Welcome to Flatpak’s documentation!

These docs cover everything you need to know to build and distribute applications using Flatpak. They begin with a basic introduction to Flatpak, background information on basic concepts, and a guide to the Flatpak command line interface. Later sections provide detailed information on building and distributing applications.

The docs are primarily intended for application developers and distributors. Their content is also relevant to those who have a general interest in Flatpak.

If you are looking for information about how to use Flatpak to install and run applications, please refer to the Flatpak website.

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