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We've compiled a list of 30 free and paid alternatives to xournal. The primary competitors include Microsoft OneNote, Notezilla. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between xournal and NixNote, Skim, Stylus Labs Write. Also you can look at other similar options here: Photos and Graphics Software.


A digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information.

Colorful & powerful sticky notes app for Windows & Phones.

Skim
Free Open Source

Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X.

Write is a word processor for handwriting, designed primarily for tablets with an active stylus.

NotesHolder lets you quickly type in any piece of information so that you can easily find it when...

Xournal++
Free Open Source

Xournal++ is a hand note taking software written in C++ with the target of flexibility...

Jarnal
Free Open Source

Jarnal is an open-source application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal, making a...

Lightweight notetaking and sketching app.

xournal Platforms

tick-square Windows
tick-square Linux

xournal Video and Screenshots

xournal Overview

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.

It supports drawing and writing on pdf's.

xournal Features

tick-square Edit PDF
tick-square Support for Wacom Tablets
tick-square PDF annotation
tick-square Handwritten Notes

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