CCLI songselect lyrics file) and creats the presentation slides for an event in only a few seconds. The usage is very intuitive and user-friendly. * **Good integration with other presentation software**: Cantara can export presentations to PPTX format and therefore integrates easily with other presentation software like LibreOffice Impress or MS Powerpoint. It can be included in a complex workflow like a church service or even an online streaming event via OBS. In addition, you can export the lyrics to text formats and share them in messenger groups, as a HTML page etc. * **Multi-Screen-Support**: Multi Screen is supported out of the box. * **Customizable Design and good outlook**: The colors and fonts can be configured in the settings. In addition, you can set up a background picture and adjust it's brightness/transparency. The presentations look beautiful and are easy to read. * **Multi language support**: Cantara can present and export song presentations in two different languges at the same time. In addition, it has been translated itself into [a few languages]([contribute/translate#current-state](https://snapcraft.io/install/cantara/contribute/translate#current-state)) by the community. * **Free and Open Source**: No license fees, no dependence on certain companies–Cantara is licensed under the GPL3 and can be used everywhere and as you want. * **Used all over the world and continuously developed**: Although Cantara is still a quite young project, people from many countries are using it. It has been translated to several languages. In the future, more functions are going to be implemented. Check out the webpage for further information and a documentation about how to use this software. **Where do I get the song lyrics from?** Please take a look at for detailed options. Cantara does support the CCLI Songselect file format. **Localization/translation**: The latest stable version of Cantara proviedes built-in i18n support (language translations) for (alphabetical order): Chinese (traditional), Dutch, English, German, Italian and Spanish. If you would like to contribute an other language translation, please follow the guide at ### Package name * cantara --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 27 February 2026 - latest/stable * 7 June 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [www.cantara.app](https://www.cantara.app/ "https://www.cantara.app/") --- ### Contact * [cantara@mailbox.org](mailto:cantara@mailbox.org "mailto:cantara@mailbox.org") --- ### Source code * [github.com/reckel-jm/cantara](https://github.com/reckel-jm/cantara "https://github.com/reckel-jm/cantara") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/reckel-jm/cantara/issues](https://github.com/reckel-jm/cantara/issues "https://github.com/reckel-jm/cantara/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/cantara/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Cantara 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 On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` 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 Cantara To install Cantara, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install cantara ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### 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? 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