As a result, on distributions such as Fedora which enable SELinux by default, the Snap sandbox is heavily degraded.

Although Canonical is working with many other developers and companies to make it possible for multiple LSMs to run at the same time, this solution is still[when?]

[18][17][19] Multiple times a day, snapd checks for available updates of all Snaps and installs them in the background using an atomic operation.

Publishers can create additional channels to give users the possibility to stick to specific major releases of their software.

[40] Snapcraft supports multiple build tools and programming languages, such as Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, C/C++ and Rust.

[42] All apps uploaded to the Snap Store undergo automatic testing, including a malware scan.

[59] Ubuntu and its official derivatives pre-install Snap by default, as well as other Ubuntu-based distributions such as KDE Neon, and Zorin OS.

[63] A number of notable desktop software development companies publish their software in the Snap Store, including Google,[64] JetBrains,[65] KDE,[66] Microsoft (for Linux versions of e.g. .NET Core 3.1,[67] Visual Studio Code, Skype,[68] and PowerShell), Mozilla[69] and Spotify.

[70] Snaps are also used in Internet-of-Things environments, ranging from consumer-facing products[71] to enterprise device management gateways[72] and satellite communication networks.

[73][74] Finally, Snap is also used by developers of server applications such as InfluxDB,[75] Kata Containers,[76] Nextcloud[77] and Travis CI.

Clément Lefèbvre (Linux Mint founder and project leader[81][82]) has written that Snap is biased and has a conflict of interest.

The reasons he cited include it being governed by Canonical and locked to their store, and also that Snap works better on Ubuntu than on other distributions.

[86] On recent versions of Ubuntu, Canonical has migrated certain packages exclusively to Snap, such as Chromium and Firefox[87] web browsers.

[88][42] The replacement of Firefox led to mixed reception from users due to performance issues with the Snap version, especially on startup.