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title: Install LightCraft on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of LightCraft for on elementary OS - Photo library
  and non-destructive raw developer
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lightcraft/elementary
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# Install LightCraft on **elementary OS**

# LightCraft

[Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

* [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

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

#### Photo library and non-destructive raw developer

LightCraft is an open-source, native photo library and raw developer for organising photos and developing raw files non-destructively.

LightCraft is part of the open-source ArtCraft "Crafting Apps": a native Rust
application that runs locally on your own files and can be driven from a CLI,
a JSON control channel or an MCP server.

This snap repackages the official upstream Linux release. The headless
command line tool is available as lightcraft.cli.

### Package name

* lightcraft

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### License

* MIT OR Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 3 November 2026 - latest/stable
* 3 November 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [getartcraft.com](https://getartcraft.com/apps/lightcraft "https://getartcraft.com/apps/lightcraft")

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### Contact

* [github.com/kenvandine/lightcraft-snap/issues](https://github.com/kenvandine/lightcraft-snap/issues "https://github.com/kenvandine/lightcraft-snap/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/storytold/lightcraft](https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft "https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/storytold/lightcraft/issues](https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft/issues "https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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[See more information about lightcraft ›](https://snapcraft.io/lightcraft)

## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install LightCraft

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 LightCraft

To install LightCraft, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install lightcraft
```

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