SpeedyNote

Overview

SpeedyNote is a note-taking program, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: annotation and highlighting, brushes and pen tablets, command-line use, PDF export.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of SpeedyNote is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

About

SpeedyNote is a fast, open-source note-taking application designed for stylus users who need iPad-quality annotation on budget hardware. Built with native C++ and Qt, it delivers 360Hz stylus input on hardware as modest as an Intel Celeron N4000 at 1.1GHz — with no Electron bloat. Annotate PDFs with pressure-sensitive inking tools including pen, marker, and highlighter, all rendered as vector strokes that zoom infinitely without pixelation. Organize your work with multi-layer editing, paged notebooks, or infinite edgeless canvases with lazy-loading tiles. Key features include: Instant PDF loading with clickable internal links and outline navigation Multi-layer editing with add, delete, reorder, and merge operations Touch gestures: two-finger pan, pinch-to-zoom, and palm rejection Cross-platform note sharing via .snbx notebook packages Powerful command-line interface for batch PDF export and notebook management Multi-tab editing to work on multiple documents simultaneously Auto-save so you never lose work

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)