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title: Install Lightning File Search on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Lightning File Search for Linux - Instant type-and-find
  file search for Linux — pure Python, zero deps.
url: https://snapcraft.io/lightning-file-search
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# Lightning File Search

[Martin Ďurcek (durcekmartin83)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/durcekmartin83 "View all snaps from Martin Ďurcek (durcekmartin83)")

* [Martin Ďurcek (durcekmartin83)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/durcekmartin83 "View all snaps from Martin Ďurcek (durcekmartin83)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.0.6

Install latest/stable of Lightning File Search

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install lightning-file-search
```

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

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### Package name

* lightning-file-search

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 26 June 2026 - latest/stable

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### Contact

* [durcekmartin@protonmail.com](mailto:durcekmartin@protonmail.com "mailto:durcekmartin@protonmail.com")

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### Donations

* [paypal.me](https://paypal.me/martindurcek "https://paypal.me/martindurcek")

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

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

#### Instant type-and-find file search for Linux — pure Python, zero deps.

Find anything on your Linux machine the instant you start typing.

Lightning File Search is the fast, type-and-find file finder Linux has
been missing — the kind of instant search Windows users know from
"Everything". Type part of a name and matching files and folders appear
immediately.

* Instant results as you type — hundreds of thousands of files in
  milliseconds.
* Always up to date — the index keeps itself current through the Linux
  kernel's inotify: files you create, rename or delete appear and
  disappear on their own, live.
* Instant startup — the index is saved between sessions, so the app is
  ready the moment you open it and quietly syncs changes in the
  background.
* Multi-word matching, sortable columns, and one-click Open / Open
  folder / Copy path.
* Zero dependencies — and that's the point. No pip packages, no Qt, no
  Electron. Just Python 3 and its standard library.

Author: Martin Ďurček

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## Install Lightning File Search 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/lightning-file-search/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/ubuntu)