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Linwood Butterfly

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Butterfly is a note app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • Self-Hosted
  • F-Droid
  • Flathub
  • Snapcraft
  • AltStore
  • iPhone
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Properties

  1.  Distraction-free
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Lightweight
  4.  Customizable

Features

  1.  Dark Mode
  2.  No Tracking
  3.  Handwritten Notes
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Ad-free
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  End-to-End Encryption
  8.  Portable
  9.  Cloud Sync
  10.  Decentralized
  11.  PDF annotation
  12.  Handwriting
  13.  Built-in Note Taker

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Linwood Butterfly information

  • Developed by

    Linwood

  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    41 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • French
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Turkish

AlternativeTo Categories

Office & Productivity, Photos & Graphics, Security & Privacy

GitHub repository

  •  1,285 Stars
  •  95 Forks
  •  43 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 22, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Linwood Butterfly, and it has gotten 28 likes

Linwood Butterfly was added to AlternativeTo by Shahin Rmz on Jun 2, 2022 and this page was last updated Dec 29, 2024.

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Top positive comment •Oct 1, 2022

Like The Idea And the Fact That it's FLOSS and Cross Platform.

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Shahin Rmz
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Positive comment •Jun 2, 2022

I like the idea and simplicity of the app. It is free as Libre and opensource. Fast and full functioning. All of my check list is marked.

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What is Linwood Butterfly?

Butterfly is a note app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on Android, Windows, Linux, and in the web.

Features:

  • Simple and intuitive: Every tool is in the right place. Open the app and start drawing. Change your tools by clicking on it.
  • Customizable: Change everything to your needs. Choose your custom color, create a palette, and add your pages to the paper. The paper has an infinite size, perfect for your ideas and notes.
  • Your data will be saved locally: Everything will be saved locally on your computer. Export the notes as images or as json files which can be opened on a different device.

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