
Rnote is a vector-based application for sketching, handwritten notes, and annotating documents and images. Free and open source
Review
- An adaptive user interface focused on stylus input;
- Pressure-sensitive stylus input with different and configurable stroke styles;
- Create many different shapes using the Shape tool;
- Move, rotate, resize, and modify existing content using “Selection” tool;
- Different document expansion layouts ( fixed pages, continuous vertical, infinite in every direction, .. );
- Customizable background colors, patterns, sizes;
- Customizable page format;
- Also available: pen sounds, return to the original page on the canvas, clear the document, show page borders and the beginning of the document
- Reconfigurable stylus button shortcuts;
- An integrated workspace browser for quick access to related files;
- Drag & Drop, clipboard support;
- Importing PDF, Bitmap and SVG images;
- Export documents, document pages and selected fragments to a variety of formats, including SVG, PDF, Xopp;
- Save and load the documents in the native .rnote file format;
- Tabbed support for working with multiple documents at the same time;
- Auto-save, print;
- You can undo/redo actions;
- Support for zooming and fullscreen mode;
- You can choose a color scheme: light or dark.
Screenshots Software
Installation
The software Rnote is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Install Software via Flatpak package
flatpak install flathub com.github.flxzt.rnote

Install Software via EXE package on Windows

Install Software via DMG package for macOS
Software Information
Language Interface: | English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others |
Description version: | 0.11.0 |
Developer: | Felix Zwettler |
Programming language: | Rust |
License: | GPL v3 |
Software website: | rnote.flxzt.net |