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title: Install MoonRay on KDE Neon using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of MoonRay for on KDE Neon - MoonRay is an open-source
  state-of-the-art production path tracer
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/openmoonray/kde-neon
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# Install MoonRay on **KDE Neon**

# MoonRay (openmoonray)

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* [Art and Design](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=art-and-design)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/openmoonray/kde-neon#install)

#### MoonRay is an open-source state-of-the-art production path tracer

MoonRay is an Academy Software Foundation project, originally developed at
DreamWorks Animation. This multi-award-winning, state-of-the-art production
MCRT renderer has been used on feature films such as How to Train Your
Dragon: The Hidden World, The Bad Guys, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish,
Kung Fu Panda 4, The Wild Robot, The Bad Guys 2, and future titles.

MoonRay continues in active development and includes an extensive library of
production-tested, physically based materials, a USD Hydra render delegate,
multi-machine and cloud rendering via the Arras distributed computation
framework.

### Package name

* openmoonray

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 5 March 2026 - latest/stable
* 30 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [openmoonray.org](https://openmoonray.org/ "https://openmoonray.org/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues](https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues "https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray](https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray "https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues](https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues "https://github.com/OpenMoonRay/openmoonray/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on KDE Neon and install MoonRay

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 from the command line. Open the *Konsole* terminal and enter the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install MoonRay

To install MoonRay, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install openmoonray
```

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