Epic Pen Alternatives for Linux

Epic Pen is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Ardesia, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Epic Pen and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Epic Pen are Gromit-MPX, Pylote, ScreenPen and Wayscriber.

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  1. Ardesia icon
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    Ardesia is an usefull software for use your desktop as a Sketchpad. You can write, markup and erase, also, of course, you can use your desktop as normal desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Ardesia as an Alternative to Epic Pen
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    because it helps me make my videos better.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Draw, record and have fun!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Ardesia is a great Epic Pen alternative.

    • Ardesia is Free and Open SourceEpic Pen is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Gromit-MPX icon
     12 likes

    Gromit-MPX is an on-screen annotation tool that works with any Unix desktop environment under X11 as well as Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
     
  3.  4 likes

    Pylote is a software making it possible to draw on the screen of the computer, like handling various instruments of geometry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
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  4. ScreenPen icon
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    Screen annotation software which allows drawing directly on the screen. It is an open source and multiplatform (all systems that support Python) alternative to tools such as Epic Pen.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Wayscriber icon
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    Live overlay for drawing, annotating, hiding text, and capturing screenshots on Linux. Can be used as whiteboard or blackboard. Highly customisable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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