---
title: Install smalltextpad on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of smalltextpad for on Debian - SmallTextPad is
  a Simple Java Text Editor with Encryption!
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/smalltextpad/debian
---

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# Install smalltextpad on **Debian**

# smalltextpad

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#### SmallTextPad is a Simple Java Text Editor with Encryption!

SmallTextPad with Encryption and multi-language

SmallTextPad is a Simple Java Text Editor and 100% FREE Application, it was written in Java and therefore requires a minimum of JRE 21 installed on your System unless you compile it and package it in snap or flatpak, SmallTextPad has several features already and is still being developed in my spare time.
If Java is not installed it can be downloaded from available opensource online.

SmallTextPad is a lightweight text editor written in Java (Swing). It includes basic editing features, undo/redo, printing, and a simple file encryption format (`.sstp`). The project is free and maintained by the original author in spare time.

### Package name

* smalltextpad

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 28 November 2025 - latest/stable
* 30 September 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad](https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad "https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad")

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### Contact

* [github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/discussions](https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/discussions "https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/discussions")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/gcclinux](https://github.com/sponsors/gcclinux "https://github.com/sponsors/gcclinux")
* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/gcclinux "https://buymeacoffee.com/gcclinux")

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### Source code

* [github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad](https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad "https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/issues](https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/issues "https://github.com/gcclinux/smalltextpad/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install smalltextpad

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

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

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install smalltextpad

To install smalltextpad, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install smalltextpad
```

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