Xournal++ Alternatives

Xournal++ is described as 'Handwritten notes and PDF annotation app with pen input, shape drawing, customizable toolbar, image insertion, audio recording, and multi-platform support' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Xournal++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Xournal++ alternative is Notesnook, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xournal++ are Microsoft OneNote, Excalidraw, Evince and MuPDF.

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Xournal++ alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or PDF Editors you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Xournal++.
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  1. Penly icon
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    Get starting with digital planning and note taking on an Android tablet with a Bluetooth stylus.

    16 Penly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Collectives is a Nextcloud App for activist and community projects to organize together. Come and gather in collectives to build shared knowledge.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Nextcloud
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. 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).

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Bamboo Paper icon
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    Bamboo Paper, a seriously fun new app from Wacom, provides you with the ability to create virtual notebooks for your tablet, letting you share your ideas visually with handwritten notes, sketches or doodles.

    27 Bamboo Paper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. DocInspector icon
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    DocInspector is a professional, offline-first document processing and privacy-auditing application designed for legal, financial, and corporate teams. It enables users to clean, repair, and bundle large volumes of documents locally without relying on cloud services.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  6. A privacy-first, client-side PDF editor that runs in your browser. Edit, annotate, merge/split, compress to target sizes, OCR scanned PDFs, and convert files—no signup, no watermark.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Fluffyboard icon
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    A offline and online Flutter Whiteboard with collaboration Features. Maintained in my free time. Currently demo is offline.

    31 Fluffyboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Braindump icon
     1 like

    The digital notebook for developers, and makers. Ultra fast fuzzy search. Mouse or Keyboard only navigation. Pure markdown with auto formatting and indentation. Offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. xnotes icon
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    xnotes is a handwriting-first notebook for phones and tablets, built for pen and stylus. Write, sketch and annotate with pressure-sensitive, variable-width ink, and nothing you draw is ever flattened.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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