Xournal++

Take handwritten notes

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Xournal++ in Breadstick

Breadstick runs Debian's own xournalpp package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so Xournal++ should look and behave as it does on a Linux PC. On Samsung DeX, Floating mode opens it as its own window beside your Android apps, and Desktop mode runs it on a full Linux desktop.

With Device files granted, a document saved in your Linux Documents or Downloads folder is in Android's folder too, where Android apps can open it. More about office apps in Breadstick.

About Xournal++

From the project's description

Xournal++ is a hand note-taking software written in C++ with the target of flexibility, functionality and speed. Stroke recognizer and other parts are based on Xournal Code, which you can find at sourceforge. It supports GNU/Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets.

Xournal++ features:

  • Supports pressure-sensitive styluses and digital pen tables (e.g. Wacom, Huion, XP Pen, etc. tablets)
  • Paper backgrounds for note-taking, scratch paper, or whiteboarding
  • Annotate on top of PDFs
  • Select text from the background PDF, copy, highlight or underline it or strike it through
  • Follow links from the background PDF
  • Export to a variety of formats including SVG, PNG and PDF, both from the GUI and command line
  • Different drawing tools (e.g. pen, highlighter) and stroke styles (e.g. solid, dotted)
  • Shape drawing (line, arrow, circle, rectangle, spline)
  • Use the set-square and compass tools for measurements or as a guide for drawing straight lines, circular arcs and radii
  • Fill shape functionality
  • Shape resizing and rotation
  • Rotation and grid snapping for precise alignment of objects
  • Input stabilization for smoother writing/drawing
  • Text tool for adding text in different fonts, colors, and sizes
  • Enhanced support for image insertion
  • Eraser with multiple configurations
  • LaTeX support (requires a working LaTeX installation) with customizable template and a resizable editor with syntax highlighting
  • Sidebar containing page previews with advanced page sorting, PDF bookmarks and layers (can be individually hidden/edited)
  • Allows mapping different tools/colors etc. to stylus/mouse buttons
  • Customizable toolbar with multiple configurations, e.g. to optimize toolbar for portrait/landscape
  • Custom color palette support using the .gpl format
  • Page template definitions
  • Bug reporting, autosave, and auto backup tools
  • Audio recording and playback alongside with handwritten notes
  • Multi language support (over 20 languages supported)
  • Plugins using Lua scripting

From the project's AppStream metadata in Debian's xournalpp package, under CC0-1.0.

Developer
Xournalpp Developers
Keywords
PDF Annotation, Wacom, markup, pen input, tablet
Menu categories
Office

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