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Features

Xournal++ (/ˌzɚnl̟ˌplʌsˈplʌs/) is a hand note-taking software written in C++ with the target of flexibility, functionality and speed. Stroke recognizer and other parts are based on Xournal Code, which you can find at SourceForge.

Xournal++ features:

Supports pressure-sensitive styluses and digital pen tables (e.g. Wacom, Huion, XP Pen, etc. tablets)
Paper backgrounds for note-taking, scratch paper, or whiteboarding
Annotate on top of PDFs
Select text from the background PDF, copy, highlight or underline it or strike it through
Follow links from the background PDF
Export to a variety of formats including SVG, PNG and PDF, both from the GUI and command line
Different drawing tools (e.g. pen, highlighter) and stroke styles (e.g. solid, dotted)
Shape drawing (line, arrow, circle, rectangle, spline)
Use the set-square and compass tools for measurements or as a guide for drawing straight lines, circular arcs and radii
Fill shape functionality
Shape resizing and rotation
Rotation and grid snapping for precise alignment of objects
Input stabilization for smoother writing/drawing
Text tool for adding text in different fonts, colors, and sizes
Enhanced support for image insertion
Eraser with multiple configurations
LaTeX support (requires a working LaTeX installation) with customizable template and a resizable editor with syntax highlighting
Sidebar containing page previews with advanced page sorting, PDF bookmarks and layers (can be individually hidden/edited)
Allows mapping different tools/colors etc. to stylus/mouse buttons
Customizable toolbar with multiple configurations, e.g. to optimize toolbar for portrait/landscape
Custom color palette support using the .gpl format
Page template definitions
Bug reporting, auto-save, and auto backup tools
Audio recording and playback alongside with handwritten notes
Multi language support (over 20 languages supported)
Plugins using Lua scripting

GNU/Linux

Windows 10

macOS Catalina

Xournal++ Mobile on Chromium OS

Toolbar / Page Background / Layer

Multiple page background, easy selectable on the toolbar <img src="readme/background.png" width=100% title="Changing the page background in Xournal++"/>

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Layer sidebar and advanced layer selection

Multiple predefined and fully customizable toolbars

User Guide

Check out the website for a detailed user guide.

Installing

The official releases of Xournal++ can be found on the Releases page. We provide binaries for Debian, Ubuntu, macOS and Windows. For other GNU/Linux distributions (or older/newer ones), we also provide an AppImage that is binary compatible with any distribution released around or after Ubuntu 22.04. For installing Xournal++ Mobile on handheld devices, please check out the Mobile & web app section

A note for Ubuntu/Debian users: The official binaries that we provide are only compatible with the specific version of Debian or Ubuntu indicated by the file name. For example, if you are on Ubuntu 20.04, the binary whose name contains Ubuntu-bionic is only compatible with Ubuntu 18.04. If your system is not one of the specific Debian or Ubuntu versions that are supported by the official binaries, we recommend you use either the PPA (Ubuntu only), the Flatpak, or the AppImage.

There is also an unstable, automated nightly release that includes the very latest features and bug fixes.

With the help of the community, Xournal++ is also available on official repositories of some popular GNU/Linux distros and platforms.

Debian

On Debian bookworm and Debian sid the xournalpp package (stable version) is contained in the official repositories. Simply install via

sudo apt install xournalpp

There are also the official Stable releases and unstable automated nightly releases.

Ubuntu and derivatives

On distros based on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish (and later) the xournalpp package (stable version) is contained in the official repositories. Simply install via

sudo apt install xournalpp

Stable PPA

The latest stable version is available via the following unofficial PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/xournalpp-stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install xournalpp

Unstable PPA

An unstable, nightly release is available for Ubuntu-based distributions via the following PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:andreasbutti/xournalpp-master
sudo apt update
sudo apt install xournalpp

This PPA is provided by the Xournal++ team. While it has the latest features and bug fixes, it has also not been tested thoroughly and may break periodically (we try our best not to break things, though).

Fedora

The released version of xournalpp is available in the main repository via Software application or the following command:

sudo dnf install xournalpp

pkcon install xournalpp

The bleeding edge packages synced to xournalpp git master on a daily basis are available from COPR luya/xournalpp.

openSUSE

On openSUSE Tumbleweed, the released version of Xournal++ is available from the main repository:

sudo zypper in xournalpp

For openSUSE Leap 15.0 and earlier, use the install link from X11:Utilities.

For all versions of openSUSE, bleeding edge packages synced to xournalpp git master on a weekly basis are available from home:badshah400:Staging.

Arch Linux

The latest stable release is available in the [extra] repository.

To build the latest state of the master branch yourself, use this AUR package.

Solus

The latest stable release is available in the main repository:

sudo eopkg it xournalpp

Chrome OS

You can enable the linux container, and install the Debian package from the official Debian repositories.

sudo apt install xournalpp

Flatpak

The Xournal++ team officially supports a FlatHub release, which can be installed with

flatpak install flathub com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp

Note that for Xournal++ to work properly, you must have at least one GTK theme and one icon theme installed on Flatpak. To enable LaTeX support, you will also need to install the TeX Live extension:

flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.texlive

The Flatpak manifest can be found at the Xournal++ Flatpak packaging repository, and all Flatpak-related packaging issues should be reported there.

Android

Android is supported by Xournal++ Mobile. It can be downloaded from F-Droid or you can build it.

iOS

Unfortunately, the iOS app is not published yet in the Apple App Store. Read this to learn, why. Anyway, in the Building section you can learn how to build an early preview.

Windows

Official Windows releases are provided on the [Releases page](https://g

Xournalpp

Install / Use

README