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title: Install Mousai on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Mousai for on elementary OS - Identify songs
  in seconds
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mousai/elementary
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# Install Mousai on **elementary OS**

# Mousai

[Soumyadeep Ghosh (soumyadghosh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/soumyadghosh "View all snaps from Soumyadeep Ghosh (soumyadghosh)")

* [Soumyadeep Ghosh (soumyadghosh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/soumyadghosh "View all snaps from Soumyadeep Ghosh (soumyadghosh)")
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

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

#### Identify songs in seconds

Discover songs you are aching to know with an easy-to-use interface.

Mousai is a simple application that can recognize songs similar to Shazam. Just click the listen button, and then wait a few seconds. It will magically return the title and artist of that song!

Note: This uses the API of audd.io, so it is necessary to log in to their site to get more trials.

Why you will love Mousai?

* 🎵 Identify songs within seconds or save for later when offline
* 🎙️ Recognize from desktop audio or your microphone
* 🎸 Build a repertoire of recognized songs
* 🎼 Quickly preview the song within the interface
* 🌐 Browse and listen the song from different providers
* 📱 Easy-to-use user interface

### Package name

* mousai

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 11 February 2025 - latest/stable
* 11 February 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap](https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap "https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap")

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### Contact

* [davecruz48@gmail.com](mailto:davecruz48@gmail.com "mailto:davecruz48@gmail.com")

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### Donations

* [seadve.github.io](https://seadve.github.io/donate/ "https://seadve.github.io/donate/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/SeaDve/Mousai](https://github.com/SeaDve/Mousai "https://github.com/SeaDve/Mousai")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap/issues](https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap/issues "https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/mousai-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Mousai

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 Mousai

To install Mousai, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install mousai
```

### Other popular snaps…

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### 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.

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