Scrivano is a notetaking application for handwritten notes.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux




Xournal++ is described as 'Handwritten notes and PDF annotation app with pen input, shape drawing, customizable toolbar, image insertion, audio recording, and multi-platform support' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Xournal++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Xournal++ alternative is Notesnook, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xournal++ are Microsoft OneNote, Excalidraw, Evince and MuPDF.
Scrivano is a notetaking application for handwritten notes.




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