--- title: Install Signal Desktop on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Signal Desktop for on openSUSE - Speak Freely - Private Messenger url: https://snapcraft.io/install/signal-desktop/opensuse --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Signal Desktop on **openSUSE** # Signal Desktop [Signal](https://signal.org/download/) [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Signal](https://signal.org/download/) * [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Social](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=social) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/signal-desktop/opensuse#install) #### Speak Freely - Private Messenger **Note: To use the Signal desktop app, you must first install Signal on your phone.** Millions of people use Signal every day for free and instantaneous communication anywhere in the world. Send and receive high-fidelity messages, participate in HD voice/video calls, and explore a growing set of new features that help you stay connected. Signal's advanced privacy-preserving technology is always enabled, so you can focus on sharing the moments that matter with the people who matter to you. * Say anything - State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol™) keeps your conversations secure. Privacy isn't an optional mode; it's just the way that Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. * Go fast - Messages are delivered quickly and reliably, even on slow networks. Signal is optimized to operate in the most constrained environment possible. * Feel free - Signal is a completely independent 501c3 nonprofit. Development is supported by users like you. No advertisements. No trackers. No kidding. * Be yourself - You can use your existing phone number and address book to securely communicate with your friends. * Speak up - Whether they live across town or across the ocean, Signal's enhanced audio and video quality will make your friends and family feel closer. * Whisper in the shadows - Switch to the dark theme if you refuse to see the light. **Minimize to tray** Per the request of the Signal developers, this snap does not use the system tray by default. This is disabled by default per the request of the Signal developers, because system tray support is not stable. Set to `false`, Signal will stop when you close it and will not have a system tray icon. You can enable it by running the following command. ``` snap set signal-desktop tray-icon=true ``` **Are you having issues?** Let us know by creating a new issue here: **Authors** This snap is maintained by the Snapcrafters community, and is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers. ### Package name * signal-desktop --- ### License * AGPL-3.0-only --- ### Last updated * 21 October 2026 - latest/stable * 21 October 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [signal.org](https://signal.org/ "https://signal.org/") --- ### Contact * [github.com](https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop/issues "https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com](https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop "https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com](https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop/issues "https://github.com//snapcrafters/signal-desktop/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/signal-desktop/opensuse#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install Signal Desktop 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 on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed. You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor. Tumbleweed: ``` sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy ``` Leap 15.x: ``` sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy ``` If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE. With the repository added, import its GPG key: ``` sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh ``` Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository: ``` sudo zypper dup --from snappy ``` Snap can now be installed with the following: ``` sudo zypper install snapd ``` You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH. Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor ``` ### Install Signal Desktop To install Signal Desktop, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install signal-desktop ``` ### 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/signal-desktop/opensuse) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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