--- title: Install Malia Rendering Framework on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Malia Rendering Framework for on Pop!_OS - Predictive physically-realistic rendering url: https://snapcraft.io/install/malia/pop --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Malia Rendering Framework on **Pop!\_OS** # Malia Rendering Framework (malia) [Malia (alban-f)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alban-f "View all snaps from Malia (alban-f)") * [Malia (alban-f)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alban-f "View all snaps from Malia (alban-f)") * [Art and Design](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=art-and-design) * [Science](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=science) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/malia/pop#install) #### Predictive physically-realistic rendering MRF stands for Malia Rendering Framework, an open source library for predictive, physically-realistic rendering. It comes with several applications. Spectral rendering can quickly become time-consuming when the number of spectral channels increases, which is why MRF is geared toward GPU acceleration. There are many renderers out there, so why the need of another one? One reason is that renderers that combine spectral functionalities and GPU acceleration are not commonplace. Notable exceptions include Maxwell renderer and Iray; however these software are neither free nor open source. The main benefit of MRF is thus to provide an open source solution to fast, GPU-friendly spectral rendering. It is intended for students, researchers and experimenters that wish to explore complex light-material interaction scenarios. Applications that come with MRF should help speed up the prototyping and development of new ideas. **Malia Renderer** We provide a path tracer based on MRF routines, and decline it in two versions: a spectral and a RGB renderer. Both are currently based on an NVidia OptiX backend, and may be run in interactive mode using progressive rendering. For more information, please consult the Malia Renderer documentation. **Blender Bridge** Using MRF, you can directly export and render your scenes from Blender. This permits the quick specification of a scene and enables easy camera setup. For more information, visit the Blender integration page . **Spectral Viewer** One advantage of the Malia Renderer is to output spectral images in high dynamic range (HDR). Since there is no standard application to open such images, we provide an open-source spectral image viewer built on MRF, simply called Spectral Viewer. Besides spectral HDR images, it permits to open a host of image formats, including `.spd` files (spectrum distributions) and RGB images (both high and low dynamic range). The project page is located here: **RGB To Spectral** Most assets used in 3D scenes are defined in RGB; hence they must be somehow converted to spectral representations in order to be used in spectral rendering. The RGB2SPEC routine precisely does that, for either emittance or reflectance spectra. More complex spectral dependencies can be achieved by using custom light source or material models, which are used in place of existing assets via dedicated python scripts. ### Package name * malia --- ### License * MPL-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 23 November 2020 - latest/edge This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [pacanows.gitlabpages.inria.fr](https://pacanows.gitlabpages.inria.fr/MRF/main.md.html "https://pacanows.gitlabpages.inria.fr/MRF/main.md.html") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/malia/pop#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install Malia Rendering Framework 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 Pop!\_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 Malia Rendering Framework To install Malia Rendering Framework, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install malia --edge ``` ### 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/malia/pop) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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