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Whisp

Whisp is a note-taking program, available on Linux: Markdown support and text recognition (OCR).

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

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

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: Markdown support and text recognition (OCR).

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

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Minimalist note taking widget” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Fluid spatial navigation, WYSIWYG Markdown, and native paper themes.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Smart Paste OCR to instantly extract and format text from pasted images” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Whisp is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

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.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Whisp is a gesture-driven note-taking application designed for GNOME. Features include: Live Markdown formatting (bold, italics, headers, code, lists) Swipe navigation between notes Searchable notes directly throught gnome overview Smart Paste OCR to instantly extract and format text from pasted images Perform actions with Text Expansions

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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