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Xournal++ on Linux

Good news: Xournal++ runs on Linux. It's the same app you use on Windows, and TuxPick installs it for you from Ubuntu's own software archive.

Install Xournal++ with TuxPick

Xournal++

Also on Windows

Handwritten notes and PDF annotation, great with a pen tablet.

Installs from Ubuntu's own software archive.

How to install on Ubuntu

  1. Press the install button above. TuxPick opens with the app already ticked. Add anything else you need.
  2. Download the installer file.
  3. Open a terminal with Ctrl Alt T, run the one line TuxPick shows you, and type your password when asked.

It works on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, and on systems built on them like Zorin OS and Pop!_OS.