--- title: 'Infographic: Snapcraft for developers' description: At the end of last year, we shared an infographic highlighting the adoption of snaps by users for their desktop, server or IoT devices. Those snaps wouldn’t be available without the growing number of developers building them behind the scenes. But why have developers, including those from some of the world’s largest software companies, de […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/infographic-snapcraft-for-developers?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 6 March 2019 # Infographic: Snapcraft for developers [developers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/developers) [snapcraft](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snapcraft) [snapcraft.io](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snapcraft-io) [Snaps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snaps) --- Share the article At the end of last year, we shared an [infographic](https://snapcraft.io/blog/infographic-snaps-in-numbers) highlighting the adoption of snaps by users for their desktop, server or IoT devices. Those snaps wouldn’t be available without the growing number of developers building them behind the scenes. But why have developers, including those from some of the world’s largest software companies, decided to package their applications as a snap? This new infographic below shares insight into how simple building snaps is, the community support available and more. Ready to start building your first snap? Visit [Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/build) to get started. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### TurtleBot3 OpenCR firmware update from a snap](https://canonical.com/blog/turtlebot3-opencr-firmware-update-from-a-snap) The TurtleBot3 robot is a standard platform robot in the ROS community, and it’s a reference that Canonical knows well, since we’ve used it in our tutorials. As a matter of... [gbeuzeboc](https://canonical.com/blog/author/gbeuzeboc) 25 September 2024 [### Managing software in complex network environments: the Snap Store Proxy](https://canonical.com/blog/managing-software-snap-store-proxy) As enterprises grapple with the evolving landscape of security threats, the need to safeguard internal networks from the broader internet is increasingly important. In... [Holly Hall](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hollyhall) 15 January 2024 [### Improving snap maintenance with automation](https://canonical.com/blog/improving-snap-maintenance-with-automation) Co-written with Sergio Costas Rodríguez. As the number of snaps increases, the need for automation grows. Any automation to help us maintain a group of snaps is welcome and... [Heather Ellsworth](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hellsworth) 27 June 2023 [### 6 facts for CentOS users who are holding on](https://canonical.com/blog/migrating-to-ubuntu-lts-six-facts-for-centos-users) Considering migrating to Ubuntu from other Linux platforms, such as CentOS? Find six useful facts to get started! [Lech Sandecki](https://canonical.com/blog/author/lsandecki) 23 October 2024