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title: Install shortwave on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of shortwave for Linux - Find and listen to internet
  radio stations
url: https://snapcraft.io/shortwave
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# shortwave

[Alex Murray (alexmurray)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexmurray "View all snaps from Alex Murray (alexmurray)")

* [Alex Murray (alexmurray)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexmurray "View all snaps from Alex Murray (alexmurray)")
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)

latest/stable 5.0.0

Install latest/stable of shortwave

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install shortwave
```

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

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### Package name

* shortwave

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 17 September 2025 - latest/stable
* 23 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [gitlab.gnome.org](https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Shortwave "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Shortwave")

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### Contact

* [github.com/alexmurray/shortwave-snap/issues](https://github.com/alexmurray/shortwave-snap/issues "https://github.com/alexmurray/shortwave-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Find and listen to internet radio stations

Shortwave is an internet radio player that provides access to a station
database with over 25,000 stations.

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## Install shortwave 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/shortwave/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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