Overview

Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows 10. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets. The project has 14K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under GPL-2.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

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

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

The official releases of Xournal++ can be found on the Releases page. We provide binaries for Debian, Ubuntu, macOS and Windows. For other GNU/Linux distributions (or older/newer ones), we also provide an AppImage that is binary compatible with any distribution released around or after Ubuntu 22.04. For installing Xournal++ Mobile on handheld devices, please check out the Mobile & web app section

A note for Ubuntu/Debian users: The official binaries that we provide are only compatible with