---
title: Install skim on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of skim for Linux - Fuzzy finder for the terminal,
  written in Rust
url: https://snapcraft.io/skim
---

# skim

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latest/stable 5.9.0

Install latest/stable of skim

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install skim
```

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

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### Package name

* skim

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 3 November 2026 - latest/stable
* 3 November 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [github.com/skim-rs/skim](https://github.com/skim-rs/skim "https://github.com/skim-rs/skim")

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### Contact

* [github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/skim-rs/skim](https://github.com/skim-rs/skim "https://github.com/skim-rs/skim")
* [github.com/sidalit/skim-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/skim-rs/skim/issues](https://github.com/skim-rs/skim/issues "https://github.com/skim-rs/skim/issues")
* [github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/skim-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Fuzzy finder for the terminal, written in Rust

skim (sk) is an interactive fuzzy finder. It reads a list of lines from
standard input or from a command, lets you filter them as you type, and
prints the selected lines. It supports multi-select, previews, custom key
bindings, regex and exact matching, and shell integrations.

The upstream command is called `sk`. This snap provides it as `skim`; to
use the upstream name, run:

```
sudo snap alias skim sk
```

**Examples**

```
git log --oneline | skim
vim "$(skim)"
skim --preview 'cat {}' --multi
skim --filter main < files.txt
```

**Shell integration**

Key bindings (CTRL-T, CTRL-R, ALT-C) call `sk`, so create the alias first,
then add this line to ~/.bashrc (zsh and fish are also supported):

```
eval "$(sk --shell bash --shell-bindings)"
```

**Commands run inside the snap**

Without piped input, skim runs $SKIM\_DEFAULT\_COMMAND (default: `find .`).
That command, `--cmd`, `--preview` and `execute(...)` bindings run inside
the snap, where only basic tools such as find, grep, sed, cat and ls are
available. Host programs such as fd, rg, bat or git are not; pipe their
output into skim instead.

**File access**

skim can read files in your home directory. To also browse USB drives and
other removable media (/media, /mnt), run:

```
sudo snap connect skim:removable-media
```

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## Install skim 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/skim/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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