Bamboo Paper Alternatives for Linux

Bamboo Paper is not available for Linux but there are a few alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is xournal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Bamboo Paper and four of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Bamboo Paper are Jarnal, NoteLab and gournal.

Bamboo Paper alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Journaling Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Bamboo Paper.

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xournal
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
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49 alternatives to xournal
Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms.
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xournal Features
1. PDF annotationxournal support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Handwritten Notesxournal supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
3. Drawing Tablet Supportxournal supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
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Discontinued
It hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork Xournal++

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Jarnal
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
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111 alternatives to Jarnal
Jarnal is an open-source application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal, making a presentation, annotating a document - including pdf - or collaborating using a stylus, mouse or keyboard. It is similar to Microsoft .
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1. Handwritten NotesJarnal supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
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NoteLab
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 alternatives to NoteLab
NoteLab brings the power of digital note taking to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Solaris.
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1. Handwritten NotesNoteLab supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
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gournal
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Free • Open Source
Journaling App
Linux
14 alternatives to gournal
Gournal is a note-taking application written for usage on Tablet-PCs (such as the Toshiba M200)
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gournal Features
1. Support for MarkDowngournal supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Handwritten Notesgournal supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
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