install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install snapcraft

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

Package any app for every Linux desktop, server, cloud or device

Project links

Commands and aliases

snapcraft
snapcraftctl-compat

history

Project history and usage

Snapcraft is Canonical's command-line build tool for packaging and distributing applications as snaps. It centers on a project file named snapcraft.yaml and the Snap Store publishing workflow.

Project history

The public Snapcraft repository was created in 2015. Its README describes Snapcraft as a command-line build tool that packages software into the snap container format and can register and upload revisions to the Snap Store.

Adoption history

Snapcraft's adoption is tied to the Snap ecosystem: it is the build-side tool for developers producing snaps for Linux distributions, servers, cloud images, desktops, and IoT devices. The supplied package facts include a Homebrew formula, while the official README says Snapcraft itself is distributed as a snap and also through traditional package repositories.

How it is used

Developers run snapcraft init to create snapcraft.yaml, define build and runtime details in that project file, then use snapcraft pack, register, and upload for packaging and store publication.

Why package nerds care

Snapcraft matters to package nerds because it is both a package in package managers and a package-producing tool. It exposes the tradeoffs of self-contained app bundles, store revisions, cross-distribution Linux packaging, and project metadata in a single YAML file.

Timeline

2015: Public GitHub repository created.
2015-2025: Official README copyright range identifies Canonical stewardship.
2026: Official documentation remains published at documentation.ubuntu.com.

Related projects

The official README connects Snapcraft to snap packages, the Snap Store, snapcraft.io, Ubuntu documentation, and Canonical's broader open documentation work.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cloud

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <project>/snapcraft.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`snapcraft`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`snapcraftctl-compat`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version9.0.1

manager updated2026-07-22

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:snapcraft
Version	9.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://snapcraft.io/
Repository	https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft
Last updated	2026-07-22T01:16:56Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/snapcraft.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

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