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title: Install Microsoft Edit on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Microsoft Edit for Linux - Edit is an MS-DOS
  inspired text editor from Microsoft
url: https://snapcraft.io/msedit
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# Microsoft Edit (msedit)

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 2.0.0

Install latest/stable of Microsoft Edit

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install msedit
```

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

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### Package name

* msedit

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 September 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/microsoft/edit](https://github.com/microsoft/edit "https://github.com/microsoft/edit")

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### Source code

* [github.com/microsoft/edit](https://github.com/microsoft/edit "https://github.com/microsoft/edit")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Edit is an MS-DOS inspired text editor from Microsoft

Edit pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor, but with a modern interface and input controls similar to VS Code. Learn more at <https://github.com/microsoft/edit>

Once installed, simply run `msedit` from your terminal.

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial Snap and it is not endorsed by nor affiliated officially with Microsoft Corporation.

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## Install Microsoft Edit 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/msedit/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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