---
title: Install odcey on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of odcey for on elementary OS - Text converter
  of ".odc"-format from BlackBox Component Builder
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/odcey/elementary
---

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# Install odcey on **elementary OS**

# odcey

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

#### Text converter of ".odc"-format from BlackBox Component Builder

Converter to plain text Oberon document binary format, used by the BlackBox Component Builder to store Component Pascal modules and other documents.
Usable as text converter in .git for readable diffs of odc-documents.

```
 Usage:
      0. odcey text  [input [output]] { options }
         odcey        input [output]  { options }
      1. odcey git   [dir]
      2. odcey mc
 0. print text content of .odc, empty arguments for standard IO
      -commander-to <str>  set Commander-view replacement
      -skip-embedded-view  skips embedded views writing
      -skip-comment        skips (* Oberon comments *)
      -write-descriptors   print descriptors of views
      -input-windows1251   set input charset Windows-1251 instead of Latin-1
      -tab <str>           set tabulation replacement
 1. integrates odcey to a .git repo as a text converter
 2. embeds odcey to the Midnight Commander configuration as a text converter
```

odcey is a replacement for odcread.

### Package name

* odcey

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 21 February 2026 - latest/stable
* 21 February 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/Vostok-space/odcey](https://github.com/Vostok-space/odcey "https://github.com/Vostok-space/odcey")

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install odcey

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 odcey

To install odcey, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install odcey
```

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