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title: Install kate on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of kate for Linux - KDE Advanced Text Editor
url: https://snapcraft.io/kate
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# kate

[KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")

* [KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")

latest/stable 25.08.0

Install latest/stable of kate

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install kate --classic
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* kate

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 26 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 5 July 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.kde.org](https://www.kde.org "https://www.kde.org")

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### Contact

* [bugs.kde.org](https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps "https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/kate#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/kate#tab-security)

#### KDE Advanced Text Editor

Kate is a multi-document, multi-view text editor by KDE. It features stuff like codefolding, syntaxhighlighting, dynamic word wrap, an embedded console, an extensive plugin interface and some preliminary scripting support.

Features:

* MDI, window splitting, window tabbing
* Spell checking
* CR, CRLF, LF newline support
* Encoding support (utf-8, utf-16, ascii etc.)
* Encoding conversion
* Regular expression based find & replace
* Powerful syntax highlighting and bracket matching
* Code and text folding
* Infinite undo/redo support
* Block selection mode
* Auto indentation
* Auto completion support
* Shell integration
* Wide protocol support (http, ftp, ssh, webdav etc.) using kioslaves
* Plugin architecture for the application and editor component
* Customizable shortcuts
* Integrated command line
* Scriptable using JavaScript

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## Install kate on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/raspbian)

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