SpeedyNote
SpeedyNote is a fast, open-source note-taking application designed for stylus users who need iPad-quality annotation on budget hardware. Built with native C++ and Qt, it delivers 360Hz stylus input on hardware as modest as an Intel Celeron N4000 at 1.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- iPad
Features
Properties
- Distraction-free
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Support for Layers
- No Tracking
- PDF annotation
- Handwritten Notes
- Pressure Sensitivity
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Command line interface
- Support for styluses
- Auto-saving
- Edit PDF
- Touch Gestures
SpeedyNote News & Activities
Recent activities
- carotte updated SpeedyNote
- carotte replied to a comment / review on SpeedyNote
- carotte thinks No Tracking is a important feature of SpeedyNote
- carotte reviewed SpeedyNote
SpeedyNote is fast, reliable, and runs well on low-end hardware. It is the best FOSS note-taking app for Android in my opinion, especially for annotating PDFs. Unfortunately, in my experience it does also consume a lot of battery on Android, much more than native Android/Flutter apps.
POX added SpeedyNote as alternative to Notesnook, Microsoft OneNote, Excalidraw and Evince- POX added SpeedyNote
SpeedyNote information
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What is SpeedyNote?
SpeedyNote is a fast, open-source note-taking application designed for stylus users who need iPad-quality annotation on budget hardware. Built with native C++ and Qt, it delivers 360Hz stylus input on hardware as modest as an Intel Celeron N4000 at 1.1GHz — with no Electron bloat.
Annotate PDFs with pressure-sensitive inking tools including pen, marker, and highlighter, all rendered as vector strokes that zoom infinitely without pixelation. Organize your work with multi-layer editing, paged notebooks, or infinite edgeless canvases with lazy-loading tiles.
Key features include:
- Instant PDF loading with clickable internal links and outline navigation
- Multi-layer editing with add, delete, reorder, and merge operations
- Touch gestures: two-finger pan, pinch-to-zoom, and palm rejection
- Cross-platform note sharing via .snbx notebook packages
- Powerful command-line interface for batch PDF export and notebook management
- Multi-tab editing to work on multiple documents simultaneously
- Auto-save so you never lose work
Comments and Reviews
SpeedyNote is fast, reliable, and runs well on low-end hardware. It is the best FOSS note-taking app for Android in my opinion, especially for annotating PDFs. Unfortunately, in my experience it does also consume a lot of battery on Android, much more than native Android/Flutter apps.
it's exported notes are also much smaller in file size than some other app's, which is really cool for archival