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title: Install MarkText on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of MarkText for Linux - A simple and elegant open-source
  markdown editor that is focused on speed and usability.
url: https://snapcraft.io/marktext
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# MarkText

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latest/stable 0.17.1

Install latest/stable of MarkText

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install marktext
```

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

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### Package name

* marktext

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 9 August 2022 - latest/stable
* 17 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/snapcrafters/marktext](https://github.com/snapcrafters/marktext "https://github.com/snapcrafters/marktext")

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### Contact

* [jason.nucciarone@canonical.com](mailto:jason.nucciarone@canonical.com "mailto:jason.nucciarone@canonical.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A simple and elegant open-source markdown editor that is focused on speed and usability.

MarkText is a cross-platform, next generation markdown editor that focuses on speed and usability. It has features such as:

* Real-time preview (WYSIWYG) and a clean and simple interface to get a distraction-free writing experience.
* Support CommonMark Spec, GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec and selective support Pandoc markdown.
* Markdown extensions such as math expressions (KaTeX), front matter and emojis.
* Support paragraphs and inline style shortcuts to improve your writing efficiency.
* Output HTML and PDF files.
* Various themes: Cadmium Light, Material Dark etc.
* Various editing modes: Source Code mode, Typewriter mode, Focus mode.
* Paste images directly from clipboard.

Completely free and open-source forever!

\*Main development repository for MarkText application (not the snap package): [https://github.com/marktext/marktext\*](https://github.com/marktext/marktext*)

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## Install MarkText 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/marktext/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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