Cournal AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like Cournal

Cournal is described as 'Allows multiple users to annotate PDF files in real-time' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are seven alternatives to Cournal for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Cournal alternative is xournal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cournal are NoteLab, Jarnal, MrWriter and gournal.

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

Cournal

Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool

Cournal allows multiple users to annotate PDF files in real-time.

More about Cournal

Cournal alternatives page was last updated

xournal
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Windows
Linux
42 xournal alternatives
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.
- - xournal is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Cournal.
- - xournal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cournal.
Suggest and vote on features
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.
Edit PDF
Support for styluses
Sketching
Discontinued
It hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork Xournal++
NoteLab
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
19 NoteLab alternatives
NoteLab brings the power of digital note taking to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Solaris.
- - NoteLab is the most popular Mac alternative to Cournal.
Suggest and vote on features
NoteLab Features
1. Handwritten NotesNoteLab supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
Sketching
Handwriting
Jarnal
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
82 Jarnal alternatives
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 .
Suggest and vote on features
Jarnal Features
1. Handwritten NotesJarnal supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
Sketching
Handwriting
MrWriter
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Whiteboard
Mac
Windows
Linux
18 MrWriter alternatives
Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows / Mac.
Suggest and vote on features
MrWriter Features
1. Handwritten NotesMrWriter supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
2. Ad-freeMrWriter doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableMrWriter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. LightweightMrWriter consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
gournal
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Journaling App
Linux
11 gournal alternatives
Gournal is a note-taking application written for usage on Tablet-PCs (such as the Toshiba M200)
Suggest and vote on features
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.
Sketching
Windows Journal
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free Personal • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
Windows
37 Windows Journal alternatives
Windows Journal is one of the applications designed for Tablet PCs. Users can handwrite notes and draw lines or shapes with it. Even though it is recommended to use a graphics tablet or a Tablet PC, you can compose handwritten notes using a normal mouse.
Suggest and vote on features
Windows Journal Features
1. Handwritten NotesWindows Journal supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
Discontinued
It was removed from Windows 10 as part of an update released on August 9, 2016. Last version, 10.0.173, can be still downloaded from the official website.
MrWriter_PDF
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Windows
Linux
16 MrWriter_PDF alternatives
Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows. It has the ability to annotate PDF files and has a few other options (e.g. markdown support).
Suggest and vote on features
MrWriter_PDF Features
1. PDF annotationMrWriter_PDF support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Handwritten NotesMrWriter_PDF supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.0.4, released in May 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub
Add a screenshot