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title: Install Firefly Luciferin on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Firefly Luciferin for on elementary OS - Ambient
  lighting software
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fireflyluciferin/elementary
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# Install Firefly Luciferin on **elementary OS**

# Firefly Luciferin (fireflyluciferin)

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

#### Ambient lighting software

Ambient Lighting or Bias Light is a technology that enhances your viewing experience by projecting colored lights onto the wall behind TV/Monitor, matching the colors on the screen.
This creates a more immersive and engaging atmosphere, making your favorite shows, and games feel even more captivating.

Luciferin is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence like Fireflies and Glow Worms. Luciferin is a Java Fast Screen Capture PC software designed for Glow Worm Luciferin firmware, two software create the perfect Bias Lighting and Ambient Light system for PC.

Differently from other solutions, Firefly and Glow Worm Luciferin are designed to work together for the best experience possible.

Key Features:

* Best in class performance combined with ultra low CPU/GPU usage.
* Advanced algorithms for smooth colors transitions and color correction. Seeing is believing.
* Wireless or cabled, local or remote? Choose your flavour with MQTT support and Home Assistant integration.
* Multi monitor support with single or multiple instances.
* Surround lighting with satellites.
* Web browser firmware installer and Web Interface.
* Programmable firmware, change your microcontroller's settings on the fly.
* Frequent updates, upgrade your PC software and your firmware in one click.
* Automatic switching between aspect ratios based on your video content.
* Made from a gamer, for gamers. No added lag, stutter free.
* Multi platform, Windows and Linux ready. macOS is coming when it's ready.
* If you don't want to design your own PCB and you have a soldering iron, there is Luciferin's official PCB.
* Have a question? Get answered on the community.

### Package name

* fireflyluciferin

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 29 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 10 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/sblantipodi/firefly\_luciferin](https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin "https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin")
* [github.com/sblantipodi/firefly\_luciferin/wiki](https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin/wiki "https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin/wiki")

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### Source code

* [github.com/sblantipodi/firefly\_luciferin](https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin "https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/sblantipodi/firefly\_luciferin/issues](https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin/issues "https://github.com/sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Firefly Luciferin

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 Firefly Luciferin

To install Firefly Luciferin, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install fireflyluciferin
```

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### More things to do…

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

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