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Rnote vs Xournal++: catalog facts
Rnote	Xournal++
Free Free and open source, with optional sponsorship of the developer.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Pressure-sensitive stylus input with configurable strokes Imports and annotates PDFs and images	Pressure-sensitive stylus support on Wacom, Huion and XP-Pen tablets Annotates on top of PDFs while keeping their text selectable
Native file format is unstable between versions macOS builds come from a separate project	Not a PDF editor; it draws on top rather than changing the document Touch and palm rejection need configuration on some tablets
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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