--- title: Install Secret writing on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Secret writing for on Arch Linux - The best novel editor, from inspired idea to final draft url: https://snapcraft.io/install/xiaomiquan/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Secret writing on **Arch Linux** # Secret writing (xiaomiquan) [Jeasonchen (jeasoncc)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jeasoncc "View all snaps from Jeasonchen (jeasoncc)") * [Jeasonchen (jeasoncc)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jeasoncc "View all snaps from Jeasonchen (jeasoncc)") * [Books and Reference](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=books-and-reference) * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/xiaomiquan/arch#install) #### The best novel editor, from inspired idea to final draft Secret Writing is a next-generation plain text editor engineered for creative writing,this software that help you to write your novel, in a simple way. It is perfect for writing novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays. Writing a good story is one of the most challenging things in life, but for many it is a dream worth pursuing. **How secret Writing helps you to write your novel** The idea of the novelist who writes guided only by the sacred fire of inspiration is quite naive Writing a novel is like building a house. Words are bricks, but it's not enough to put one brick after another. If you build a house without a blueprint, it's bound to collapse The Secret Writing gives you all tools you need to the architect and the carpenter of your novel \*\* All that you need\*\* Organize chapters and scenes,manages revisions, export novel in pdf, docx, epub, text, rft, markdown. Write with a fully-featured text editor also in distraction free mode. **organized your idea** Create a novel structure, define premise, narrative strands and settings: geographic, temporal and social context **Create your word** Design characters, locations, objects useful for the development of the story. Attach their images and keep an eye one theme while writing \*\* Going into the deep\*\* Analyze chapters length, time and locations in which character appear,their distribution across chapters, see your entire novel in a timeline **Multi-platform** The Secret Writing is a desktop application for Linux, MacOs and Windows. ### Package name * xiaomiquan --- ### License * AFL-1.1 OR AFL-2.0 OR AFL-3.0 OR Glide --- ### Last updated * 9 January 2022 - latest/stable * 29 October 2025 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/jeasoncc](https://github.com/jeasoncc "https://github.com/jeasoncc") --- ### Contact * [chenzhang7618@163.com](mailto:chenzhang7618@163.com "mailto:chenzhang7618@163.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/xiaomiquan/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Secret writing 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 Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Secret writing To install Secret writing, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install xiaomiquan ``` ### 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? 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