A major new release of Rnote, an open-source note-taking app, is now available with version 0.12. This update introduces various enhancements and new features aimed at improving user experience.
Rnote is designed primarily for handwritten notes and sketches, utilizing GTK4 and Rust. It supports stylus input, including pen pressure and stroke style variations, while also allowing typed text, shapes, and image imports.
Key features include multiple document layouts like fixed pages and infinite canvases, customizable colors, grid lines, and page patterns. Users can export notes in several formats such as SVG, PDF, or JPEG, with an option to save in a native format, ‘.rnote’.
The latest version includes:
- A new laser highlighting tool with animations
- A tab overview feature
- Clipboard paste functionality at the pointer location
- Support for multi-click selection
- Confirmation prompts for file and folder deletions
- Encrypted PDF imports
- New options for limiting vertical movement in tools
- An option to open workspace folders
- A thumbnailer for
.rnotefiles
In addition to these features, version 0.12 also comes with various bug fixes and refinements, enhancing keyboard shortcut support and improving the overall user interface.
While Xournal++ is a popular alternative for handwritten notes on Linux, Rnote offers a unique user experience, especially for GNOME desktop users, boasting a solid feature set and excellent stylus support.
To explore Rnote, you can get it on Flathub or check out the release notes.