# Support Snap or Appimage

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/support-snap-or-appimage/894>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/support-snap-or-appimage/894 "2020-07-10T14:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![YamashitaRen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/yamashitaren/32/504_2.png) [@YamashitaRen](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/YamashitaRen)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/support-snap-or-appimage/894/1 "2020-07-10T14:32:35Z")

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Anki does not support third party distribution packages : [https://faqs.ankiweb.net/third-party-linux-packages-and-source-builds-are-not-supported.html](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/third-party-linux-packages-and-source-builds-are-not-supported.html)

However, the current distribution method is a terrible way of installing Anki since it comes with a cart of pre-built dependencies and still requires `make install`.

Please support Snap/Appimage/Flatpak or any other mean of installation.  
Theses packaging format are specifically designed for Anki’s usecase, so it is kind of a waste to keep using the archaic `make install` way.

Long story short, we need a cleaner way of installing Anki.