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title: Install Xournal++ on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Xournal++ for Linux - Take handwritten notes
url: https://snapcraft.io/xournalpp
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# Xournal++ (xournalpp)

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latest/stable 1.3.8

Install latest/stable of Xournal++

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install xournalpp
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* xournalpp

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 30 September 2026 - latest/stable
* Yesterday - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [xournalpp.github.io](https://xournalpp.github.io/ "https://xournalpp.github.io/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp-snap/issues](https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp-snap/issues "https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp-snap/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp.git](https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp.git "https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp.git")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/issues](https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/issues "https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/xournalpp#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/xournalpp#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/xournalpp#tab-security)

#### Take handwritten notes

Xournal++ is a hand note-taking software written in C++ with the target of
flexibility, functionality and speed. Stroke recognizer and other parts are
based on Xournal Code, which you can find at sourceforge. It supports GNU/Linux
(e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows. Supports pen input
from devices such as Wacom Tablets.

Xournal++ features:

* Supports pressure-sensitive styluses and digital pen tables (e.g. Wacom, Huion, XP Pen, etc. tablets)
* Paper backgrounds for note-taking, scratch paper, or whiteboarding
* Annotate on top of PDFs
* Select text from the background PDF, copy, highlight or underline it or strike it through
* Follow links from the background PDF
* Export to a variety of formats including SVG, PNG and PDF, both from the GUI and command line
* Different drawing tools (e.g. pen, highlighter) and stroke styles (e.g. solid, dotted)
* Shape drawing (line, arrow, circle, rectangle, spline)
* Use the set-square and compass tools for measurements or as a guide for drawing straight lines, circular arcs and radii
* Fill shape functionality
* Shape resizing and rotation
* Rotation and grid snapping for precise alignment of objects
* Input stabilization for smoother writing/drawing
* Text tool for adding text in different fonts, colors, and sizes
* Enhanced support for image insertion
* Eraser with multiple configurations
* LaTeX support (requires a working LaTeX installation) with customizable template and a resizable editor with syntax highlighting
* Sidebar containing page previews with advanced page sorting, PDF bookmarks and layers (can be individually hidden/edited)
* Allows mapping different tools/colors etc. to stylus/mouse buttons
* Customizable toolbar with multiple configurations, e.g. to optimize toolbar for portrait/landscape
* Custom color palette support using the .gpl format
* Page template definitions
* Bug reporting, autosave, and auto backup tools
* Audio recording and playback alongside with handwritten notes
* Multi language support (over 20 languages supported)
* Plugins using Lua scripting

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## Install Xournal++ on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/xournalpp/raspbian)