---
title: Install Cwtch (Unofficial) on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Cwtch (Unofficial) for on elementary OS - Privacy-focused
  Tor messenger
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/cwtch-tsugu/elementary
---

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# Install Cwtch (Unofficial) on **elementary OS**

# Cwtch (Unofficial) (cwtch-tsugu)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/cwtch-tsugu/elementary#install)

#### Privacy-focused Tor messenger

This is an **unofficial snap**, one of the known bugs is not being able to upload images when you enable the experimental feature.

**Cwtch (/kʊtʃ/** - a Welsh word roughly translating to “a hug that creates a safe place”) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol that can be used to build metadata resistant applications.

**Decentralized and Open**
Participants in Cwtch can host their own safe spaces, or lend their infrastructure to others seeking a safe space. There is no “Cwtch service” or “Cwtch network”. The Cwtch protocol is open, and anyone is free to build bots, services and user interfacesand integrate and interact with Cwtch.

**Privacy Preserving**
All communication in Cwtch is end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services.

**Metadata Resistant**
Cwtch has been designed such that no information is exchanged or available to anyone without their explicit consent, including on-the-wire messages and protocol metadata.

### Package name

* cwtch-tsugu

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 19 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 20 March 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [cwtch.im](https://cwtch.im "https://cwtch.im")

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### Contact

* [tsugu.xyz](https://tsugu.xyz/ "https://tsugu.xyz/")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/Tsu-gu/cwtch-snap](https://github.com/Tsu-gu/cwtch-snap "https://github.com/Tsu-gu/cwtch-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Cwtch (Unofficial)

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 Cwtch (Unofficial)

To install Cwtch (Unofficial), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install cwtch-tsugu
```

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