Xournal++
Xournal++ is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. It has 15,482 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Adobe Acrobat.
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- Windows
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- Actively maintained
About Xournal++
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Install Xournal++
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.github.xournalpp.xournalppAUR (Arch Linux)
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What is Xournal++?
Xournal++ is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. It has 15,482 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Adobe Acrobat.
Is Xournal++ free and open source?
Yes. Xournal++'s source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Xournal++?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp and the AUR package xournalpp-git. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.3.8).
Can Xournal++ replace Adobe Acrobat?
Xournal++ is commonly used as a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.