App Center

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Install 2/stable of App Center

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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sudo snap install snap-store

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Channel Version Published

Details for App Center

License

  • GPL-2.0+

Last updated

  • 22 April 2026 - 2/stable
  • 22 April 2026 - latest/edge

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Source code


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Discover, install and manage Linux apps

The App Center showcases featured and popular applications with useful descriptions, ratings, and screenshots.

Apps can be found either through browsing categories or by searching.

The App Center can also be used to update apps, switch channels, and view and submit ratings.

In older Ubuntu releases, the App Center is called Snap Store and is based on GNOME Software.


Install App Center 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.


Where people are using App Center

Users by distribution (log)

Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
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Ubuntu 25.10
Ubuntu 25.04
Ubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 23.10
Linux Mint 22.3
Ubuntu 22.10
Debian 12
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Ubuntu 21.10
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