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title: Install Lens for GNOME on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Lens for GNOME for Linux - Spotlight alike
  AI powered local search engine
url: https://snapcraft.io/lens-for-gnome
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# Lens for GNOME

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* [Christian (cwittenberg)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/cwittenberg "View all snaps from Christian (cwittenberg)")
* [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity)

latest/stable 0.4.5

Install latest/stable of Lens for GNOME

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install lens-for-gnome
```

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

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### Package name

* lens-for-gnome

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 10 July 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome](https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome "https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome")
* [extensions.gnome.org](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/10337/lens/ "https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/10337/lens/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome](https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome "https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome")

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### Donations

* [ko-fi.com](https://ko-fi.com/cwittenberg "https://ko-fi.com/cwittenberg")

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### Source code

* [github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome](https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome "https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome/issues](https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome/issues "https://github.com/cwittenberg/lens-for-gnome/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Spotlight alike AI powered local search engine

**Lens for GNOME** is an AI powered local-first desktop search engine.

It indexes local files, extracts searchable text, watches folders for changes, runs local embeddings, supports OCR, syncs mail, and can use local GGUF language models through llama.cpp (such as those from HuggingFace).

The goal is simple: fast, private desktop search that helps you find information inside your files *without* sending your documents to a remote service. Lens for GNOME is *local-first*.

It can:

* Index configured folders recursively and watch for changes
* Search by meaning
* Extract text from documents, images, PDFs, office documents, mail, and videos.
* Run local LLM-powered queries when enabled, with an AI model of your choice.
* Keep indexed data, embeddings, metadata, and models on your machine.
* Very fast live preview of image, video, PDF, and Office document on hover.
* Utilizes native GPU or NPU/TPU for hardware acceleration, if available.

Requires Gnome Extension to be Installed: <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/10337/lens/>

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## Install Lens for GNOME 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/lens-for-gnome/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/lens-for-gnome/ubuntu)