The Xournal++ Team

The Xournal++ Team maintains an open-source handwriting and note-taking application that replicates the feel of physical paper on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Xournal++ is built around a pressure-sensitive ink engine that supports stylus tilt and rotation, letting lecturers annotate PDF slides, students solve equations in real time, and designers sketch vector diagrams without losing the spontaneity of pen input. Layers, customizable rulers, and a LaTeX tool permit precise technical drawings and scientific formulas, while an infinite canvas and searchable text overlay bridge the gap between free-form brainstorming and structured documentation. Typical use cases include classroom note-taking with audio recording synced to strokes, collaborative white-boarding during remote meetings, and batch markup of contractual PDFs that can be exported back to PDF or saved as native .xopp projects for later refinement. The software also reads multi-page PDFs, image sequences, and LaTeX PDFs, making it a lightweight replacement for heavier proprietary annotation suites. Plugins written in Lua extend functionality toward chemistry molecule libraries, music score annotation, and custom stamp palettes, reflecting the project’s academic and research-oriented community. Night-mode, color themes, and configurable toolbar layouts adapt the interface to tablets, convertibles, and desktop monitors alike. The publisher’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the latest versions and allowing batch installation alongside other applications.