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Scrivano for Handwritten Notes vs Linwood Butterfly: catalog facts
Scrivano for Handwritten Notes	Linwood Butterfly
Free Free to download; distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux, Android, Web
Plain, lined, grid and dotted page backgrounds with custom spacing Annotates imported PDF files with ink tools	Infinite canvas instead of fixed pages Strokes and elements stay editable after placing them
CC BY-NC-ND licence is not an open-source licence No macOS or mobile version mentioned	Freeform canvas suits handwriting more than structured text notes Infinite canvas documents can be harder to navigate than linear notes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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