--- title: Install FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL) on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL) for on Ubuntu - Lightweight Qt5 Plain-Text Editor for Linux url: https://snapcraft.io/install/featherpad/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL) on **Ubuntu** # FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL) (featherpad) [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") * [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/featherpad/ubuntu#install) #### Lightweight Qt5 Plain-Text Editor for Linux FeatherPad (by Pedram Pourang, a.k.a. Tsu Jan [tsujan2000@gmail.com](mailto:tsujan2000@gmail.com)) is a lightweight Qt5 plain-text editor for Linux. It is independent of any desktop environment and has: * Drag-and-drop support, including tab detachment and attachment; * X11 virtual desktop awareness (using tabs on current desktop but opening a new window on another); * An optionally permanent search-bar with a different search entry for each tab; * Instant highlighting of found matches when searching; * A docked window for text replacement; * Support for showing line numbers and jumping to a specific line; * Automatic detection of text encoding as far as possible and optional saving with encoding; * Syntax highlighting for common programming languages; * Ability to open URLs with appropriate applications; * Session management; * Side-pane mode; * Auto-saving; * Spell checking with Hunspell; * Printing; * Text zooming; * Appropriate but non-interrupting prompts; * Haiku OS support (by [khallebal at GitHub]()); * macOS support (by [Pavel Shlyak]()); and * Other features that can be found in its settings, on its menus or when it is actually used. **Snap-specific information** This snap is NOT an official distribution of FeatherPad, refer [the snap's own issue tracker]() for support. ### Package name * featherpad --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 1 October 2020 - latest/stable * 21 November 2025 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap](https://github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap "https://github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap") --- ### Contact * [github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap/issues](https://github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap/issues "https://github.com/brlin-tw/featherpad-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/featherpad/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install FeatherPad (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 If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` 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 FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL) To install FeatherPad (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install featherpad ``` ### 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? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/featherpad/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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