--- title: Install Flow Control on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Flow Control for on Ubuntu - A fast terminal text editor for programmers url: https://snapcraft.io/install/flow-control/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Flow Control on **Ubuntu** # Flow Control [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/flow-control/ubuntu#install) #### A fast terminal text editor for programmers Flow Control is a programmer's text editor for the terminal. It has tabs, palettes and full mouse support, multiple cursors, clipboard history, infinite undo and smooth scrolling, and opens very large files quickly. Syntax highlighting for more than 70 languages comes from tree-sitter parsers built into the editor, together with its themes. Keybinding modes are included for Flow (similar to VS Code), Emacs, Vim and Helix; press F4 to switch between them. The editor command is flow-control. To type flow instead, run: ``` sudo snap alias flow-control flow ``` **Examples** ``` flow-control ~/notes.md flow-control src/main.c:120 flow-control README.md +40 flow-control --language bash ~/scripts/backup flow-control --project ~/code/myapp flow-control --list-languages ``` Press F1 for the manual, Ctrl+Shift+P or Alt+X for the command palette and Ctrl+F2 for the list of keybindings. A terminal with 24-bit color, a Nerd Font and a UTF-8 locale is recommended. **File access** Flow Control can edit files in your home directory. To also edit files on USB drives and other removable media (/media, /mnt), run: ``` sudo snap connect flow-control:removable-media ``` The configuration is stored in ~/snap/flow-control/current/.config/flow. **Strict confinement** git and ripgrep are included, so git status, the project file list and find in files work. Language servers, formatters and other programs installed on your computer cannot be started from the editor, so code completion, diagnostics and formatting through them are not available. ### Package name * flow-control --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable * Today - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [flow-control.dev](https://flow-control.dev "https://flow-control.dev") --- ### Contact * [github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/neurocyte/flow](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow") * [github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/neurocyte/flow/issues](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow/issues "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow/issues") * [github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/flow-control-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/flow-control/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Flow Control 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 Flow Control To install Flow Control, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install flow-control ``` ### 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/flow-control/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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