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title: Install Photometry on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Photometry for Linux - View photometric files
url: https://snapcraft.io/photometric-viewer
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# Photometry (photometric-viewer)

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latest/stable 3.5.1

Install latest/stable of Photometry

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install photometric-viewer
```

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

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### Package name

* photometric-viewer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

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

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### Websites

* [github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer](https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer "https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer")

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### Contact

* [mail.dalee@gmail.com](mailto:mail.dalee@gmail.com "mailto:mail.dalee@gmail.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer](https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer "https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer/issues](https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer/issues "https://github.com/dlippok/photometric-viewer/issues")

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

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

#### View photometric files

Photometry shows light distribution curves and metadata of IESNA and EULUMDAT photometric
files which describe the light distribution of light sources like lamps and luminaires and
are used mostly for data transfer in the lighting industry and in 3D graphics.

Photometry allows editing the source content of the opened photometric file and shows the following
information contained in the opened files:

* Light distribution curves
* General information (Catalog Number, Manufacturer, Description, etc.)
* Photometric properties (Light Output Ratio and Downward Flux Fraction)
* Lamps and ballast information
* Luminaire and luminous opening geometry information
* Additional properties (Test number, issue date, test laboratory, etc.)
* Intensity Values for selected C planes and gamma angles

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## Install Photometry 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/photometric-viewer/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/photometric-viewer/raspbian)