Creating a snap
You can create snaps from apps you’ve already built and zipped, or from your preferred programming language or framework.
For a brief overview of the snap creation process, including how to install snapcraft and how it’s used, see Snapcraft overview.
The following is an outline of the typical snap build process, which you can step through to create your snap:
- Create a checklist Better understand your snap’s requirements.
- Create a snapcraft.yaml file Describes your snap’s build dependencies and run-time requirements
- Add interfaces to your snap Share system resources with your snap, and from one snap to another
- Publish and share Put your snap on the Snap Store to reach an audience of millions
Platform walkthroughs
To get a quick hands-on synopsis of the snapcraft build process for your platform, choose a language or platform walk-through from the following:
| Common languages | Platforms | Desktop toolkits |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Pre-built apps | Electron |
| Go | MOOS | GTK+ 4 |
| .NET | ROS | GTK+ 3 |
| Node.js | ROS2 | GTK+ 2 |
| Ruby | Java Swing | |
| Rust | Qt 5 & KDE Frameworks | |
| C/C++ | Flutter | |
| Java |
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