Best Whiteboard Apps for Linux Systems | Linux UK

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We'll show you several whiteboard applications for Linux. I believe these will be of great help to you.

Generally speaking, a digital whiteboard is a tool that contains a large interactive display in the form of a whiteboard. Some examples of whiteboard devices such as tablets, large-screen mobile phones, touch-screen laptops, flat-panel monitors, etc.

If an instructor uses a whiteboard, they can use a touch-sensitive pen, stylus, finger, or mouse to draw, write, or manipulate elements on these device screens. You can drag, click, erase, draw, and do everything on the whiteboard that you can do with pen and paper.

But to do that, you need software that supports all of these functions, which is the bridge between your touch and your display.

Now, there are many commercial applications available for this job. But in this article we will talk about some free and open source whiteboard applications available for Linux.

Best Whiteboard Apps on Linux

1、Xournal++

The first application we introduce is Xournal++ 🔗 xournalpp.github.io. In my opinion, this is the best app on this list. It's fairly reliable and has been around for a while.

Xournal++ lets you write, draw, and do everything you normally do on paper. It supports handwriting, custom pens with highlighting, erasers, and more. It supports layering, multi-page functions, adding external pictures, adding audio and other functions.

This app supports almost all pressure sensitive tablets including Wacom, Huion, XP-Pen. I tested it on a touchpad laptop and it worked with a little setup. So, you can use any pressure sensitive device with it.

It is written in C++ and GTK3.

Xournal++ Whiteboard Application (Linux)

For Linux systems, the following packages can be installed. It's free and also available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. There is also a beta version of it if you want to try it out on your phone.

This application has AppImage, Snap, Flatpak and deb packages. There is also a PPA version for Ubuntu/Debian based systems.

Additionally, there are dedicated packages for Fedora, SUSE and Arch. Please click the link below to download Xournal++ for your preferred executable file format.

◈ Homepage 🔗 xournalpp.github.io

◈ Documentation 🔗 xournalpp.github.io

◈ Source code 🔗 github.com

◈ Download Xournal++ 🔗 xournalpp.github.io

2、OpenBoard

The next one we want to highlight is OpenBoard 🔗 openboard.ch. This simple whiteboard drawing app is easy to use and doesn't have too many options to worry about.

This software is perfect for beginners and beginners to take notes in online courses.

OpenBoard

Loaded with a lot of features. Such as colors, brushes, text, simple drawing shapes, page support, and more. This application is built using Qt technology.

This application is only available for Ubuntu, it is a standalone deb package. You can download OpenBoard from the link below.

◈ Homepage 🔗 openboard.ch

◈ Documentation 🔗 openboard.ch

◈ Source code 🔗 github.com

◈ Download OpenBoard 🔗 openboard.ch

3 、 Notelab

NoteLab 🔗 java-notelab.sourceforge.net is one of the oldest whiteboard applications of the last decade. It is a free and open source application with tons of features. Hence, you can understand how stable and popular this app is.

Here are some of its features:

◈ This app supports all popular image formats as export options. For example, SVG, PNG, JPG, BMP, etc.

◈ Configuration options for customizing pen and paper.

◈ Built-in memory manager for custom allocation of memory used by NoteLab.

◈ Multiple styles of paper.

◈ All standard drawing tools.

◈ You can resize, move, delete, change color and perform other operations on any part of the note.

NoteLab

However, this application is a Java application and is distributed as a .jar file. Therefore, you need the Java runtime to work. You can refer to our guide to install Java or JRE on your Linux system via the link below.

◈ How to install Java/JRE in Ubuntu based systems 🔗 www.debugpoint.com .

◈ How to install Java/JRE in Arch Linux 🔗 www.debugpoint.com .

NoteLab comes with a standalone executable .jar file that you can download from SourceForge via the link below. Remember, you need the JRE to run this application.

◈ Homepage 🔗 java-notelab.sourceforge.net

◈ Documentation 🔗 java-notelab.sourceforge.net

◈ Download NoteLab 🔗 sourceforge.net

4、Rnote

The third application we are going to introduce is called Rnote 🔗 github.com . Rnote is an excellent app for taking handwritten notes via touch devices. The app is vector based and can draw, annotate pictures and PDF files. It has a native .rnote file format and also supports import/export options for png, jpeg, svg and PDF.

A cool feature of Rnote is that it supports the Xournal++ file format (the first app on this list), which makes it a must-have tool.

Built with GTK4 and Rust, Rnote is great for the GNOME desktop and various types of Linux systems.

This app is currently in development, please keep this in mind when using it.

Rnote - Linux whiteboard application based on GTK4 and Rust

This application is provided as a Flatpak package. You can use this guide 🔗 flatpak.org to setup Flatpak for your Linux system, then follow this link to install 🔗 dl.flathub.org .

◈ Homepage and source code 🔗 github.com

5、Lorien

Lorien 🔗 github.com is the perfect digital notebook software for your ideation sessions, and you can create notes with its various tools. Lorien is a cross-platform, free and open source "infinite canvas painting/note-taking" application based on the Godot game engine. This app is great for taking quick notes for brainstorming sessions.

The toolbox is fairly standard, with free brushes, erasers, line tools, and selection tools. You can move or delete selected parts of your stroke, which is a collection of points, rendered at runtime.

Lorien Whiteboard App for Linux

No installation is required to use Lorien. A standalone executable tar file can be downloaded from the link below. After downloading, unzip the file and double-click to run.

◈ Homepage and source code 🔗 github.com

◈ Download Lorien 🔗 github.com

6、Rainbow Board

Rainbow Board is a free and open source whiteboard application based on Electron and React. Generally, people don't like Electron applications because of their performance and bulky nature. But since we're going to list apps in this category, I think this app deserves a mention.

It has a standard canvas that supports touch and stylus drawing. Toolbox includes brush size, color, fill color, font, undo and redo actions. You can export your drawings as PNG or SVG files.

Rainbow Board Whiteboard Application for Linux

This application has Snap, Flatpak and standalone deb installers. You can download them from the page in the link below.

◈ Homepage 🔗 harshkhandeparkar.github.io

◈ Source code 🔗 github.com

◈ Download Rainbow Board 🔗 www.electronjs.org

Honorable Mention

The last two drawing applications I want to mention here are Vectr and Ecxalidraw. These are web-based whiteboard drawing applications. I put them in a separate section because they are not desktop apps.

So, if you don't want to install another app; or you're using a school or work system and don't have permission to install it, you can open a web browser and use these. Here are their URLs:

◈ Vectr 🔗 vectr.com

◈ Ecxalidraw 🔗 excalidraw.com

Summarize

That's it for some modern whiteboard drawing 🔗 www.debugpoint.com apps for Linux and other operating systems. Due to the pandemic and working from home, many of you may be using pen and paper to take notes for your online classes or classes. I believe these will be helpful to your study work.

Try these and you'll be sure to find the one that suits you best. Please let me know your comments or feedback on this list in the comments box below.

come on!

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