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title: Install krop on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of krop for on Ubuntu - A tool to crop PDF files
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/krop/ubuntu
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# Install krop on **Ubuntu**

# krop

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/krop/ubuntu#install)

#### A tool to crop PDF files

krop is a simple graphical tool to crop the pages of PDF files. It is written in Python and relies on PyQT, python-poppler-qt and pyPDF for its functionality. A unique feature of krop is its ability to automatically split pages into subpages to fit the limited screen size of devices such as eReaders. This is particularly useful, if your eReader does not support convenient scrolling.

This app was/is programmed by Armin Straub: <http://arminstraub.com/software/krop>

It is packaged by Carlos Gomes Martinho:
<https://github.com/gocarlos/krop>

### Package name

* krop

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 20 July 2020 - latest/stable
* 20 July 2020 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [arminstraub.com](http://arminstraub.com/software/krop "http://arminstraub.com/software/krop")

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### Contact

* [github.com/gocarlos/krop](https://github.com/gocarlos/krop "https://github.com/gocarlos/krop")

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install krop

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 krop

To install krop, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install krop
```

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