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xnotes

Handwriting notes and sketching app with stylus support
New in version 0.9.5
- Record audio as you write, and your ink replays in sync with it
- Attach audio files to notes and canvases
- Drag a colour from the toolbar into any closed shape to fill it
- Type markdown callouts, links, page breaks and :emoji:
- Open markdown files from other apps as notes
- Highlight code in 13 more languages, including TypeScript, Go and Rust
- Drag pages to reorder them in the side panel
- The OnePlus Stylo side button now works
- Minor fixes and improvements
xnotes is a handwriting notebook for Android, built for the stylus. Take notes, sketch and annotate PDFs with ink that feels like a pen on paper.

* Ink that feels like a pen: pressure-sensitive and low latency, with pens and highlighters.
* Neon glow: make any pen glow.
* Disappearing ink: ink that fades away on its own, great for teaching and presenting.
* Shape snapping: draw a rough shape, hold, and it snaps clean.
* Sharp at any zoom: ink and PDFs stay crisp however far you zoom in.
* Notebooks and an infinite canvas: pages when you want structure, endless space when you don't.
* Book layouts: single, double or cover pages, scrolling or page flips.
* PDF import: bring in any PDF and write all over it.
* Room for side notes: widen a PDF's margins on any edge and take notes on the side.
* PDF text markups: highlight, underline and strike out text, add comments, search it.
* PDF colour filters: invert, sepia, contrast, brightness, multiply and screen.
* Images stay untouched: filter a PDF and its photos and images keep their true colours.
* Dark and OLED modes: easy on the eyes at night, true black on OLED screens.
* Real PDF export: sharp vector output with selectable text, links and bookmarks.
* Markdown: write in markdown and it formats as you type.
* Typed notes: tables, LaTeX equations and code highlighting, right on the page.
* Audio recording: record a lecture as you write, and your ink replays in sync with it.
* 20+ page templates: Cornell, planners, music staves, isometric and more.
* Endless themes: any accent colour, eight styles for each, dual tone and Material You.
* Make it yours: rearrange the toolbar, float it or dock it on any edge, and pick its size.
* Split view: two notes side by side.
* A real file explorer: grid, gallery, list, column and timeline views, with plenty to customise.
* Your notes, your folders: notes are saved as files in a folder you choose, not locked away in an app's database, so you stay in full control of them.
* Works with stylus pens: S Pen and many others.
* Always editable: nothing gets flattened, so every stroke can be moved, restyled or erased later.
* Private: open source, no account, no ads, no tracking, no internet access.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 0.9.5 (66) suggested Added on Oct 27, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "microphone"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "microphone"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • com.xnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 34 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.9.3 (64) - Added on Oct 25, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • com.xnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 32 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • New in version 0.9.2
    - Scribble over ink to erase it
    - Export many notes to PDF at once, into a zip that keeps your folders
    - Mirror a selection, shape or image left-right or upside down
    - Drag a shape left or up to draw it mirrored
    - Lasso and band now pick only what they touch or surround
    - Moving a shape no longer takes what's inside it along
    - Minor fixes and improvements
  • Version 0.9.2 (63) - Added on Oct 22, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • com.xnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 28 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log