Sketch and take handwritten notes.
Rnote is a simple vector-based drawing application for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures.
Written in Rust and GTK4.
Disclaimer
This is my first Rust and GTK project and I am learning as I go along. Expect some bugs and crashes.
Also: The file format is still unstable. It might change and break compatibility between versions.
Rnote is available as a flatpak on Flathub:
Because the file format still is unstable, downgrading to a specific version might be necessary and can be done with:
version | command |
---|---|
v0.4.0 | sudo flatpak update --commit=2ee585842334ad976802f08a1952c3fdc40f6f3afe2e056f3597fe4a029d54d2 com.github.flxzt.rnote |
v0.3.5 | sudo flatpak update --commit=34115ec5896cbe1b7c1b7a589ec2b6da45e9fcbd81ae53c665c08f2fc42bb52f com.github.flxzt.rnote |
v0.2.5 | sudo flatpak update --commit=2036a51c8118a30eb4ceb2e16ba2f84fa8ca4dc814fb88d9424709380093a6c6 com.github.flxzt.rnote |
v0.1.6 | sudo flatpak update --commit=ffb9781989704f3eb28910437bb26709357566a977178d5fb4ef1a2926edae8b com.github.flxzt.rnote |
After downgrading, the version can be pinned or unpinned with:
$ flatpak mask com.github.flxzt.rnote
$ flatpak mask --remove com.github.flxzt.rnote
Then the documents can be exported as an SVG or PDF and can be re-imported into the newest version of Rnote.
- Drag & Drop: Make sure Rnote has permissions to the locations you are dragging files from. Can be granted in Flatseal (a Flatpak permissions manager)
- odd location for current file: when the directory displayed in the header title is something like
/run/user/1000/../
, rnote does not have permissions to access the directory. Again, granting them in Flatseal fixes this issue. - Stylus buttons move canvas / are not functional: make sure that the
xf86-input-wacom
, drivers on X11 andlibinput
on Wayland andlibwacom
are installed and loaded.
- A huge thanks to the contributors, translators and to all that donated. You are the ones that help keep the project going!
- Freesound is the source for the pen sounds. The individual sounds are credited in
sounds/Licenses.md
- Rough.js provides the algorithms for implementation of Rnote's rough shapes.
- Pizarra is a innovative drawing app with advanced shaping and featuring a infinite zoom. It is a great inspiration of the architecture of Rnote. Go check it out!
If you have any questions or want to start a general discussion, open a topic in the Github Discussions section.
There is also the #rnote:matrix.org chat room.
The .rnote
file format is a gzipped json file. It is (de)compressed with the flate2
crate and (de)serialized with the Serde
crate.
So far breaking changes in the format happened in versions:
v0.2.0
v0.3.0
v0.4.0
To be able to open and export older files that are incompatible with the newest version, look under Installation /Downgrading to install older versions of Rnote.
If you have drawn something cool in Rnote and want to share it, submit a PR so it can be showcased here. :)
Build instructions and guidelines how to contribute are outlined in CONTRIBUTING.md