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title: Install Leafpad on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Leafpad for Linux - GTK+ based simple text
  editor
url: https://snapcraft.io/leafpad
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# Leafpad

[Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")

* [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 0.8.18.1

Install latest/stable of Leafpad

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install leafpad
```

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

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### Package name

* leafpad

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 6 July 2025 - latest/stable
* 25 September 2026 - latest/edge

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### GTK+ based simple text editor

Leafpad is a simple GTK+ based text editor with user interface
similar to Notepad. It aims to be lighter than Gedit and KWrite,
and to be as useful as them.

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## Install Leafpad 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/leafpad/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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